Marie Karam - University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Professor: Marie Karam

Department: Languages

College: University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SPANELEM
• 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:

Do you WANT to learn Spanish or do you just want an elective? B/c you WILL learn Spanish, and it will be a lot of work. BUT she is an EXCELLENT teacher/person. She would literally bend backwards to help you learn if you'll meet her 1/2 way. Makes it applicable to your major and teaches social justice/Latin America issues. I went to Ecuador spoke!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH101
• 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:

How can you say anything bad about Prof Karam? Sure she goes quickly in Spanish I, but you're in College...toughen up!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH101
• 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:

hey karam, i know you read these. YOU GO TOO FAST FOR ELEMENTARY SPANISH!!! ...she is very nice and helpful. you will have a test or quiz every friday aaaand it will help if you are hispanic and spanish was your primary language since she only speaks spanish to people who aren't supposed to have taken spanish before!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SP12
• 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:

Amazing person easily approached, willing ot help- use LLC materials and dont stay at the bar till closing the nite before a quiz or test (aka Thursday of every week) - not to hard to get an A if you review after each class and do HW

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SPAN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor who really cares about her students and their progress. Very hard class if you've never had Spanish before college but definitely worth taking. Her door is open to students and she is willing to help.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SPAN101
• 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:

She moves waaaaay too fast for 101 students. If you don't know any Spanish at all before taking 101, DO NOT take her, you will be completely lost. Her availability outside of class is good & she really does care, but she is just too fast in class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SPAN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

helpful,fun in class, but try too much,go too fast. better for the intermediate or above than the beginners.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SPAN102
• 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:

She thinks spanish is the only subject at this school. The teacher I dislike the most this semester. Stay away from her

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SPAN102
• 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:

Moves waaaaay too fast!!!! If you take her, you will do bad!!! She has favorites, and if you're not one of them...good luck

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SPAN
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SPAN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

nice women, you will just love her, but she goes a little fast for beginners.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SPAN1012
• 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:

her class is doable but dont expect 2 do well unless u either hear the language well or work ur ass off(sometimes that doesnt work either) very helpful but u gotta learn grammar on ur own. unreasonably demanding for span1. u will learn a lot in her class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SPAN101
• 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:

Goes way to fast and piles on a ridiculous amount of work for introductory classes, cut policy is absurd. She was so grating and annoying in class that I often was glad that I couldn't understand, I preferred her in a different language.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SPA10102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. She is very demanding, but she is always available and clearly cares about her students. I've never learned so much from any professor. If you're willing to work hard, definately take Prof. Karam's Spanish classes!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SPAN1
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SPAN
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SPAN102
• 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:

Expects far too much from beginning students. Uses the sink or swim approach. Relies heavily on the student to grasp the concepts and offers little to aid in understanding. Often needs to slow down for students, but doesn't. Always speaks Spanish!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MEDSPAN
• 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 med spanish course... I'm in med school now and have used stuff from her class to translate for patients. A must-take for pre-health students interested in spanish!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SPAN101
• 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:

takes points off for one absence, expects WAY too much for first time spanish st