Reviews of professor Kathryn Bastin

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a brilliant professor and such a nice person! Adores her students and is a very talented teacher.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Makes you work out of the text book for homework, wouldn't be so bad if she actually taught it in class, all she does is random sentences about celebs that kinda match what we're talking about. Weekly recorded convos with random partners, you don't learn what you're talking about so they're a waste of time. Entry level class, only speaks French.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She will only speak French in class and speaking or asking questions in English can be penalized. The homework she assigns takes up multiple hours on a daily basis. Just goes through powerpoints with celebrities on them. Our class just flew threw all of the lessons.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
While she seems nice at first, she is not. Such a harsh grader does not care if anyone understands what she's teaching, or if many students are doing badly. Also never answers emails on time, which makes it even harder to do good in the class. She picks favorites, and if you're not one of them you're screwed.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
My biggest gripe with this class was the cost of the textbook. $350 for an online textbook and access to the website. The class can be tough for beginners, especially with the workload, but if you get into a routine and practice, it gets a lot easier. Bastin is very kind, and forgiving in grading, but it can be tough staying on top of everything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Bastin is one of the most understanding, kindest teachers here! She wants you to pass and will do anything in her abilities to help you learn and understand French. She creates study guides for the students before the tests and always reviews them. We are required to do mini exposes, but they are fun! She is also very respectful.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Bastin is a very sweet and caring professor. The course load she's required to teach is WAY too much for one semester. the class moves very fast and if you're not on top of you're assignments, it's very easy to get behind. She understands this is a course that you need to graduate and tries her best to work with each student for them to succeed

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Does not teach in class. Very inconsiderate. Required an off-campus trip (students had to pay for a museum tour). Students either had to pay to go across city during their own free time or go during normal class time via carpool with other students. If you didn't have the money to go yourself you had to miss your classes before and after that one.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tough grader and gives you lots of work but really cares about her students and is so willing to help you! If you work with her, she will work with you.