Reviews of professor Maria Barrios-Leblanc

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Quite a character! Way too fast-paced for learning a language. Would cram an entire chapter into one lecture and I wouldn't retain anything. Never offered office hours. I'm not even sure if she has any and where her office is! She contradicted the textbook often even though she wrote it. She's funny and nice and gives extra credit at least.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I LOVE TITA JOI! She was so nice and silly throughout the semester. I only took her as a seminar class, but she was always so lively and understanding. As a Filipina on campus, I felt as though she was one of the only Filipino teachers here I could rely on and relate to. You should definitely take any class with her! :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very engaging and kind professor! Great reading selections in the syllabus for the class and it's very obvious she cares about what she teaches which makes the class feel more engaging. Just an overall a great class to take! The only assignments are 2-3 pg papers that are due before the end of the semester with 1 group project.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Just a really great and easy seminar class overall! Class was graded on 6 short papers throughout the semester (with 2 of them allowed to be poems), your attendance, and an easy group project. Prof. Barrios-Leblanc is super welcoming, and I looked forward to this seminar every week.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
You are assigned weekly papers that aren't intense at all since they're only 1-2 pages. No final exam, just an easy final paper. Maria is super adorable and sweet! She makes attendance worth it. Definitely a good class to take if you need a GPA boost and learn something interesting.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Tita Joi (that's how she likes to be referred as) is such a gem. Little to no homework, opportunity for quiz and test retakes, and responsive to questions. Also a very funny personality and an easy A. Sign up if you can, it supports filipino language courses and boosts your gpa with little effort!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I love Tita Joi!! I'm a heritage learner but you don't have to be Filipino to do well in her introductory class. I love the energy she brings to every class. I've been trying to teach myself Tagalog for a while but Tita Joi explains everything much more clearly :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Tita Joi is an amazing professor with a great sense of humor. Her lectures were enlightening, and I appreciated the thought put into the class as demonstrated in lecture and the creative works she selected for us to read in class. Tita Joi was a joy to have as a professor!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I love Tita Joi! I took her seminar on Filipina Writers & it was such a beautiful experience that made me feel much more connected to my culture & its history. We only had to do 6 papers, due anytime before the semester's end, & one small presentation. Tita Joi always brought so much passion & spirit to discussions. Highly recommend taking her!