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Anna Grabovac LING311 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2023	Dr. Grabovac is a knowledgeable teacher. She clearly has a solid understanding of modern syntax, but her teaching style can be dry and monotonous. The class involved a lot of group interaction which was fun but didn't help us learn much. She is relatively new to teaching and did improve a lot after midsemester reviews, which is a good sign for people taking this in the future - ultimately a very nice and reachable professor, just not a stellar lecturer.
Tonia Bleam LING311 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2022	Definitely one of the best professors I've had at UMD. She teaches the material in a very engaging manner, and she is very responsive to students' concerns. She makes sure you get the foundations of syntax down before building on them. She also seems to genuinely care about her students. One thing to keep in mind though is that there is a lot of homework for this class, but doing it does help you internalize the material.
Tonia Bleam LING311 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/07/2020	Dr. Bleam is an amazing and very down-to-earth person. She keeps class interesting and is accepting to a lot of different ways of doing things.
Tonia Bleam LING311 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/19/2017	I love this course and love this professor. Her teaching style is incredibly helpful and interesting and the assignments she gives really supplement my learning instead of making me feel like I'm wasting my time.
Tonia Bleam LING311 Expecting an A ShellHypothesis 11/19/2017	Dr. Bleam is terrific. I have no criticisms (incredibly rare for me, even for professors I really like). She’s extremely friendly, she’s very good at explaining things, she’s helpful in office hours, her tests are very fair, and she’s incredibly organized. Easily the best professor I’ve had at UMD.
Tonia Bleam LING311 Anonymous 05/13/2009	I like her but she makes things sound harder than they actually are.