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REBECCA LAIRD

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Raw average: 3.67/5 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

Original student reviews · all captured dates

PORT301 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Rebecca was a fun, smart teacher and a very fair grader. The class was fast-paced because it was advanced but I always was able to follow along.
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PORT102 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Class not difficult in itself, but Rebecca makes it the one class you dread. Participation is basically mandatory and in retrospect... I would have taken 102 with another prof (or TA) because I would have done much better.
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PORT101 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Rebecca is real cool its just its hard to follow her sometime during class. if you study the vocab though the class is pretty easy.
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Classes with REBECCA LAIRD

PORTUG 301

Intensive Portuguese

4 credits

Intensive Portuguese course covering grammar, conversation, and reading, equivalent to PORTUG 101 and 102.

No offering record · Fall 2013

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Rebecca Laird

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2009–Fall 2013

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2013PORTUG 301Intensive Portuguese
Spring 2013PORTUG 301Intensive Portuguese
Fall 2012PORTUG 301Intensive Portuguese
Spring 2012INTLST 603Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization
Spring 2012PORTUG 301Intensive Portuguese
Fall 2011PORTUG 301Intensive Portuguese
Fall 2010PORTUG 201Third Semester Portuguese
Spring 2010PORTUG 102Second Semester Portuguese
Fall 2009PORTUG 101First Semester Portuguese
Spring 2009PORTUG 301Intensive Portuguese
Fall 2008PORTUG 101First Semester Portuguese
Spring 2008PORTUG 102Second Semester Portuguese
Spring 2008SPANISH 101First Semester Spanish
Fall 2007PORTUG 101First Semester Portuguese

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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