Reviews of professor Cristina Polesel

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Cristina is a very kind and passionate educator. I always felt well treated and understood. I think she gives the best to her student and goes way out and beyond her way if the student needs help. I would definitely take the class again but I really hope they extend the course to more levels because it is a great opportunity to learn from her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Cristina Polesel is extremely knowledgable about teaching Italian since it is her native tongue and she herself was an English learner. She provided links to Italian music, videos, articles, books, movies, culture, etc.  Learning a language is difficult and she encourages students to reach out to her during office hours if they need help. Great!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Cristina is a wonderful soul, be it for school work or even caring for the well-being of everyone. Her curriculum is fantastically thought out, organized, and includes activities for students to interact in a way they can learn not solely listening to the lecture, but by speaking and reiterating their work with their other students in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Polesel cares about her students and makes an enormous effort to reach each and every one at their level of readiness and aptitude for learning Italian. She is an optimist and shows a high level of commitment. She makes herself available for questions within and outside of class. Her understanding of the subject matter is first rate.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Cristina Polesel is outstanding!  She clearly explains the lessons, the use of grammar, and content.  She is patient, provides constructive feedback, and is accessible for additional support during office hours.  We had a number of projects that were fun and helped us learn sentence construction and pronunciation.  

I learned alot and had fun too!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Cristina was outstanding. I have taken italian at two different Junior colleges and feel like the Cabrillo class was more comprehensive and overall was more challenging. I have learned so much! I am hoping to repeat the class so that I can continue practicing! I wish that Cabrillo offered Italian 3 and study abroad options for Italian.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I thought this class was meant to be basic, elementary Italian, but I was wrong. Most of the students knew more than just basics, which made the class seem to be paced even faster. LOTS of online assignments and tests, which weigh your grade heavily. If you don't understand something, you're expected to work on it outside of class to master it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cristina Polesel is a resourceful, dedicated teacher, bringing many resources to each week's lessons; they're quite beneficial--video lessons of specific grammar concepts. She spends a lot of time correcting papers & giving feedback; she's available to meet & go over the material. She's very encouraging and patient. I wish I could continue w/ her!