Yeon-Soo Kim - Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

Professor: Yeon-Soo Kim

Department: Languages

College: Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 215HISPANICLI
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class is pretty easy. As long as you go to class, youll pass the tests and essays. She does a great job in explaining and discussing the short stories. However, would not recommend the class if you dont have a good grasp of Spanish at the intermediate level. She talks fast at times but is always willing to repeat herself or write it down.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HISP215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a very knowledgeable professor. I love her lenient grading and she is very understanding and kind. Professor Kim really loves what she teaches and teaches Hispanic literature very well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At first her speaking is very intimidating as she speaks very fluent and fast, but surprisingly she is understandable despite the speed. She is very sweet and willing to help. She writes random things on the board so just remember those things. 2 exams & 2 essays along with a group presentation. Open textbook exams so you need the book. Very fair

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LITER215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very nice teacher. Surprised me at first with how well she speaks spanish. very demanding of students and was intimidating to non-native speakers, but in the long run she greatly helped improve my speaking. warmed up to her by the end of the semester and as long as you show effort into learning she will help you and keep that in mind when grading.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LIT215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

i am not a native speaker and had a little trouble understanding her at first however she is one of the most helpful professors. she is a fair and decent grader and i learned a lot from her class. i highly recommend taking a class with her!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SPAN336
• 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:

Good teacher and kind person. I like her and understanding self-demanding teaching. Fair at rating. I love her accent; it sticks out that she´s got spanish family(by the slangs she uses)Nice to find such a competent and nice person in class. Well done.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SPAN336
• 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:

very intelligent woman and great teacher...you will most likely have trouble if youre not a native speaker. she appreciates effort and you can show that by going to her office hours. its really important to take notes and participate in class. exams are pretty difficult and are strongly based on context. overall, a very nice woman though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LIT336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kim is a lovely woman, but she means business. SHe is very understanding when you go to her office hours, but attendance in class is very important. She is fast paced but an excellent professor who knows her stuff very well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SPAN336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable and passionate about span lit. But if you're not a native speaker and you have a hard time just listening and taking notes without visual aids, it's going to be a challenge bc she talks FAST and barely writes on the board. However, she will clarify if you ask her to and if you go to office hours, she can be semi-helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HISP215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She speaks fast and ONLY is spanish, which is really good, believe it or not. It can seem overwhelming at first but it trains you to understand spanish. She's an excellent teacher, she'll clarify anything you ask her to BUT YOU HAVE TO ASK! She never makes you feel stupid for not knowing something - just be up front with it. I love the class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 336SPANLIT
• 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:

She explains the texts very well in class. The exams are questions that she has gone over in class and therefore aren't difficult. Very nice professor! There are 2 exams and a quiz at the end of the course. There are 2 essays. She may be more strict on the essays (she counts grammar and good analysis of the text). Overall, great class and prof

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 215
• 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:

She's really nice. Her class is easy if you just read and go to class. Take good notes, and you'll do fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 215HISPANICLI
• 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:

this proff. is good, i'm a native speaker and found her easy to understand, even though she had a spanish accent, although if not a native speaker i wouldnt recommend. Exams were fine as long as u organize ur notes and study. PAY ATTENTION IN class it makes all the difference between a C and a A. readings are boring but what can u expect..take KIM!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SPANISHLIT215
• 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:

She is a great teacher. leniant grader. explains the texts very clearly. be prepared to participate in her class. she loves discussions. she has a nice spanish accent. there are two exams and a quiz for the final. One of the nicest teachers in Rutgers

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SPAN
• 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:

Good luck with her. She's tough to understand even for native speaker. Got an A, but if you've never spoken spanish, she will be hard. Do not take if you have problems writing.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Yale-educated Professor Kim is extremely intimidating, especially to us GRINGOS who don't speak Spanish fluently. The class more or less turned into a conversation between Professor Kim and the native speakers. Very knowledgable, but very demanding, and was not very understanding of student errors

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 336
• 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:

very smart teacher i love the way she grades man i'm taking her again this semester yessss one of the best teachers no complaints.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH336
• 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:

she was a great teacher, very helpful, and very smart. she keeps you into class, and her exams aren't difficult.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SPAN336
• 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:

She was my first spanish professor ever at Rutgers (215) and I had a hard time understanding her accent at first; I was also intimidated by her. However, I had her for 336 and got used to her. Also, her grading is pretty lenient.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 940326
• 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:

WONDERFUL! A+ Interesting to meet a Korean woman who was raised her whole life in Spain. She made class so fun and interesting and is a great person to talk to both in and outside of class. MUY BIEN!!!