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Finn was my teacher for Dutch 2. He was an expert in German, but not Dutch. He often had to look up answers to questions, or told us what the German answer would be, which was confusing. He was friendly with students, but also made multiple passive aggressive comments. At the last class he pulled up this site and waited for us to leave reviews.Rate My Professors ↗
Finn is a great TA and his teaching style focuses on the students and their needs. He is relaxed with grading and focuses more on the learning rather than perfection, which was great for me as sometimes language classes can be intimidating. Overall he made me very comfortable to learn German!Rate My Professors ↗
Finn is an amazing professor! Kind and caring. Extends deadlines if the reason is genuine.Rate My Professors ↗
Very nice and accommodating as long as you communicate. funny and chill tooRate My Professors ↗
Very organized, great engagement in the class. Greatly enjoyed the classRate My Professors ↗
I think he was really good instructor who can balance rigor with fun. Of course, plan on it being time-consuming, as a language course.Rate My Professors ↗
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