Reviews of professor Jessica Malo

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Malo is a great person, but her teaching style and class set up needs work. The syllabus was very unclear and her grading feedback was the most vague thing I've ever seen from a teacher. I took this IFS class thinking it wouldn't be more stressful than my Core classes but I was wrong.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Two papers. Readings but I got an A without doing them. Lenient on late work which is nice. Passionate about what she teaches, and you get a lot out of the film assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Shes super funny. The class is hard and you move fast. Arabic is a difficult language. She tried her best but its difficult to teach and learn. Shes very kind and she is a good teacher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Makes the class interesting, very good class

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Malo is truly passionate about the subject she teaches in this class- Arabic cinema. However, that passion was not always congruous with most of the students. She expects students to do the reading and to come to class ready to openly discuss the material. This class and this professor is not for those who plan to cruise by.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have nothing but good things to say about this professor. She is very nice and provides plenty of opportunities for extra credit, but be warned, Arabic is difficult to learn and the class requires a lot of work. Some of my classmates struggled with this class, but I found it easy, mainly because I'm genuinely interested in learning the language.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Malo gives clear expectations and I really appreciated her reminders about assignments we would have forgotten about! I did this class on Zoom and she tried to make it as engaging as she could. Do the readings, watch the movies, and participate.