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.Rate My Professors ↗
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HILARY EMERSON
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with HILARY EMERSON
ITALIAN 204
Fourth Semester Italian
Credits unavailableFourth 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 2020Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2020 | ITALIAN 204 | Fourth Semester Italian |
| Spring 2019 | ITALIAN 203 | Third Semester Italian |
| Fall 2018 | ITALIAN 203 | Third Semester Italian |
| Spring 2018 | ITALIAN 203 | Third Semester Italian |
| Fall 2017 | ITALIAN 203 | Third Semester Italian |
| Spring 2017 | ITALIAN 102 | Second Semester Italian |
| Fall 2016 | ITALIAN 102 | Second Semester Italian |
| Spring 2016 | ITALIAN 102 | Second Semester Italian |
| Fall 2015 | ITALIAN 102 | Second Semester Italian |
| Spring 2015 | ITALIAN 101 | First Semester Italian |
| Fall 2014 | ITALIAN 101 | First Semester Italian |
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