Jose Jouve Martin - McGill University

Professor: Jose Jouve Martin

Department: TBD

College: McGill University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HISP225
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Had a great experience with Jose in Hispanic Civilization 1. He's one of the nicest profs I've had. Would definitely take his classes again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HISP225
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher! He's very passionate and knowledgeable on the class material. 10/10 would recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HISP356
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

José is a wonderful, caring man. He avoids overloading his students with work, and most (or all) of his assigned readings are short (online/handouts). He loves his subject, and never lets political views and PC students dominate the subject matter. Very well versed in literature of Spain, Peru, and Mexico. Gracias profe.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HISP244
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very interesting readings and easy marking make this a good course. the prof could have done much more with the discussions

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HISP244
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He seems to know a lot but classes are disorganized and tend to drag. He also doesn't pull much from the readings, which are interesting in their own right.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HISP244
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Show up, get an A. Super easy, in fact a joke, but I would have happily done more work for more depth. The really good readings were treated superficially. We're not morons, after all!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HISP356
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

nice guy, easy grader, could have done a lot more with such excellent readings

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HISP356
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy class, amazing professor. Very helpful, and relatively clear readings. Not political at all (which is a relief). Beautiful accent. Two simple tests, one large paper (10 pages) and 15% for participating. Show up to class, read most of the readings, and you will do great!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HISP244
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I liked the readings and enjoyed learning about different countries and their culture. Classes were boring however and the prof was disorganized and unclear as to what the readings meant.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HISP244
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The prof was a nice guy but disorganized and repetitious. The readings were interesting and relevant to my major (International Development Studies) so all in all it was a good course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HISP243
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

good readings but not very informative lectures or discussions

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HISP244
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This course was very disappointing. I took it because the readings looked like they would be interesting but the lectures and discussion didn't add anything that wasn't already obvious. I could have learned as much sitting in the dorms.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HISP244
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Jose didn't seem to have his heart in this class. For a few weeks at the start of the semester we had lectures by people trying out for a job and then when Jose took over his classes were all over the place, not very informative if you know anything about Latin American history or politics.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LACS497
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jose's a nice guy and an o.k. (not great) teacher. On some days he hits a home run, on other days he strikes out badly. I'm still not sure what we were supposed to get out of this class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HISP351
• 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:

The readings were challenging but also interesting. In other regards the course and the professor were average.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIPS351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a really nice professor that is passionate about realismo magico which made the class quite interesting. Be prepared to read at least 4 novels in Spanish! Spanish American literature is fascinating.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HISP351
• 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:

I really liked the readings but not the class. Discussions rambled and rarely lead anywhere, the assignments were confusing, the expectations were unclear.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LACS497
• 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:

The profs helpful but all over the place so discussions usually don't lead anywhere. There are too many students for a seminar.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HISP242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jose's a nice guy but hard to follow. The course is disorganized and repetitive and although the readings are mostly interesting it's not clear what we are supposed to learn from them. I liked the first survey much better.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HISP328
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

José is a great prof, really knowledgeable and he makes class interesting. I didn't like the way the class was structured, but I don't blame him at all. I'd definitely take another course with him, he's a lovely person.