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Foundations of ESL Education
Addresses social, cultural, and educational issues in schooling for young English learners.
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1 / 7
Historical reviews of Arun Kolar: The course required students to lead class presentations, though the instructor's interruptions hindered this process.
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Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in Elementary Education BSE, Capstone Certificate in Spanish-English Bilingual-Bicultural Education, Certificate in Preparing to Teach Abroad, or Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages and Education
- Declared in Elementary Education BSE, Capstone Certificate in Spanish-English Bilingual-Bicultural Education, Certificate in Preparing to Teach Abroad, or Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages and Education
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- Declared in Elementary Education BSE, Capstone Certificate in Spanish-English Bilingual-Bicultural Education, Certificate in Preparing to Teach Abroad, or Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages and Education
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Arun Kolar describe a poor teaching experience where the instructor prioritized personal anecdotes over course material. One reviewer reported that Kolar frequently interrupted students and went on long tangents, while also presenting student work without permission instead of allowing them to present it themselves.
ARUN KOLAR is recorded teaching in Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 141 / 160 | 0 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 28 / 28 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 23 / 28 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 28 / 28 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 20 / 28 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 28 / 28 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 29 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
A historical review of Arun Kolar describes a frustrating experience where teaching was disrupted by personal tangents and interrupted student presentations.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.95 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=105 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.84 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=119 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.9% A/AB (n=123 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Arun Kolar: The course required students to lead class presentations, though the instructor's interruptions hindered this process.
Historical reviews of Arun Kolar: Students found the instructor's focus on personal anecdotes and long tangents to be a significant distraction from actual teaching.
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Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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About this comparison
1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
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Foundations of ESL Education
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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