Reviews of professor Marcela Garza

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I thought she was a phenomenal teacher and I gained so much understanding about each topic we discussed. She is a very fair grader and very willing to work with her students. it is a class that requires effort but if you are motivated it should be a very easy A. She also make the classes super fun with videos and games.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Homework everyday of the week with no clear instruction, attendance was mandatory 3 days a week, and there was an insane amount of class time that was just wasted on assignments which could have been taken home. This whole class was disorganized, and the cherry on top was that we weren't informed that our final was cumulative until the hour-of.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Garza is a very caring and understanding teacher. The class has the general grading criteria of all other Spanish classes with oral exams, quizzes, and writing composition etc. But Professor Garza has been super understanding with COVID as well!! I recommend her!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Garza is a native speaker and is very good at explaining how language works. She was funny and relatable, being a grad student herself. Attendance affects your grade after enough tardies and absences, so go to class. LOTS of Connect HW, as usual. Online instruction was all on Connect and was pretty awful, but that is not her fault.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I liked her enthusiasm for the class, she really showed that she cared about what we learned. But the assignments were fairly confusing and grading criteria wasn't very clear, so make sure you clarify expectations before turning in work. She takes a culturally political approach to this course, so tread lightly if you disagree.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She was the TA in SPAN4090S this year. Miss Garza was extremely rude if someone messed up their Spanish in trying to answer a question. She also consistently docs random points on assignments without explaining why. She rolls her eyes at the students and acts as though we are clueless. I would dread taking a class with just her as the prof.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Marcela Garza is an incredible teacher. I believe this is because she is an incredible person. She has a lot of personality and it fills each lecture. I always felt respected and encouraged in any class discussion, even though she and I had very little overlap in identity or perspective.