Reviews of professor Laura Callahan

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She really cares about her students. Fostered a great environment where all students felt their voice could be heard and are not afraid to practice in front of the classroom. My favorite SPN professor so far!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
SPAN 176- Do not take this class unless you are ready to be bored and attacked. She is very passive-aggressive. She will tell all her students she can't hear them. Also, she is a really pushy teacher and will not stop asking until she gets the answer she wants, even when it makes no sense. Furthermore, we learned nothing about diversity.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Callahan is fantastic at what she does. I took her for 1130, and if you're looking for a teacher who is willing to work with you, this is her. Participation is important, but 90% of the work we had to submit was online, so in class it was mostly group work and listening comprehension. Amazing professor, 10/10, really funny, would take again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class concepts are difficult but if you work hard you can definitely get an A. Callahan is very accessible and will meet with you any time to help if you need it. The exams are online; she provides practice exams and lots of extra help. It's obvious that Prof. Callahan is passionate about Spanish and really cares about her students!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very average professor. Be expected to not actually learn anything about the Spanish language. Class time is often wasted by meaningless activities that are not related to midterm or homework. My learning was not advanced at all and Professor Callahan made me feel very apathetic. Would not recommend.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pretty easy class with very little homework. Prof Callahan is very kind, but has an odd teaching style. Asks a lot of super broad questions and isn't great at explaining concepts. I wouldn't take this course if you're hoping to understand anything about the subject.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think that Professor Callahan has good intentions, she is not very helpful. She is not a tough grader but she is very bad at explaining concepts. She asks very confusing and pointless questions to her students which does not help out learning process at all. She doesn't answer your questions very well, which usually leaves you feeling confused.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Textbook assignments are online and it was a flipped classroom. Class was more discussion based about what we had learned. I loved learning about different cultures and traditions through the short films. There are lots of opportunities to engage with the community and practice Spanish outside of the classroom as well! Exams were kind of difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Profesora Callahan is honestly the best professor I have had. She is very personable, funny, and I have learned so much just by having simple conversations with her. She is very understanding and made learning Spanish fun and interesting. Great teacher overall.