Reviews of professor Melanie Bowman

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Just no, awful teacher and goes way to fast.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Bowman expects a lot from you and encourages you to speak in French at all times during class. This is very difficult for some students, like myself. Take her only if you are confident in your French-speaking and writing skills. Plus the textbook is ridiculously expensive.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Bowman is very nice. She is a great person and does want to help you if you ask (office hours or email). She sticks to the 80-90% rule to speak in French which can me very hard. The class itself and the work needs to be done and studied, even if you have a natural ability to pick up languages fairly well, you'll still need to read and study.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Admittedly positive and upbeat, it all goes downhill from there. Ludicrously difficult unless you specialize in the language. Expect nightly homework, hard tests, and timed paragraph writing. Speaking in English is frowned upon even in times of struggle. Avoid unless required to take because of credits.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is not a walkover. You actually have to learn French. But Dr. Bowman is helpful. She could be a little less old-school, but I kind of like that she doesn't pander. If you want to learn French, this will help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She expects you to know french in beginning level class, if her computer doesnt work, she blames it on you. she is rude, Do not take her for your mental health

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is a challenging class. With a little effort to make it more pleasant for the students, it could be good.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Because it was the first time doing online and being in person, the class was kind of difficult. She tried making us do a lot of group activities through zoom which was pretty hard. Participation matters in this class and she doesn't like when you use English. But overall if you study for tests and do the homework then you should be fine!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Shes very friendly and tries to make the best of the class. Unless you read the textbook and are fairly good in French, shes not a good professor. She expects students to be speaking full French, even in 101(110) class. If i didnt need  these French credits i would drop this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've had almost a year break between French classes so my knowledge is limited. She expects you to know full French in class & speak it too, & does not give feedback during class or on the work. Her method of teaching is sink or swim & most of the class is floundering! She also expects you to learn through ALOT of worksheets Reconsider taking her.