SPAN 1060

For general notes on the class, as you'll see in this review and probably most others, SPAN 1060 has a lot of busy work, but it really helps with your learning. However, as the semester goes on the workload gets a lot easier. By the end of the semester, I was able to sit down for a couple of hours and knock my work out for the week. As for Prof. Street, he's one of my favorite professor's I've had at UVA so far. He's very helpful if you go to office hours, and will print out worksheets and work through them with you, which really helped my understanding. He also really likes e-Portfolios, so put in some extra effort in that area and you should be golden! However, he does assign seats in random groups and will cold-call students, which I wasn't the biggest fan of. However, looking back, it really does help your learning in the long run. The active-learning environment he creates is unmatched. TLDR: Lots of work like any Spanish class, but a great professor who cares about his student's learning!

I was terrified of taking a language in college and having to fulfill my requirement, but this class really helps you gain confidence in your Spanish speaking. I remembered little to nothing from my high school, but the way this class is structured really helps you learn and grow (fast). Street obviously cares about his students and doesn't push you very hard about deadlines. He's willing to work with you as much as possible to get you to a level of understanding in this class. Overall, a great class. It really made me love Spanish.

Professor Street is the professor you want for this class. He is such a good instructor and really cares about helping his students out. As long as you go to class, participate, and do the assignments you'll get a great grade. Definitely one of my favorite professors I have had at UVA so far.

Like any other language class, this was a huge time-suck. There was online homework due every day, and we had to do LinguaMeetings every other week, which was one of the worst things I've ever experienced. All in all, Matthew Street was really invested in the class and obviously loved teaching the language. A few people in my class came down with Covid, and they said he was super nice and accommodating as they recovered. If you have to take this class to satisfy the requirement, take it with Street.

I love Professor Street! He loves the language and wants everyone in class to succeed. The tests are just like the classwork assignment which are just like the homework assignments. Professor Street uses the active learning space technique which brings language learning to another level. The homework assignments can sometimes be time consuming, but they are never overwhelming. I 100% recommend Street as your professor, I have never learned a language so fast and so well.

If you need to take Spanish 1060 I highly recommend taking it with Professor Street! He is very easy to understand and genuinely cares about the subject and his students. Although I only had class 3 times a week, there was a good amount of work to be done every day. There are usually 3-5 assignments due online weekly that can be somewhat time-consuming. I highly recommend.

Like other language classes attendance is mandatory so I recommend not taking a 9 am, considering you get a point off of your final grade if you miss class more than three times. Professor street definitely was excited about the class, but seemed to not know Spanish as well as a professor might, but definitely enough to teach the class. Reading the textbook is a must for understanding grammar, and don't buy the optional text or a Spanish dictionary because its useless for this course. Don't stress about the connect- getting 90% on all of them will suffice, the E-portfolio is whats important. Do all the activities on time and turn it in correctly- he wont hesitate to give you a zero for something you actually did. Professor street had the energy of a crack addict the while class and will call on you at any point so you should always be paying attention.

Street is the absolute best. He genuinely cares about this students outside from a classroom perspective and he does everything he can to help you learn spanish. He’s also the head for all of the spanish 1060 class, so he knows exactly what’s on every single test because he approves it. This can be very helpful during office hours if you’re struggling. Furthermore, it’s pretty much impossible to get an A in the class, but also impossible not to get an A-. But overall I’d take it with street over any other professor.

Prof Street is a great human being who wants all of his students to learn Spanish. The first problem with this class is that to get an A, you must finish the class with at least a 96; anything else is an A-. The second problem is that the different teachers grade completely different, and Street does not grade to help his students get an A. The work is not difficult, but there is a lot of annoying busy work. From what I have heard about other language departments, other languages are much more enjoyable and are easier on the GPA. If you think Spanish is what you want to do, Prof Street is very nice and a great teacher. I would not take this class again if I had the choice however.

TAKE THIS WITH STREET, HE'S GREAT! This class has a lot of work outside of the class but that work it a good buffer grade because it is pretty easy to get A's on the homework assignments. You have a partner project that is not too bad and the exams aren't too hard but get harder as the semester goes on.

Seriously one of the best professors I have had. He does such a good job of making sure students are understanding. He relates to students really well and knows how to have fun in class.

As far as UVA language classes go, professor street makes class the most enjoyable of any professor I've had. Languages are always a lot of work, but he communicates very clear what is expected of you and makes an effort to be available outside of class.

Professor Street is the man. His native language is English so he completely understands which aspects of the Spanish language are tricky for English speakers. He's also super down to earth and wants everyone to do well. Definitely take him.

The man is a legend, what can I say. He absolutely kills it. Great classes, worthwhile activities, he reminds you constantly of upcoming projects and quizzes/tests. His work is the same as any other 1060 class. Try to get him.

great teacher

Professor Street was an amazing professor for this course - wish he taught 2010. The structure of the class is very fast paced (since it combines 1010 and 1020), but if you have a background in Spanish (I had 4 years of high school Spanish) you will do fine. In the beginning you cover a chapter a day, but then it slows down to two days for a chapter around the second half of the semester. There is a lot of online work with Connect, which can be extremely frustrating, but over all I learned more in 1 semester than I did in 4 years of high school Spanish.

I absolutely recommend Professor Street. He's super cool, very nice, and really easy to talk to. He definitely helps you understand the material. Best Spanish teacher I've ever had! Take 1060 with him!!

Professor Street is a really good teacher and highly recommended for all! The online work is a pain, but that's the same for all 1060 courses. Class is often enjoyable and always bearable. He's always happy to help.

Professor Street is very cool and approachable. The class is mostly asking and answering textbook questions out loud with a partner, and the quizzes/in-class essays/oral exams/tests are all pretty straightforward and not too hard. The hardest part is the online homework Sunday through Thursday, which can take up to two hours sometimes.