[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:36.219148+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5Mzg4MTk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:720513","instructor_name":"Ivy Corfis","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2018-01-04 14:41:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ivy is very passionate about her work but lectures are very dry and boring. She gives practice tests, make sure you do them! There is a lot of reading required and be prepared for quizzes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/720513","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:36.219148+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MjE3MjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:720513","instructor_name":"Ivy Corfis","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2017-12-15 11:07:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ivy truly cares about her students! The best advice I can say is that you should read the material, talk to her outside of class when you can, and communicate openly with her! She gives you the resources to be successful, be sure to use them. She's very understanding and wants to know what is going on with her students so that she can help however!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/720513","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:36.219148+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMTY5NzMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:720513","instructor_name":"Ivy Corfis","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2005-12-15 14:08:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher.  Tests are easy since you review everything on them the class before the test.  Grades fairly.  Hard to read handwriting.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/720513","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:36.219148+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwNTY2ODQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:720513","instructor_name":"Ivy Corfis","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2005-10-08 19:40:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Has annoying Castillian accent, likes to babble about useless poetry crap, but does teach relevant subjects, grades fairly, and does help prepare for exams.  If you can, go for Juan Egea-he's way better.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/720513","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:53.927955+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjQ0MDA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:319621","instructor_name":"Juan Egea","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2013-12-23 01:57:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Juan is an excellent professor. He's passionate about teaching and has a great sense of humor. He is also very clear about his expectations for the course and exams (the study guides are extremely helpful). For the first time teaching 224 in a large lecture format, he did a great job.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319621","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:20.567743+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1Mjk2Njc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:592711","instructor_name":"Ksenija Bilbija","course_label":"SPANISH 224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2015-10-26 23:34:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very intimidating and her opinion is always right. If you can just accept she's always right she will tolerate you. Do readings and delegate time to study before tests and you should get an alright grade. An A is achievable but probably from native speakers due to complex readings she expects you to dissect as if spanish was your first language. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/592711","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:20.567743+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTUxOTE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:592711","instructor_name":"Ksenija Bilbija","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2014-12-19 23:57:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very intimidating professor who tends to scare students from participating. Often gives unclear instructions or changes them often. Greatly improved my Spanish skills, however. Need to work hard in the class to get an A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/592711","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:20:51.554159+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMTg0MDgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1683447","instructor_name":"Marin Laufenberg","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2013-10-16 14:22:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's very clear and helpful, but serious about what she does.  Just be sure you participate- I raised my hand at every participation opportunity but still was getting weekly 75%.  She said that attendance isn't mandatory, but it pretty much is if you want to get a good participation grade.  You'll get 20% taken off for missing a day.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1683447","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:04:37.806195+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjQ4MzMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:513040","instructor_name":"Steve Hutchinson","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2021-04-28 18:32:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Steven is a good guy, very knowledgeable of what he is teaching. But, I don't know if it was because this class was online, but it was really boring. Showed up to the first class and never showed up again. The TA carried the class. You can get an easy A if you read by yourself and go to discussion. Don't bother going to lecture though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/513040","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:04:37.806195+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDk0MDg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:513040","instructor_name":"Steve Hutchinson","course_label":"SPANISH224","course_id":"SPANISH 224","course_uid":"course_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8","review_date":"2014-12-15 22:34:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Steven is a good professor, but his lectures are definitely geared toward smaller class sizes. He tends to be hard to follow and ends up getting off topic a lot. I definitely got the most out of my discussion sections and eventually didn't attend lecture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/513040","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0}]