Reviews of professor Mauricio Garcia-Vargas

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you put in the effort and have a sense of humor you will enjoy his class. He gives excellent feedback and truly wants his students to succeed. I've had three different Spanish teachers at Durham Tech and he is one of the best.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took his class online, and it was so good! Be prepared to teach yourself, however, since he dose not give video lectures, just PowerPoints and other people's videos. He checks some of your sentences if you email them to him. There are no tests, just projects (and a weekly vocab quiz). The projects include videos and short paragraphs in Spanish.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great instructor. Easy to communicate w/ including via email. I recommend taking more of his courses if you want to learn more SPA for your future career. There are weekly quizzes,  forums, and 3 short papers. Set time time aside just for this class. There is a textbook and a code for hw.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a great teacher and will work with you to make sure that you know the material. He will not; however, give you easy grades but he will help you work towards them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He made spanish class interesting and fun! I took a summer course so it was fast paced, but that was expected. Prof. Garcia Vargas was a great teacher and seems to really care. As long as you participate and do your work, this class shouldn't be too difficult!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He requires alot for online courses. Multiple quizzes and assignments weekly. This class will take away from other classes. I would not recommend taking a Spanish course from this professor. He is very caring and understanding if situations occur or you need help but that doesn't take way from the heavy work load.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mr. Vargas is an amazing teacher! Participation matters, whether you're taking his class in-person or online. Knowing that his students actively seek out his help makes him happy. It's crucial that you DO NOT plagiarize. It's quite easy for him to spot that, especially in an online course. Take his class, though! You won't regret it!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I thought he was alright at first. But near the end his projects were not explained very well, but he will say if you dont understand just ask. DONT DO IT. He is trying to embarrass you in front of the class or if you email him, He will scold you, saying you are not listening. I ask other classmates they said they will not ask anything. 2/5

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I agree with the others he gives entirely too much work and it takes up a lot of time since I have other classes that I need to manage. The assignments are often unclear and pretty obnoxious since many of us are just now learning Spanish. I missed one exam and my grade dropped 2 letter grades. I'd highly recommend taking another professor.