David Pardess - Los Angeles Mission College

Professor: David Pardess
Department: Languages
College: Los Angeles Mission College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: LING001
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
You can tell Prof. Pardess cares about lingustics. He does his best to thoroughly teach you to help you understand but I found his class to be a bit boring. Your grade is based off two tests. I wouldn't recommend him but he is genuinely there to share his knowledge. He always mentions he went to UCLA too. Nice guy, the subject is just draining.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ITAL001
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is a great professor, passionate about languages.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: LING1
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a must take! He is brilliant and will make this class fun. Book is not mando' and HW is not given. Just Midterm and Final, which he goes over the week before.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: LING1
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
My favorite professor I ever had in college! He is full of knowledge, speaks many languages. Soooo nice and helpful if you approach him. He keeps you in class until the last minute but his lectures and fun and interesting. He inspired me a lot. I love love Parades!!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: LING01
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very Easy. Funny. Very helpful. DID NOT USE THE BOOK ONCE. He gives study guides before tests. Literally the only graded assignments throughout the whole semester were the midterm and the final. Even gave everyone 10% more on both of the midterm and final. Really good and interesting.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: SPANISH3
  • 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:
He is a cool very easy teacher. Knows his stuff. He has a fun teaching style. Learn a lot of exciting things. Speaks softly so sit in the front to hear him. Nice teacher. He is very smart! Knows a lot of languages. Anyway taking him for linguistics. He is such a cool , fun professor. I recommend him to learn something and to pass. Great teacher.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ITAL1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It doesnt matter what lang. class you are taking just pick him! great professor, very helpful...he speaks very softly so choose to sit near the front. taking italian 2 with him!!!!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: LING001
  • 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:
Professor Pardess is a great teacher. He can drag on a little bit, and he does generally keep you right up until the end, but he's a really fun guy and you can learn a lot of interesting things. He knows so many languages and is so intelligent. For our class he gave us just the midterm and the final, mostly from lecture notes but i'd get the book.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ITALI1
  • 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 Pardess is one of the best professors I've had. He takes his time to make sure you understand the language and will force you to speak it. It can be extremely intimidating to speak a language you don't know, everyone will make mistakes, and he'll help you deal with them. Just listen to him speak and read the book. You'll understand it!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: SPAN2N3
  • 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:
This prof. is truly a gem. He is one of the most understanding and realistic prof I have ever had. A common problem in foreign lang classes is the allowance of native speakers to overwhelm the class with their ability to speak fluently, however, in this class prof Pardess does everything possible to limit the natives domination of the class.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: SPN3
  • 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:
Pardess makes the class very interesting in that he is a very 'old school' Professor. Makes sure not to rush anything and creates the lesson plan with each class and assures that he hints what we will be tested on but the bad thing is that the class is based solely on tests and he does not offer any credit - not even for 100% attendance. THE BEST!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: SPAN3
  • 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:
For a non-native Speaker Dr. Pardess is not the easiest language Professor out there simply because he grades you solely on examinations (does not even give out points for attendance/participation) but he will guide you step by step and word by word in order for you to succeed. Even if you do not know Spanish 1 & 2 well, he will review! Great guy!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: SP3
  • 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:
It is obvious that Pardess has a real talent. At the UC system, nobody has the credentials that this guy does. He knows how to go against the system and gets you think analytically and critically about the languages. He is extremely good looking and has a knack for teaching. When he walks into the room it lights up! He is old school.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: SPAN2
  • 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:
He is hilarious! He is a really kind individual who loves seeing students progress throughout his course. First, you have to make sure that you are participating in order to succeed. He does not like failing students, I can tell. If you take him, you will have tons of fun with a man who's first language is English. He is not native either. Take him
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: LING1
  • 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:
No Comments
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: SPAN2
  • 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:
No B.S. type of guy! Get's his point across and does NOT move on unless everyone is comfortable with moving along! Straight Tests, No Homework! Which is not too good but he is the best Spanish teacher you can ask for. Also teaches linguistics, Italian, French, German, and like 10 more languages! He is a freaking genius but does not show off! Great!
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: SPAN2
  • 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:
Take him for Spanish 2 because you will not regret it. He is a very helpful, warm hearted, smart individual. He knows literally everything you ask him; as if he is a book. He knows what native speakers need and non-native speakers need to do in order to master the subject. 3 tests (including final) drops the lowest score; include the final.25?'s MC
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: SPAN3
  • 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:
Love his class! He is awesome, even though I got a C. I would take him for Spanish 4 but he is not teaching it. He's got so much knowledge about languages and reads a dictionary for fun. What an awesome guy! Extremely caring!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: SPANISH2
  • 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:
Here is the bad thing about Pardess, if you are not a native speaker then you are probably not going to get an A only because the tests are designed for native speakers and there is absolutely no homework assignments and tests are based solely on test. The good thing about him is that he goes very slow so it is easy to digest the material. nice guy
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: SPANISH2
  • 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:
First and foremost, if you are a Spanish Speaker take this course because YOU WILL GET AN A TRUST ME! However, I was not and it was very difficult for me. I got a "B" in the class only because he dropped the final examination if it was our lowest score. He is an awesome Professor and knows his subject really well. He is so cool and full of energy.
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