KATARZYNA BEILIN

Kata is amazing. She's basically a superstar in her field and super authentic. The classwork was light, but I learned so much.

Kata is a pretty easy grader, but the readings are very dense (10-40 pages each, 2x/week). The majority of your grade is based on 5 short responses and 3 medium responses to the readings, but you get to choose them. Participation is also very important, you need to participate pretty much every class to get full points.

Kata is the top professor in the entire language department. We did not have any exams. Most of our grade came from 300-400 word responses to the readings (graded very nicely), and a final essay written as a group. Rather than smothering us w/busywork, Kata focused on creating lively discussions and making us think critically about the world.

Kata's take on environmental studies in the hispanic world is one of the most engaging Spanish classes I've taken at UW. Great balance of readings/documentaries for pre-class preparation; the class is mostly discussion based. Kata is both passionate for the material and compassionate for her students. Truly wonderful class, even though it's online.

I like Professor Beilin! She's kind of vague in what she wants you to do/when you should turn in your essays/even the topics you can write about, but she's very sweet and doesn't put too much pressure on anything. She accepts all types of participation, I never felt like I couldn't participate because she was judging me. I'd take her again for sure

It was a pleasure to have Kata for SPAN224 this semester. She tried her best to make the class minimally stressful and did a wonderful job demonstrating her knowledge of the material. All you have to do is show up ready to discuss the readings and have at least one written essay per unit (3 units total). I would take this class with her again!