Regina Smith - Grand Valley State University

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Regina Smith - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Regina Smith

Department: Languages

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ENG261
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She regularly loses homework assignments, and made changes to the homework schedule quite often. This got to such a point that halfway through the semester I was weekly downloading the schedule to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Some homework that was assigned weekly had no impact on the final exam, despite her claims that it would.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: GER321
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Smith is a teacher I would avoid at all costs. With vague criteria on assignments and virtually impossible to get in contact with this class can quickly spiral out of control. Shes lost multiple assignments, exams, and papers. If you have the misfortune of taking her, keep EXTREMELY close records of everything you do for a grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: GER421
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

By far the WORST professor I have had ever. She is a nice woman but extremely unorganized and will lose assignments that you have completed, but you won't know that until the end of the semester because that's the only time she inputs grades. She will never respond to your emails. She was sadly a large factor in my loss of interest in German

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: GER421
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof Smith is nice and knows her stuff. This class wasn't at all challenging, and at the 400-level, I feel like it should've been more intense. A few short presentations, couple papers, and 2 exams. Not too demanding. Exams are written and can be tough if you don't show up and/or don't pay attention, but overall nothing to worry about.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: GER321
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Regina has difficulty with being timely and organized when assigning different things. She is very delayed and expects you to know everything before she teaches. She is unorganized, wastes time during class, and is the worst German professor I've had at GV. The course material was challenging; however, it was easy to learn if you read.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: GER421
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nope. My advice is run away - or maybe request that someone else teach this class. A class at this level deserves a teacher who really cares and wants the students to do well, instead of a teacher who just "phones it in"

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: GER301
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Expect homework everyday. Not clear on any assignments, not helpful at all. Takes all of the fun out of learning a new language. Never gives feedback, you never have any clue what your grade is until the very end. Very cold, not easy to talk to. I wonder why she is teaching at all.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: GER302
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is VERY unorganized. Often emails homework last-minute (sometimes completely forgets). None of your grades will be posted in blackboard ever. It will be 100% blank. Invest in dictionary. ALL important info spoken in German (when class will be canceled, what homework is, etc.) Your transcript is the first and final time you will see your grade.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: GER495
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:

Unorganized, began to refuse to answer emails regarding the seniors that were graduating. Slow to respond.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: GER495
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Smith is nice but is very unorganized; it gets in the way of the teaching and learning process.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: GER421
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Someone buy this lady a PDA my god she is unorganised... she knows her stuff and knows it well and she is a very nice person.... BUT she never returns your homwork so studing is hard... would be a great proff is she learned how to organize her stuff... but who knows when that will happen

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: GER202
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:

Professor Smith is a very nice person; she has a strange sense of humor. All though she is nice I felt I didn?t learn much. Partner work can be fun/useful but the directions for what you should be doing was not very clear and if you have a quiet partner it sucks!! She doesn?t teach grammar very well; in fact I never really felt I was learning anyth

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: GER201
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Assigns a lot of group discussion. This is a very successful way to learn the language if you are in a group with people you like. If not, it's difficult. As long as you say SOMETHING in German, you're good. She knows her stuff, but seems distracted sometimes.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: GER102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

she tends go off in german....leaving us sitting there...doing...something? But if yah try really hard, you can learn....

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: GER101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor! I learned very little from her class. She is very nice, but she is a bit disorganized. Also, she assigns a lot of homework and group work. The work doesn't usually help you understand German any more than you can now. If you want to learn German, find a different prof.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: GER101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Positive and helpful, but does way too much partner work. I don't feel as if I have as strong a grasp on german as i should have after one semester. The software is very good though.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: GER101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Regina was no help when I asked her. The book work doesn't help you at all, and you speak no actual German during class. She makes you do group work where nobody knows what to do while she walks around mumbling in German. She is very unorganized. 1-3 tests every week. If you want to learn German do not take this class... rent a CD from the library

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: GER150
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is probably the worst germany course that I had. She doesn't teach the classs. She makes us do group assignments and work in the work book. She never lectures in her class. If you don't know german, you probably don't want to take her for the course. If you want to learn german the software does a better job than she does.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: GER3022
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors I've had. Expects you to work and learn, some students might not appreciate her for that. Very smart and sometimes funny. Always helpful.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: GER202
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

shoot me in the head, what a bad person to teach german. nice lady outside of class, but not good at all with teaching. needs to be more organized too.

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