Reviews of professor Natalia Defiel

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Participation is 25% of your grade & if you only speak a couple times per class you'll get graded very poorly. She is passive aggressive and DOES NOT LEAVE THINGS UP TO INTERPRETATION. If your opinion is different from hers, she will grade you down on your papers . I've never gotten below an A in a Spanish class but I did in this one, so good luck.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There was a lot of reading and writing which is expected in this class. Overall, Natalia was a good instructor and her tests were very true to the course content. She sometimes didn't leave a lot of room for interpretations of a text other than her own which could be seen in her grading of papers as well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Natalia structured the class really well. Instead of learning facts about specific cultures we learn about how cultures work. The class is extremely interesting, but make sure you participate in group discussion. Exams are fair but the grading criteria for papers can be a bit fuzzy. Natalia is really willing to help though.