Reviews of professor Janet Niven

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's not as good as a teacher. She doesn't offer much help, and talks very fast, and tries to get some much into one hour. Her grading is weird. Her test are very hard you have to study, and in order to past you have to participate in class to even understand what she's doing.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Niven is the worst professor I've ever had. She grades very harshly and expects everything to be exactly the way she taught it. Her oral exams are impossible to pass. Expects us to be able to completely speak fluently. She doesn't even give you any feedback on tests/ oral exams. Do not take her for Spanish if you want to pass with a B or above.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Mrs. Niven is one of my favorite professors at Winthrop. Her lectures have a lot of practice activities where you work and speak with a partner which really helps you learn the language. Its much more effective than reading a PowerPoint. She also give bonus points on tests! There are two speaking exams and a project/presentation but theyre easy.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think when you are just starting to learn Spanish, it is best to learn from someone who is also a native English speaker since they have been through the same thing, and she was great. Very nice and forgiving, but once she starts teaching in Spanish, pay close attention. Also gives lots of bonus points on tests, which there are 5 (1 chapter each)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Niven is a treasure. This is definitely harder than 101, but her teaching style is great. Pro tip for first day: choose the people you sit next to wisely. You'll pretty much be talking to that partner every day to do the book activities. She won't speak in english (only rarely) so brush up on your 101 material before starting and pay attention!