Angela Willis - Davidson College, Davidson, NC

Professor: Angela Willis

Department: Languages

College: Davidson College, Davidson, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SPA270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is passionate about her teaching and cares about the students but she really has no concept of what is too much when it comes to homework. The class was probably good for me, but beware that this is a time-consuming commitment. Not a huge fan of the class but it may have just been the style of 270

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SPA270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She genuinely wants to help her students and is very dedicated to her job. There is a lot of work, but this is a higher level Spanish class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SPA270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Willis, although a deceptively warm and inviting person, assigns more homework than many of my professors combined. She expects far too much of us in terms of outside work, and is extremely cold and useless during office hours.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SPA260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I adored class with Profe Willis. She is great, really high energy and engaging. The conversation level in class is pretty low and I didn't get a lot out of that, but writing and rewriting the papers really helped my Spanish so much. A lot of busy work tho.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• 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:

Dr. Willis is an amazing spanish teacher. She is so willing to meet outside of class, and genuinely cares about each of her students' success. Although she assigns too much busy work, she is awesome and SO so understanding and thoughtful toward each student. She's the bomb dot com.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prfa. Willis is an amazing professor. She is always more than willing to help you. Her love of Spanish is apparent and she made me love Spanish again; enough to major in it (now my advisor)! If you want an energetic class, she's the professor you want. She gives a lot of work, but you gain so much. I learned a lot! Overall, a GREAT professor! :)

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SPAN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you understand spanish pretty well going into the class you will be fine. She doesn't spend really any time on grammar. Was always energetic in class and very helpful when needed.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really liked her as a professor. Sometimes she can assign a lot of work and you might not discuss in class what you spent time preparing, but my speaking/listening skills improved a lot . she's a fair grader and you have a lot of grades, which I liked since if you do poorly on one assignment it balances out nicely. She really wants you to do well

Rating # 9

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:

I really liked Dr. Willis. My speaking skills improved greatly in her class, although I think we should have done more listening exercises. Tests were fair and she always gave us a good idea of what to expect.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Willis' classes can be very random and unplanned at times. She does make sure the class gets through all the material, but sometimes only does it by assigning a ton of work and letting you know that you'll have a test on a ton of stuff you haven't studied yet.

Rating # 11

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:

I truly loved having Sra Willis as a professor. She's really nice, her tests aren't too hard, and the workload of the class is really manageable. I really improved my Spanish too, I highly recommend her.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I thought Willis was a great teacher especially considering I didn't really enjoy Spanish in high school. She is always very energetic and I could tell she's passionate about what she does. She is tough when it comes to grammar but she doesn't always dock points for it. Overall, I would definitely recommend her class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very energetic and passionate about Spanish...lots of group work and projects. Never really collects homework, but expects you to do it. This class really helped me improve my Spanish-speaking ability and my comfort level with the language.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SPAN333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Consistently unorganized and unprepared for her lectures. Not a Davidson caliber prof.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SPAN260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I personally don't understand why Willis has so many negative ratings. I found her to be a fabulous person and teacher. You will work a lot, but in return your speaking and writing skills will improve. Take her class. Bonus: her child is adorable.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SPA260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

WAY TOO MUCH WRITING. All of her assignments involve several proofreads, and she's not always clear about what she wants for a paper. One word: comprobante (the bane of my existence). It doesn't mean that, but that's what it was. She's very picky when grading papers, get ready for lots and lots of marks all over.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SPAN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Bad teacher and a very false person.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While the class itself was difficult, Dr. Willis was receptive and helpful during office hours.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SPA102
• 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:

Hard Teacher, but nice

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SPA201
• 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:

Ok, the honor code thing. The 1st semester she taught here the AT did not do her job and no one told her until the last week of class when they couldn't do anything about it. Dr. Willis considered it a total lack of respect for the honor code. So get over it cause you shouldn't be cheating anyway