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MONIKA CHAVEZ

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Raw average: 4.79/5 from 14 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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GERM262 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Really good teacher who is always there for her students and really wants you to succeed. She is an easy grader as long as you complete all of the work she gives and try to participate in class.
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GER372 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Chavez is a caring, funny, and invested instructor. However, it is worth noting that the structure of her classes is filled with easy, but tedious busy work. The class often becomes frustrating just due to the sheer volume of work that could feasibly be much shorter. Accessible and often an easy A, but will take up a lot of your time.
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GER372 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I absolutely love Monika. She is by far my favorite professor I have had at UW and looking forward to having another course with her! She is so sweet and caring and genuinely wants you to do well in the course. She is an easy grader and will give you lots of work but the work isn't difficult. If you can, take a class with her!
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GER262 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Monika is great! She's very nice and encouraging, and an easy grader. As a native speaker, she provides excellent feedback. Some people have complained about her organization, but I personally thought it was very clear what was due when - for each day of class there's a downloadable homework assignment, so it's never been particularly confusing.
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GER262 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Monika is by far the most caring professor Ive had at the UW. She is so sweet and genuinely cares about her students wellbeing, inside of class as well as outside. Overall if you have a chance to take a class with her, do it! Its not too difficult and you'll learn a ton. She does giggle a LOT, but you'll get used to it.
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GER262 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Such a caring person! Definitely my favorite professor at university so far. At times the homework accumulated way way too much and we'd have two projects and a writing assignment due in two days unexpectedly. So I guess the organization of the class could improve, but overall, I highly recommend!!!
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Classes with MONIKA CHAVEZ

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2024GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2023GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Spring 2023GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2022GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2022GERMAN 960Seminar in German Linguistics
Spring 2022GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Spring 2022GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2022GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2021GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2021GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2020GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2020GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2020GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2020GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2020GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Spring 2020GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Spring 2020GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2020GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2019GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2019GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2019GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2019GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2019GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2019GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Spring 2019GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Spring 2019GERMAN 725Practicum in Teaching Undergraduate Culture
Spring 2019GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2019GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2018GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2018GERMAN 724Practicum in Teaching Undergraduate Linguistics
Fall 2018GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2018GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2018GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Spring 2018GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Spring 2018GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2018GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2017GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2017GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2017GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2016GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2016GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2016GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2016GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2016AFRICAN 990Thesis
Spring 2016GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Spring 2016GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2015GERMAN 337Advanced Composition & Conversation
Fall 2015GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2015GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2015GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2015GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2014GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2014GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2014GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2014GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2013GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2013GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2013GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2012GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2012GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2012GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2012GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2012GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2012GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2011GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2011GERMAN 720College Teaching of German
Fall 2011GERMAN 722Theory of Teaching German
Fall 2011GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2011GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2011GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2011GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2010GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2010GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2010GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2010GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2010GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2010GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2009GERMAN 720College Teaching of German
Fall 2009GERMAN 722Theory of Teaching German
Fall 2009GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2009GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2009GERMAN 352Topics in German Linguistics
Spring 2009GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2009GERMAN 960Seminar in German Linguistics
Spring 2009GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2008GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2008GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2008GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2008GERMAN 352Topics in German Linguistics
Spring 2008GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2008GERMAN 960Seminar in German Linguistics
Spring 2008GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2007GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Spring 2007GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2007GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology
Fall 2006GERMAN 720College Teaching of German
Fall 2006GERMAN 722Theory of Teaching German
Fall 2006GERMAN 727Topics in Applied Linguistics
Fall 2006GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2006GERMAN 991Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology

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