Reviews of professor Julia Isaac

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is hard because of the university, not prof. Tests are super hard because of limited time and all the content covered and can really bring your grade down. That being said the teacher was great, Prof Isaac was caring, sweet and if you engage/show interest you should be okay. She was so understanding when I screwed up big time, I owe her

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Profesora Isaac is very caring and understanding of student's learning methods and challenges. Whenever I was having issues in her class, I would go to her office hours and she would be very understanding. She is a sweet person and her class is very structured. If you keep up with your work, you will end with an A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Isaac is a gem but the class... Intro to Translation was a block class and all we ever did was go over the homework. The tests are hard and nothing like the study guides. But, exams aren't a huge portion of the grade so it's still pretty easy to get an A. Also, she adds a community service component which is really cool.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Isaac is one of the worst professors I've had at AU. She grades way too tough to the point that nearly the whole class is failing the tests when there are students who are nearly fluent getting 70s. She doesn't explain anything well and offers no opportunities for improvement. If you wanna do well and learn, don't take her class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She is an excellent professor, she honestly cares about her students. I went for her office hours and she took the time to explain to me what I needed to do better and it honestly helped. She's very friendly and an easy grader as well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Super hard grader and the test have nothing to do with what you learn in class, but very nice and understanding overall.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Isaac is one of the greatest people I've met at this institution and she runs her class really well. Her blackboard is like a work of art. Had her for advanced spanish and I learned more in a semester than in four years. Helped me build business vocabulary and worked with me on research. And she's hilarious!! Highly, highly recommend!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Isaac seems like a great person outside of class. However, all we do in the block class (2.5 hours) is go over homework. Tests are nothing like the prep material and are reliant on memory-retrieval and not application-based. She doesn't care about mental health so if you miss class due to that, good luck trying to recover your grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Isaac is a true gem. I took her for both Intro and Advanced Spanish Translation. She studied translation in her undergrad and tells us about all the aspects of translation. Her 459 class is so important because it exposes students to different fields of translation. Prof. Isaac is very caring and always tries to help as much as she can.