# Fernando Tejedo-Herrero — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/FERNANDO_TEJEDO-HERRERO) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_b4352864c461f3c324028071 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id lftejedo ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Fernando Tejedo-Herrero ### email LFTEJEDO\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 14 #### quality 4.29 #### difficulty 3.21 #### quality count 14 #### difficulty count 14 #### profile id rmp:2054373 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:39:16.248529+00:00 #### courses ##### course ee1436d211bedc067d4c6f8b ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 48c6fa72b96d83c89696b4f3 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course e0981dc61df2feefdd3b5b69 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 61f777095b1fd5a8a027136f ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.9192269314979975 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | -------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_282e51ce3b421d9e1d898fd3 | MEDIEVAL/SPANISH 541 | OLD SPANISH | 3 | 3 | 3.632 | | course\_637a58ceebac1357b09a6195 | SPANISH 990 | THESIS | 1 | 12 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/FERNANDO\_TEJEDO-HERRERO ## 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He would teach a concept, immediately add a bunch of exceptions to it, and give you a tiny activity to practice it in class- that's it. Study guides were also not very similar to exams. I have never ever struggled with a Spanish class before this one. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2054373", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:16.248529+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3Mjc4NTk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2054373", "instructor_name": "Fernando Tejedo-Herrero", "course_label": "SPANISH225", "course_id": "SPANISH 225", "course_uid": "course_ee1436d211bedc067d4c6f8b", "review_date": "2023-01-03 20:55:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Profe Fernando was a pretty good professor with pretty engaging lectures and he is really energetic and funny. It can be slightly difficult to understand him at times, and his slides that he posts can be best understood when you're in lecture, its hard to understand if not. Also, the first couple weeks of this class are the hardest, lock in asap.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2054373", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:16.248529+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MDk3Mzcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2054373", "instructor_name": "Fernando Tejedo-Herrero", "course_label": "SPANISH225", "course_id": "SPANISH 225", "course_uid": "course_ee1436d211bedc067d4c6f8b", "review_date": "2022-12-13 18:09:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I liked Fernando a lot as a lecturer, but the course itself was super fast-paced and really difficult to manage. He was always super entertaining during class and focused a lot on practice problems and questions, but I think the class itself was his downfall. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2054373", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:16.248529+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0ODk0NjE0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2054373", "instructor_name": "Fernando Tejedo-Herrero", "course_label": "SPANISH311", "course_id": "SPANISH 311", "course_uid": "course_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b", "review_date": "2021-06-06 19:36:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's a good lecturer who genuinely cares about his students and what he teaches. He explains things well and he is a fair grader. The grades for this class are mostly based on essays, but it's important to keep up with the reading and grammar also.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2054373", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:16.248529+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0Njc3MTY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2054373", "instructor_name": "Fernando Tejedo-Herrero", "course_label": "SPANISH311", "course_id": "SPANISH 311", "course_uid": "course_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b", "review_date": "2021-05-01 21:51:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fernando always brings a motivating and energetic vibe to class and sometimes a few jokes. I have found him very helpful and attentive to my questions in the course and although the content is in Spanish, I can almost always understand what he saying and what is going on. Only con is that he gives us like 30 sec. to 1 min. for 5+ question problems.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2054373", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:16.248529+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzODE4NzAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2054373", "instructor_name": "Fernando Tejedo-Herrero", "course_label": "SPANISH429", "course_id": "FRENCH/ITALIAN/PORTUG/SPANISH 429", "course_uid": "course_48c6fa72b96d83c89696b4f3", "review_date": "2020-11-15 04:35:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "429 was a fascinating class! Fernando's enthusiasm for the subject matter makes it that much better. Great lectures and fair exams as well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2054373", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 14 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | course\_48c6fa72b96d83c89696b4f3 | FRENCH/ITALIAN/PORTUG/SPANISH 429 | | course\_ee1436d211bedc067d4c6f8b | SPANISH 225 | | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311 | | course\_e0981dc61df2feefdd3b5b69 | SPANISH 320 | | course\_61f777095b1fd5a8a027136f | SPANISH 327 | ### matched true ## social Image true