# SAYLIN ALVAREZ — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id         | title                                                               |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1264 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1262 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1262 | course\_66d88117e767989f47bf3b52 | SPANISH 468        | TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE                                          |
| 1254 | course\_0fb89ac6b2ed4ba839bcf84b | CHICLA/SPANISH 469 | TOPICS IN LATINX CULTURE                                            |
| 1254 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1254 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1252 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1252 | course\_66d88117e767989f47bf3b52 | SPANISH 468        | TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE                                          |
| 1244 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1244 | course\_66d88117e767989f47bf3b52 | SPANISH 468        | TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE                                          |
| 1242 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1242 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1234 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1232 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1232 | course\_bb7ab9c53f00c04063c8cb7f | SPANISH 325        | ADVANCED CONVERSATION                                               |
| 1224 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1222 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1222 | course\_bb7ab9c53f00c04063c8cb7f | SPANISH 325        | ADVANCED CONVERSATION                                               |
| 1212 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1162 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1154 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1152 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1134 | course\_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8 | SPANISH 224        | INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURES                                |
| 1132 | course\_4fec2b1c5b68901d6f2810c8 | SPANISH 224        | INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURES                                |
| 1132 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1124 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1122 | course\_952a6908e3aff9ccb53d706b | SPANISH 311        | ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE                                          |
| 1102 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226        | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR |
| 1092 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226        | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR |
| 1084 | course\_39f8b7da4f6f69e86e91c88f | SPANISH 226        | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH EMPHASIS ON WRITING AND GRAMMAR |
| 1082 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1074 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |
| 1072 | course\_026b59931ebbbc470da4c068 | SPANISH 204        | FOURTH SEMESTER SPANISH                                             |

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    "comment": "Saylin is incredibly understanding, kind, and passionate about her work. The effort she put into her class did not go unnoticed! Homework was manageable and the criteria for projects were clearly stated. I highly recommend taking a class with her!",
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    "comment": "She is great! Really good at what she does and her feedback is really helpful too on essays! If you ever need help you can email her, set up a 1-on-1 and more. She is caring and integrates topics on latinidad, racism, colorism and more in her class. I loved it!",
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