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Fall 2026
First Semester French
First Semester French covers oral practice, conversation, grammar, reading, vocabulary building, and the study of French and Francophone cultures.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Cara Torres, Melissa Henderson: Grading is described as easy and lenient for tests and homework, with one review noting a TA who grades pretty easily.
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Prerequisites
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Professors
Fall 2026Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.36 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.68 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Annalisa Ramos, Athar Ngazou, Emma Carter, Rania Belhadj Yahia, and Saeideh Mirzaei As teach this course. Historical reviews highlight varied styles. Melissa Henderson offered clear lectures and lenient grading. Peter Russella was accessible and recommended. Conversely, Stephanie Ragan faced criticism for condescending teaching. Jacqueline Ebelabena responded quickly to emails. Others noted Cara Torres as a great TA, Mailys Krier used fun topics, and Maggie Hughes was joyful.
ATHAR NGAZOU is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CARA TORRES is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
EMMA CARTER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JACQUELINE EBELABENA is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MAGGIE HUGHES is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MAILYS KRIER is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MELISSA HENDERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PETER RUSSELLA is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
RANIA BELHADJ YAHIA is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SAEIDEH MIRZAEI AS is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
STEPHANIE RAGAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020. 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
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 27 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 24 / 27 | 0 |
| LEC 004 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 26 | 2 |
| LEC 006 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 27 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews highlight clear lectures, accessible instructors, and interactive sessions that improve oral skills, with students recommending the course for its supportive teaching style.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.71 GPA, 83.0% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=132 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 82.8% A/AB (n=58 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Cara Torres, Melissa Henderson: Grading is described as easy and lenient for tests and homework, with one review noting a TA who grades pretty easily.
Historical reviews of Jacqueline Ebelabena, Mailys Krier, Stephanie Ragan: Experiences vary significantly, with some students citing rudeness and unprofessional behavior, while others appreciate fast email responses and strictness that aids learning.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.12 GPA average error.
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Through Fall 2026
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Where this course fits relative to
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About this comparison
1283 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
Catalog & offerings
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Selected offering source records
First Semester French
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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