Reviews of professor Jamie Root

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really like Professor Root! He made French so much fun for us. I was intimidated by the first class since it was totally taught in French and I came in with zero French knowledge. But thanks to Professor Root, I am getting interested and interested in French! He explained everything super clearly! He is super chill!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't take if you're not ready for mountains of homework and strict rules about late submissions, but he's a nice guy overall. If you don't care about phonetics you won't pass, I only did bc it was online.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor is really approachable and helpful. He was good at picking up on which concepts students were struggling with so he spent more time on those topics which was helpful. I also appreciated the review lessons he did before exams. He also gave extra credit once. Overall a caring professor and he made French not intimidating :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really nice professor. You need to take time to study outside of lecture for exams and quizzes, but other than that, his lectures are pretty interesting and fun.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Jamie is a good prof and knows what's he talking about but is a STRICT grader on every single assignment/quiz/presentation. He's a stickler for the rules, and isn't lenient with attendance. I had never gotten below an A in a French class before, so unless you absolutely love the topic, don't risk getting a bad grade in what should be an easy class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Root is a wonderful instructor and just an awesome person. Having a good teacher that you like makes such a tremendous difference, and I'm so glad that I got him. He's very friendly, approachable and built a very close, friendly classroom environment for everyone. Class is very enjoyable, and I really hope I can get him again! Highly reccomend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is the BEST professor I have ever had. He is so considerate of his students, is passionate about teaching, and is very patient. He is very attentive and lenient when it comes to pushing back exams/essay due dates. His laid-back personality makes him approachable, and he goes above and beyond to make sure everyone understands the material.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He grades down to the hundredth and tried to assign work over the mandated Spring Break day fully knowing when it was. Ridiculous amount of work and doesnt seem to take into account at all that online class in a global pandemic is nowhere near as easy as in person. Hes also annoying.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Not the best professor, but it's a great class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
For me, the phonetics course isn't really challenging at all, but I do think it helps improve my pronunciation and general knowledge of French and English phonetics. I would recommend this class if you are really into phonetics.