Silvia Diaz - University of Central Florida

Professor: Silvia Diaz

Department: TBD

College: University of Central Florida

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: TSL4800
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Loved Mrs. Diaz. One of the best instructors I've had at UCF. Willing to help if you ask, teach with passion, and is very clear on what she wants.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• 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:

Professor Diaz was a wonderful professor. You get what you put in! This was not a hard class but it required you to do assignments as they are spelled out in the syllabus. She gave me all the help I asked for. This is not grade school and if you need help you need to ask for it and she is there if you do.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mrs. Diaz is fantastic. There is a lot of work, but it's done so students will learn the content. You can visit her during her office hours and she'll give you feedback on all assignments.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• 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:

Professor Silvia is very helpful and very nice. Although there is a lot of work to do in this class, she makes it easy to understand and helps her students as much as she can. Loved her!! Great teacher.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is extremely rude when you ask her questions and she always rushes through important things like she doesn't have enough time. This is probably because she always has guest speakers or has student presenters in class. She keeps you the whole time. DO NOT take her unless shes your last choice.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: TSOL4080
• 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 loved this class! Professor Diaz is super sweet and incredibly passionate about what she teachers and it shows in her teaching. Though she is a tough grader, if you ask she is normally willing to look over your work to give you feedback. If you are looking to learn, you should take this class!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Only class to ruin my 4.0 so far. Ms. Diaz is very passionate about her material but is an extremely strict grader, taking off points on the most random of things. Never in my life have I encountered a professor to be so nit picky.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class has been a disappointment. The assignments are fairly easy, but they are usually tedious and very time-consuming. The professor spends more time assigning projects than actually teaching, which is often frustrating. This class is filled with projects, so if you are already going to have a busy semester, try to set this class aside.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• 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:

Teacher is very unclear on assignments. She does not teach, but sits in the back while students present chapters. She is a nice person, but does not teach.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• 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:

Professor Diaz loves what she does and you can see it in her class. There is a lot of work but nothing incredibly difficult. Do not procrastinate the Consent Decree project! She is very helpful and you do learn a lot in her class. The book is a must have! She is very sweet and experienced! Recommend her!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• 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:

Mrs. Diaz is a wonderful professor. She cares about her subject and us students. She is available to help during her office hours almost every day of the week and is reachable by e-mail as well. Not an easy A by any means, but if you work hard and come to class, you will learn a LOT and get the grade you deserve.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID. She's a HARD grader. She will write something on your work and return it and never talk to you again about it. She doesnt explain stuff out and expects you to just know everything. TEDIOUS work. Expect to spend majority of your semester on this ONE class. she will talk to you like youre an idiot if you email her with a question. avoidifucan.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall, an OK professor. She is friendly and obviously is passionate about education for ESOL students but she was not clear in her assignment expectations. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE or you will be sorry. The cultural project and consent decree take at least a few hours each. Most of the assignments are required by UCF though.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mrs. Diaz is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about ESOL issues and education. She loves the teaching profession as a whole and has high expectations of her students. She explains everything thoroughly, is available for additional help during her office hours, and treats her students as professionals. She's all around fantastic.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is HARD BORING and 100% TEDIOUS. Im not joking I am a straight A student. The teacher is extremely picky and the final is extremely hard. She makes you HATE ESOL and I am hispanic lol PLEASE take another professor or else you will stress out more than you really need to. This class should not be super stressful and boring.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• 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:

Mrs. Diaz is very informative and helpful. She will tell you exactly what she wants from your assignments. As long as you follow the rubric you will be fine! She's awesome!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was my least favorite class during the semester. She is very picky about following guidelines and formatting when it comes to assignments. Even if you understand something conceptually and don't have it formatted correctly you're going to get a terrible grade. BUT She was willing to do office hours, and helped me with my TESOL notebook though.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She makes everything so much more complicated than it needs to be, and makes everything sound so much harder than it really is. DON'T take her if you don't have to, it's unnecessary stress. She stretches about 30 minutes of information into 3 long hours of boring lecture.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: TSL4080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was made much harder than it needed to be and there were assignments upon assignments, plus a very long midterm (she called it a short response essay) but I literally wrote 5 pages during that test! If you take this teacher be prepared to have no life.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: TSL4082
• 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:

Mrs. Diaz is very nice and helpful. SHe will thouroughly explain all assignments and gives you examples of everything. She lets you sit in her other classes if you can't make it to yours so you won't be absent which is really helpful when you can't make it to class. Very sweet lady..midterm is open book. easy class if you do your part..do the work!