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HILARY EMERSON

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 3 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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ITALIAN 203
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Hilary is a great professor. She made my last Italian class really fun and engaging, and I'm so glad that I took 203 with her as my professor. She's also fantastic at making sure everyone understands the hefty amount of challenging material that she has to get through, and stresses constantly that she's available for office hours if needed.
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ITA102 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Ilaria is one of the best TAs I've ever had. Extremely caring, warm, intelligent, and always willing to go above and beyond with whatever you need her to help you with. Participation does matter more than in most other classes and she speaks mostly in Italian. Very passionate about the language and teaching it. Honestly just a wonderful person.
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ITALIAN 102
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I would describe Hilary as firm-but-fair. She definitely pays attention to your participation and attendance more than some other TAs might. She expects you to stay on task. But all in all she was very nice, helpful, and knowledgeable. She made important deadlines clear and always gave tips on the most important things to study.
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Classes with HILARY EMERSON

Fourth Semester Italian focuses on conversation, writing, grammar review, and reading a modern Italian novel.

No offering record · Spring 2020

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Fall 2015–Spring 2020

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2020ITALIAN 204Fourth Semester Italian
Spring 2019ITALIAN 203Third Semester Italian
Fall 2018ITALIAN 203Third Semester Italian
Spring 2018ITALIAN 203Third Semester Italian
Fall 2017ITALIAN 203Third Semester Italian
Spring 2017ITALIAN 102Second Semester Italian
Fall 2016ITALIAN 102Second Semester Italian
Spring 2016ITALIAN 102Second Semester Italian
Fall 2015ITALIAN 102Second Semester Italian
Spring 2015ITALIAN 101First Semester Italian
Fall 2014ITALIAN 101First Semester Italian

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