Reviews of professor Josiane Banini

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Banini is the least understanding teacher I've ever had. If there is some way you can take another professor DO IT. She is unaccomadating and will not help you in any way shape or form. Her rules are stringent and she will make the semester as hard for you as she can. Also hard to understand and will not go to bat for you. Terrible

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's such a great professor and makes the class enjoyable. She makes this grammar-based class easy and understandable! I'd love to take her again given the chance.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
No. Do not take her. The usual material/ set up for a language class taught by TA. I found her a bit rude and would get upset with students if there was background noise that was out of their control in the zoom. She once got upset a students fire alarm went off in their complex, another students dog barking, someone mowing the lawn etc. (SP'21)

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Josie was a great professor. She's a native French speaker, so sometimes she forgets to explain things (like grammar) in English, unless you ask. Participation MATTERS; you have to speak every day to get credit. But Josie is hilarious and really made learning French fun. Highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't let the bad reviews scare you! I learned more in her class than I did in both high school and previous college semesters combined. There is a lot of homework, but if you actually do it, it helps a lot. She will call on you and make you participate but she's never mean if you get the answers wrong. 10/10 recommend French 3 is just a hard class

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She was amazing, though if you are shy, you will not like her. She will call you out and try to make you participate. Her accent isn't heavy, very understandable. The one thing I can say negative against her is that she doesn't know what is covered in the assigned homework. She also isn't afraid to interrupt and correct you, I don't see that as bad

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Banini is strict and expects you to learn French. She will not reconsider deadlines but does drop the lowest assignment in certain categories. Once you build with rapport with her she is much more understanding and will go to bat for you with the graduate professor. Do not get on her bad side and make sure you answer a question every class.