Sandra Fernandez - Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Professor: Sandra Fernandez

Department: Spanish

College: Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof Fernandez is great! shes funny and is great at helping students learn! everything is very straight forward and she uses blackboard a lot which is very helpful!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SPA150
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sandra is an incredible professor and is very passionate about Spanish. She does come off as intimidating but really nice and wants you to succeed. Attendance is a huge part of her class and you get points for coming to class. Her class is spoken in Spanish, this will get easier with time. Overall, amazing professor and cares about her classes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Comes of intimidating at first but she is super nice and is an amazing professor to learn from as she is from Columbia. If you never skip a day of class and you do all of the online homework you will definitely get an A.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SPA102201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Fernandez is amazing! She is very understanding, kind, and does not take herself too seriously. Her class is not super difficult; if you study, participate occasionally you will be fine. There are 2 projects (creating a comic book and short video) - very straightforward and enjoyable. I would recommend her for anyone.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Profesora Fernandez es estupendo. She has a clear set of guidelines for grades, and is very helpful outside of class. The only con I have is that attendance in the class is mandatory and you lose a significant amount of points if you do not show up. Overall, great professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've taken Sandra both semesters this year and I love her. You do get weekly points for attendance, so try not to make skipping a habit. You can tell she's passionate about teaching Spanish. In this course she speaks mostly Spanish most of the time so you have to make sure you pay attention, its easy to get lost.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sandra Liliana Fernandez-Tardani is an amazing prof. I had her for SPA 150 and 201 and both classes are well-organized, well-taught, and make learning Spanish an easy task. The group project is super easy and fun. The homework is minimal. However, attendance is mandatory and that can be tough at 8 or 9 am four days a week.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SPA150
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Fernandez is nice and wants her students to learn, but takes the "immersion" approach and talks in Spanish about 97% of the time so it's pretty much sink of swim. I honestly didn't understand her most of the time and ended up having to wing it. There is a lot of online homework and a few group projects. I suggest digging out your old spanish notes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SPA150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sandra was awesome! she spoke mostly in spanish, but repeated herself often to make sure everyone understood. lots of speaking with partners in the class which kept it fun. weekly online homework was pretty easy. she is a fair grader. extra credit is offered on every exam. only a final project- no cumulative exam

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SPA150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sandra Liliana Fernandez-Tardani was incredible! She made learning a foreign language interesting and easy. The final project was very simple, instead of a difficult test. The tests in class were very easy. The group work wasn't hard. Everything was great.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SPA150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sandra was an amazing professor! she's very well respected and i look forward to taking another one of her classes! She wants her students to succeed and will give you the attention necessary to do so. make sure you do your online weekly homework. Such a sweet lady!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SPA150
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lots of different projects and activities, but she is an easy grader. Speaks in Spanish the whole time. Online homework each weak but it is only graded on whether or not you did it. A couple of tests throughout the semester - but again, she's an easy grader. She grades hard on attendance - so go to class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

GO TO CLASS. Skipping isn't an option- she takes out a lot of points for skipping. She's easier to understand when she speaks Spanish than when she speaks English. No homework ever besides VISTAS. A couple tests, one presentation, and one group project. She's really nice and funny. Not a bad class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

When I first met Professor Tardani, I was very intimidated. She turned out to be a fantastic professor. She expects you to be there and do your work. There was a group project but it was simple and fun. You have to show up and do your work and you will do well on the tests. Her class is out of like 1000 points so you have room to make mistakes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I thought Sandra was an excellent teacher. Everything you do in class pertains to what you're learning and what you'll be tested on. Many out of class projects, but that is to be expected of language courses. Spanish is to be spoken at all times, but will help you out in English if you ask for it. Very nice lady! Attendance is graded.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She was super helpful and wanted you to learn Spanish in a fun and intresting way! I loved her and definetly RECOMMEND her! She is an easy grader and is willing to help you even if you don't ask. She wants you to make mistakes so you can learn. I loved this class and wish I had her again. It is an easy A if you do your homework and pay attention :)

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Senora Tardani was amazing! Make sure you do online assignments, homework, and bookwork - she does check! Overall a wonderful professor and most definitely helped with my Spanish. Will miss her next year!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, traveled to the US to teach. She appreciates the use of Spanish, and has a lot of easy online homework. In class assignments were interesting. My prior knowledge of Spanish definitely helped to pass the 201 class as well.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• 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:

Professor Fernandez is awesome! She wants everyone to participate and she can speak really fast in Spanish, but she always repeats and rewords things to make it easier. Do the homework assigned and prepare for class and you can easily get an A. Never be afraid to ask questions and try to always speak in Spanish! Her class is always fun!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent teacher! At first, she came off somewhat intimidating, but she is really nice! Very helpful, too. She is from columbia so she has a bit of an accent, but it is not bad at all! There are plenty of assignments which helps boost your grade. The exams are fairly short & not too hard. Definitely take her!