Reviews of professor Marcela Garza

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Marcela was a good choice for Spanish. Sometimes can be scattered, and does take long to grade work, but she is very good at listening to questions/helping in any way possible. She is young and relatable and an overall nice person and enjoyable to be around. Attendance is mandatory and you can only miss 3 classes before it affects your grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Spanish 4090 where she was the TA as well, I can tell she really gets annoyed when people are on their phone or doing other work while in class. If you stay on task she leaves you alone and is actually really helpful. I met with her outside of class to get feedback on my essays and she was more than willing to work with me.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ms. Garza... Ended up with an A but if you have actually never taken Spanish before DO NOT get Garza. She does not know how to teach. She takes forever to grade and class is really a waste of time. She is a nice person though and can be relatable at times but if you have not taken Spanish before she is not the teacher you want.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is one of the worse teachers I have ever had. She is terrible at responding to emails, doesn't know what is going on, and shows clear bias towards certain students. For our final, she told us it was going to be on everything from the midterm to the end of the semester, and then the day of sent us an email saying the final was cumulative.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took her class a few semesters ago, my review got deleted but I came back to emphasize do NOT take this prof unless you are very comfortable with the language already. She's incredibly strict with her rules and unnecessarily penalizes. She falsely accused me of cheating and wasn't willing to accept my DRC accommodations for learning disabilities.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I believe that my Spanish improved immensely due to taking this course. Marcela is a great professor and is very dedicated to helping her students succeed in the language.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Marcela is very relaxed and a good Spanish teacher. I learned a lot from the class and would recommend taking her over other language professors. However, it is pathetic how slow she grades. It took over 6 weeks to get our midterms back among other assignments. Other than that she is really cool, personable, and fun to be around.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ms. Garza was a great teacher. I've never taken Spanish before and she can tell that it's not easy. She always cracks jokes too which is fun. Made Spanish class easy to go to. I recommend her class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not great, not terrible. My Spanish speaking skills were bad, but as long as you try, you'll be fine & she never made me feel dumb. Participation is 15% so talk! Either answer 1 question a class, or when you speak, do it in long responses. Do the readings bc often you'll get put into random groups & have to explain your interpretation to the class.