Historical instructor

CARLOS ORTIZ

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Raw average: 4.75/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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SPAN226 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Carlos clearly cares about his students and wants everyone to succeed in his class and improve their Spanish skills. Gives lots of useful feedback on the essays and grade is based on improvement over the semester. Put in the effort and you will get a good grade.
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SPANISH 226
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Carlos is the BEST professor. He truly cares about his students and is passionate about the subject. He gives great feedback and his class is very reasonable. Highly recommend!
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SPANISH 226
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Overall, I would take this class again. It's clear that Carlos cares about his students and wants to see them succeed. Class is graded on progress, so a solid effort will get you a good grade.
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SPAN226 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Great professor and not a difficult class. Graded by papers and your progress on the papers. Also graded by participation and in-class essays.
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Classes with CARLOS ORTIZ

SPANISH 311 is an advanced language practice course focusing on intensive writing, grammar, and stylistics.

No offering record · Spring 2023

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2018–Spring 2023

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2023SPANISH 311Advanced Language Practice
Fall 2022SPANISH 226Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar
Spring 2022SPANISH 226Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar
Fall 2020SPANISH 226Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar
Spring 2020SPANISH 226Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar
Fall 2019SPANISH 226Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar
Spring 2019SPANISH 226Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar
Fall 2018SPANISH 204Fourth Semester Spanish
Spring 2018SPANISH 226Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar
Fall 2017SPANISH 204Fourth Semester Spanish
Spring 2017SPANISH 204Fourth Semester Spanish
Fall 2016SPANISH 203Third Semester Spanish
Spring 2016SPANISH 203Third Semester Spanish
Fall 2015SPANISH 203Third Semester Spanish
Spring 2015SPANISH 102Second Semester Spanish
Fall 2014SPANISH 102Second Semester Spanish

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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