Esperanza Roman-Mendoza - George Mason University

Professor: Esperanza Roman-Mendoza

Department: TBD

College: George Mason University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SPAN315
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I loved her as a person, but her class seriously makes you work for it. You get as much out of it as you put in. Its a small, engaging and fun class. You definitely must be fluent enough to speak, write, and understand. She genuinely cared about our success and advancements. A little tough on grading, yet fair.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SPAN480
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Online courses are always very hard but Prof. Roman-Mendoza tries to make it easier by giving a lot of opportunities to earn credit. Not easy but worth the effort.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SPAN480
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

she cares about her students and will quickly reply to emails, she will meet online or in person with a late notice, she helps with assignments although they are not very clear. it is a lot of work.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SPAN480
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Never. Again. She gives little to no explanation but deducts points from assignments for not having a clear concept of something you're basically teaching yourself. The weekly work load didn't get any lighter, even with multiple group projects, final project, final paper, etc. She focuses on CORPUS but you better be able to teach yourself to use it

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SPAN480
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

tough grader, you can answer every question she asks and it just isnt good enough. its really overwhelming, get ready to read, long discussion board assignments, responds to emails but isnt clear on instructions, A LOT of WORK, she cares about her students and wants every1 to learn but its a lottttt of work and its HARD work. do it on time, no pity

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SPAN480
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

this class is so difficult for me. i am a fluent spanish speaker, came to this country from a spanish speaking country not long ago and this class has been so hard for me. its an overwhelming amount of work and instructions are never clear. i do homework and assignments with my spanish speaking family who helps me and they find it difficult.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SPAN370
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ok, so this class is writing intensive. 4 proyectos, 5 diarios, weekly blackboard posts, some quizzes. The assignments were helpful, but so repetitive for 15 weeks. There's a final interview where you have to meet with her on campus, but it literally takes 2 seconds. She usually grades assignments in a timely manner and gives feedback on everything

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SPAN370
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Hard at first to adjust to the class because lots of homework with Projects (750-1000 words) every 2-3 weeks. Activities and journals every week (grade booster!), but she is always available for help via email or blackboard. Updates grades quickly. Really nice and helpful, but sometimes hard to understand why we are learning some of the content.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SPAN370
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a very strict Spanish writer and will catch most things. She grades hard in order for you to become a better writer and use the language differently. Her quizzes and assignments are specific so make sure you do the readings before attempting any assignment. If you have questions, ask her, but not a day before the assignment is due

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SPAN210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The work is overwhelming and stressful. Professor is nice but the work just ruins the class experience. This class should not be offered during the summer because there is too much content to cover in too little time. Speaking assignments were annoying.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SPAN370
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This is an online class- so expect a lot of homework. The material itself isn't complicated, but the workload is overwhelming. It was pretty stressful at some points. But if you don't procrastinate and complete the assignments ahead of time, then you should be golden. There are weekly journals, 5 projects, online exercises, and a final portfolio.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SPAN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Profesor Roman-Mendoza is a very helpful and caring profesor. She assigns more homework than some other spanish classes I have taken but she really just does it to help the students learn and become better writers. I would recommend her for any spanish classes you would like to take. She makes class fun and interesting and will help you if you ask.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SPAN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online and because of that there was a lot of busy work. There were things to turn in every thurs, fri, sat and sun. So, my weekends disappeared, but the material wasn't very hard. The class itself was just time consuming bc of all the assignments. That being said, Esperanza iS awesome and willing to help you as much as you need.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SPAN370
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class is easy but there is a lot of work to do each week. This teacher also likes twitter and that is how you get your participation grade.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SPA309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mrs.Roman is very helpful and super nice. For exams("pruebas"):Read the book and review things done in class. She takes 5 pts off your grade for every absence,so go to class no matter how boring you think it is. You have HW to show/to turn in pretty much every class. Show that you're trying and she will help you. Slack and you'll get a C or D.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SPAN476
• 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 is one of the kindest professors I have ever had! She is willing to help you whenever you need it. Often she allowed corrections on assignments to be made and resubmitted i believe. Attendance not mandatory but is maybe 10% of the grade. Excellent professor! Take her classes if you can! Also had her for Span 461

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SPAN336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This is an easy class if you are a native speaker (Spanish). But is not hard for those that want to learn. She is excellent, the best professor ever, very helpful, no exams, but a lots of homework, 3 projects.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SPAN476
• 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:

She is a great teacher- easy to understand and makes class interesting. Very willing to help and clarify. As long as you do the readings and contribute in class, you'll do well on the midterm/final (both essay based). There was also a portfolio due @ end of semester, but we worked on most of it in class. I would def. take another class with her!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SPAN315
• 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:

Profesor Roman is a great teacher very organize, always available to help, this class is very interacting and she makes it fun. I will take a class with her again. SHE IS HIGHLY RECOMENDED.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SPAN505
• 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:

She is a very good teacher. I really enjoyed the class.