Reviews of professor Carmen Moreno-Diaz

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really caring professor, takes time to check in with us in this crazy time. Class and homework are easy, very discussion/immersion based, but participate and she'll love you. Tests are fairly frequent, but very doable once you figure out what she wants, which she is fairly clear on. Don't buy the extra grammar books, you don't need them for class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Moreno-Diaz was a good intro course to Spanish for St. Olaf. A lot of the course was stuff that I already knew, so it was an easy pass, so if you tested into 112 and had previously had span classes in high school it's an easy A

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Carmen comes off as very tough and intimidating at first, but she really cares about her students and just wants to see that you care about the class. She requires that we speak only in Spanish and grades all homework we do. Expect research projects, lots of presentation, and have a clear comprehension of the material. Online work was fine for me.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think Carmen is probably fine for the 111 and 112 courses, but for 231 she was not the best. Gave unannounced quizzes on grammar that were quite tough and was super nit picky in grading. Shes wonderful to talk to in office hours, but intimidating in class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
All exams are essays, which is difficult. Not much time was focused on grammar or vocab. She focused on texts. Use these texts in essays, presentations, projects, and everything else. She will love it. Overall, a very understanding professor that will be on your side if you put in the time and effort to succeed in her class. Exams were reasonable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I LOVED this class with her. The course was interesting and she did a really good job of teaching the material. I felt engaged in her class and comfortable/welcome to participate. She is extremely clear in what she expects and values her students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I found Señora Diaz to be kind of intimidating; she got a little frustrated when people weren't engaged in class. When we got sent home due to COVID mid semester, her online organization was kind of confusing but not too bad. She didn't really get the whole 'asynchronous' thing and would have things due during class time on 'asynchronous' days.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
What a trash professor like holy lord I'm warning you don't take her tough grader and pace of the class is even worse 2nd day she already expected you to speak and write in full Spanish.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Carmen is a strong professor. She does a good job developing students' Spanish while also exploring topics relevant to Spanish-speaking communities. She can appear intimidating but in reality she is very nice and caringjust give her a chance to warm up to you/your class. Carmen's grading is not too hard if you've had past Spanish class experiences