Joanna Kot - Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Professor: Joanna Kot

Department: Languages

College: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FLRU101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She genuinely tries to make sure you understand the material she is very knowledgeable about the grammar and is a good teacher! and she is a fair grader i mean even if i missed the gender she would give me some credit for remembering the vocab... She pushes you to memorize those rules and vocab. SHOW UP TO CLASS . and yes buy the text book.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FLRU101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Russian may be about the most difficult language to learn, but she puts in a ridiculous amount of effort to ensure that you understand her class. If the textbook is unclear she will prepare a handout to explain it, if you are struggling she will gladly meet with you. She is understanding of your issues. Difficult class, but it's not hard to do well

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FLRU101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Russian is a tough language obviously, but Dr. Kot explains it clearly and is willing to give time outside of class to help. Amazing that she runs the whole program by herself.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FLRU101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class seems scary at first but learning a new language is difficult. If you do the homework and study it really isn't that bad. Stick it out, the first couple weeks is the scariest but if you keep at it and do the work it is actually a really good class with a great professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FLRU261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took many classes with Professor Kot. She is a very good teacher, who really cares about her students. Kot expects a lot out of her students, so if you want to be in a blow off class her's is not one of them. She knows her subject very well, and is always willing to help. As for her exams, they are difficult but not impossible. She is very fare!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FLRU261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not very clear, alot of unnesecary videos, class was just a repetition of the text, She seemed disaccioated, she seemed not interested in the class, I dont recommend

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FLRU261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

russian lit class was terrible! mid term and final were so hard and had very little study guide to go off of! dont take!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FLRU261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very thorough and helpful. Grading standards on tests still a mystery to me. Requires hard work and attendence.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: RUSSIAN261101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She spent more time on stories from her time in Russia than on explaining how to tell the difference between masculine and feminine, assumed everyone was of some slavic background and didn't need to know the very basic stuff. In the culture class she never explained what she wanted and then marked you off for it. Missed a ton of classes

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

i love the fact that she didn't cancel a class, even though only 2 people signed up for it

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FLRU433
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Very helpfull and knows her material! Will work with your schedule and very flexible on assignments

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FLST481
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. Very clear and understanding when in comes to missed assignments.Will work with your schedule.The reason she misses class is because the lovely dean of NIU won't give her another Russian teacher or even a TA. she does it all RU 101 to RU 48

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FLRU261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not too bad.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

very helpful, understanding, and willing to work with you to achieve your goal if you are willing to put forth the effort. occassionally misses class, but is the head of the entire russian department and is responsible to teach all classes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FLRU261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

very nice

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FLRU101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Missed more than half her classes. Class was a waste of time when she was there.