# MARY YOUSSEF — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### built at

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### courses

8951

### current instructors

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### limited

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### term

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### departments

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| SURGERY   | 25    |
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| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
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## instructor

### instructor uid

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### source

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### identity basis

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### identity status

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### name

MARY YOUSSEF

### first observed at

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### last observed at

2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00

### ratings

#### review count

6

#### quality

4.17

#### difficulty

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#### quality count

6

#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### courses

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#### graded

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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### revision

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### instructor url

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                  |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------- |
| 1112 | course\_27ae9716842b96b15a0aa4f2 | AFRICAN 321 | FIRST SEMESTER ARABIC  |
| 1102 | course\_8e2ea734958f7f267578f7e3 | AFRICAN 323 | THIRD SEMESTER ARABIC  |
| 1092 | course\_8e2ea734958f7f267578f7e3 | AFRICAN 323 | THIRD SEMESTER ARABIC  |
| 1084 | course\_9c49545781a94ab5d32ea80f | AFRICAN 322 | SECOND SEMESTER ARABIC |
| 1082 | course\_27ae9716842b96b15a0aa4f2 | AFRICAN 321 | FIRST SEMESTER ARABIC  |
| 1074 | course\_9c49545781a94ab5d32ea80f | AFRICAN 322 | SECOND SEMESTER ARABIC |
| 1072 | course\_27ae9716842b96b15a0aa4f2 | AFRICAN 321 | FIRST SEMESTER ARABIC  |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1072 | 1       |
| 1074 | 1       |
| 1082 | 1       |
| 1084 | 1       |
| 1092 | 1       |
| 1102 | 1       |
| 1112 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "A sweet lady, but I didn't like her course and the way she organized it. Avoid !",
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    "comment": "She's a great, fun teacher! Engaging and interesting class. Lighter credit load for UW Madison Arabic. Fun!",
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    "comment": "Very good 1st semester Arabic teacher.  She was very engaging and helped to keep the information interesting and accessible, which was important considering we met every day.  Very easy to approach with questions.",
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    "comment": "I took Egyptian Arabic with Mary and enjoyed it a lot. I'd only had two semesters of Arabic, which wasn't really enough, but she tailors the material to your proficiency. She explains things well and talks a lot about Egyptian culture, which is generally pretty interesting. And she's hilarious, really very funny. Definitely recommended!",
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    "comment": "First semester Arabic.  Great instructor.  VERY willing to meet when you have concerns.  Overall, very pleased and can't wait to continue Arabic!",
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### page

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### courses

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