Reviews of professor Maziar Valamotamed

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ostad is absolutely amazing. Whether you have previous Persian experience or not, Ostad is extremely welcoming and will make sure you have the speaking level necessary. Additionally, he is a very fair grader and will be a great resource for scholarships/study abroad opportunities. I can not recommend him enough - my best prof at GW!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Wow. This man is so entertaining. He is a fine teacher but sometimes expects too much from his students. Overall he is really good though. As long as you seem like you're trying you'll do well. It doesn't hurt to be interested in the subject.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ostad is my favorite GW professor by a landslide. He cares deeply about each student's success, no matter their skill level, and keeps everyone engaged in class. Grades are highly participation-based and not published until the final transcript is released (just ask). Excited for the rest of the Farsi Program with Ostad!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
After taking three years of Persian, Professor Valamotamed is by far my favorite professor at GW. He is very understanding that students come from different backgrounds and experiences with Farsi and grades fairly. If you are at all considering taking Persian you should definitely try his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I've had Ostad for the past few years and after concluding the program, I can speak to how amazing of a professor and person he is. He genuinely cares for each of his students' success and will go far to accommodate them. He is more than a professor, he is a mentor. I recommend him a hundred times over, as his courses made my education worth it.