Joseph Bronstad - University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

Professor: Joseph Bronstad

Department: Languages

College: University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GER01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great guy - funny jokes

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GER201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Just shoot me..i want to fall asleep in class

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GER102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took two semesters of german and I hardly remember any of it. I actually still remember more of the french I took in high school. Honestly, the best class I had in German was when the foreign exchange students taught it.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

boring, u will not learn anyhting, but if u memorize whats on the test its an easy A, he tells u exactly what section will be on the test so its easy...boring though

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Without a doubt, one of the worst professors at UMass. No structure to the class, creepy as hell, and flat out boring. Why does he still have his job?

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• 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:

The class is easier than my high school german class..a lot of repeating and reading from the book. The guy is a little behind on his jokes, but he's an alright guy. I have him again next semester, maybe it'll improve

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very friendly, but a very poor instructor: you will NOT learn the German language; rather, he tells you about the culture and their customs. His classes are poorly structured, and very poorly instructed. Curriculum jumps from topic to topic: tests you on how well you memorize pointless dialogues. A class for someone who doesnt care about German.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I didn't want to take German before this class because I am scared of foreign language classes. But I can honestly say that Bronstad made it so much easier by allowing the class to learn at their own speed.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 201
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

if you read the book and do the exercises then you know whats going on. He teaches it liek a college course; he requires you to work for yourself to learn

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GER202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GER101202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

this guy is the strangest person u will ever meet. if u have him for a while, ull learn he is a really good guy but severely lacks teaching qualities. he is extremely vague and u wont learn a single thing...but if u dont care about learning eh what the hell. he belongs in a asylum but still cool

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This guy does not teach well at all. I learned a few words but I have no idea how to formulate sentences. Tests are easy because they are the homework pretty much. As long as you pass in homework and go over it before a test you will get an A even though you don't know what you're talking about.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GERMAN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he does not grade assignments or offer much in the way of grades other than tests. if you are not good at tests avoid this class. on top of this he is a very strange guy...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GER0102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He definitely wouldn't get Greatest Teacher Award. I think he's gotten lazy and forgot how to teach. His TA corrects all the papers & tests. He just goes thru the textbook w/ us like we're in first grade. I could do that myself!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GER102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You are better off teaching yourself German watching Hitler speeches on the History Channel. Maybe he is a good professor in a parallel universe!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This man is ill-mannered and mean-spirited. He announces during the first class that he likes "the pretty blonde girls" to sit in the front row. Also makes inappriopriate remarks about "Olgas," women he considers unattractive.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

i think this guy is hammered in class every day. Is it just me or does it look like his pants are about to fall down at any moment. Dont bother taking this class if you actually want to learn something

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't really answer your questions, assigns massive homework that he doesn't go over, doesn't correct anything on his own, complains about the book all day long.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• 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:

Wost teacher i have every had. Unreasonably and extremly insensitive. Miserable excuser for a teacher. In my opinion only tyeachers german so he can go on the trip every year.