Dikka Berven - Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Professor: Dikka Berven

Department: French

College: Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FRH2150
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

As long as you make a plan to get the longterm homework done on time, you will easily pass. It's a fun class and she does a good job of teaching French and making you care.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FRENCH114
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is such an amazing teacher!! She truly cares about her students, and does her best to make sure everyone is doing well! She's super funny and brilliant! She makes learning the language actually fun! WOULD RECOMMEND HER 10/10!! wish she was teaching other classes!! Would love to have her again as a teacher.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FRE115
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is an angel. I wish she was my mom. I love this woman and I wish we were friends outside of school lol. shes brilliant, humble, funny, and just a ray of sunshine. Bless her heart.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FRH215
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I love Madame Berven! I have taken two classes with her, and I adore her. Definitely my favorite professor at Oakland. She is so good at teaching French concepts, easy to understand, and is truly passionate about her students' success. Her assignments and quizzes are fair, and she is always available if you need help. Very friendly, and funny!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FRH215
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's absolutely amazing, simply put. There are (probably) 3 exams with either 1 or 2 quizzes beforehand. LOTS of book work, but by no means unmanageable, plus she's a lenient grader. Participation is the best way to learn because she is heavy on class participation. Other than the work, her class is extremely fun and she is a great professor!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FRH400
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mme Berven is a fantastic professor. I took every French class she taught when I was at Oakland University. She is knowledgeable, and funny. I pursued an undergraduate degree in French because of her.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FRH114
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I absolutely loved Madame Berven. She is very knowledgable and very helpful. She made learning French easy and fun. In my class, participation was key to doing well. Her tests and quizzes were fairly easy, as she gives you all of the tools you will need in her lectures. Overall, I had a great experience with her and would highly recommend.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FRH114
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Excellent professor, really involved with her students and is passionate about teaching!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FRH215
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

FAVORITE French prof to date at OU. Mme Berven explains things very logically and in a straightforward, and while she does assign a lot of homework, I thought she was a very easy grader. For next year, the only reason I'm taking a translation class is because she's the prof. Take her if you can!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FRH351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Had her for the last time this past fall and I legit cried. I love her so much! Our 351 class this year got sidetracked a lot and we had many laughing fits, so she eliminated a couple tests. You have to remember dates and some small details, but it's possible. Her tests are notoriously LONG and she'll ask unique Qs. Oh, and VOCAB! Mme & her vocab..

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FRE215
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The best professor I have ever had. She is hilarious and extremely helpful. You learn a lot in her class. I am a French minor, so I will be looking into taking another class with her!!! Forewarning you... Her laugh is contagious!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FRH215
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Patient, sweet, and funny! Gives very little homework, and it's not always book activities, sometimes it's just "go write a paragraph in French about your best friend!" She helps you ACTUALLY LEARN in class, instead of just making you learn on your own time. Best French teacher I've ever had. Always made it relevant with real world stuff. LOVE HER.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FRH114
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

It almost brings me to tears how sweet this professor is. She goes above and beyond to make sure that you understand, but will correct you when you say a word wrong. Lectures are just fantastic the class work isn't bad make sure to check MyFrenchLab daily she adds things out of the blue there quite often. Flashcards are your bestfriend though!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FRH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Berven is one of the best professors I have ever had. She is very helpful and willing to take the time to help you understand. She also has an amazing personality and will not let you fail her class. I would recommend her to anyone just starting French or who already knows it!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FRH355
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mme Berven is simply a goddess! Love her. This translation class is different than her other ones. We translated the works at home and then shared together in class, making corrections as we saw fit. Sometimes she expected us to do too much, but we asked her to postpone due dates and she would sometimes. Not a hard class if u put in a LOT of effort

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FRENCH215
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I'm so glad nothing bad has been said about her! Our whole class lives her. She grows on you so much and I am sad that its exam day and that its over. She is so helpful and will always keep the class laughing. I loved her class and I hope everyone gets the chance to work with this amazing professor!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FRENCH114
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Talk about a classy lady! She is awesome and is really clear on what she expects out of her students. We used the textbook, workbook, and online activities every class. Her tests are really simple and the final exam was easy if you studied and paid attention in class. She is a professor that everyone should take. The class was fun because of her.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FRH318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I've had 3 classes with Mme now and though she's my absolute favorite, she can be a tough grader in the upper-levels. In 318 it's all about VOCAB. She has you study it and then she tests you on it. We wrote 3 papers similar to the ones we read and took LONG exams about the stories and grammar. It was hard, but I learned SO much. Take her!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FRH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Berven is an awesome teacher! Everyone loved her. She makes class so much fun! Shes also an easy teacher. Her exams and quizzes are straightforward I got A's on all of them. She is also very understanding as far as completing the online hmwk. Attendance isn't mandatory but participation is a little part of your grade. Take this class with her

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FRH114
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I'm about to finish up 114 this week and I am so sad it's over. Mme. Berven is awesome, she is so sweet and helpful. She answers everyone's questions, has fun stories and can have a conversation with you. Knows her stuff and is very clear. Extremely fair and grades great. I'm sad she's not available to teach 115 next semester, I will miss her!