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Maria Herrera Arvay SPAN361 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/25/2024	Herrera Arvay is a great teacher. She makes sure every student understands the concepts and allows for students to make appointments or come to her office hours if they miss class so they can understand the lessons. She is the best example of caring about the student rather than the grade. Classes are always fun. Would 100% recommend.
Eyda Merediz SPAN361 Anonymous 10/09/2024	If this were the first Spanish class I took for my minor, I would have dropped the minor altogether. There is an extensive amount of readings to do per week, which just isn't realistic sometimes. Prof. Merediz does not provide structure to her class at all; she just talks about the readings we do and goes off on tangents making it difficult to determine what material is important. The material is very dense, and learning it for the first time and being expected to remember the names of every Native American God and the periods' different rulers reigned can be extremely difficult while also trying to gain a basic grasp of the difficult readings. She also does not provide any guidance when it comes to grading. For example, I got a 65% on an essay homework assignment but did everything the instructions asked me to do. I am usually a good student and have earned a 4.0 GPA in my past three semesters at UMD, but this will be the class to tank my GPA. I am only taking it because it is required for my minor, otherwise I would advise against it.
Eyda Merediz SPAN361 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/30/2022	Great professor, but the readings can really pile up during the week. You can't survive by just skimming the material - you really need to understand and pick apart the text to do well. Hence this isn't a class you can skip readings for and expect to do well. Throughout the semester she made accommodations for us (canceling a quiz on Latin American capital cities, extending an essay deadline). She is a good professor and doesn't pick on you to answer if she senses that you don't want to participate. Overall had a really good time in this class.
Ginette Eldredge SPAN361 Anonymous 01/29/2022	So she's insane. Like actually built different. She will make you work your tail off for 15 weeks straight. Not only should you be prepared to spend 10-15 hours a week doing the ridiculously long readings and essay questions, but the material is unfamiliar and hard to grasp. This class is the reason why I didn't sleep for a semester. DO NOT TAKE!!
Ginette Eldredge SPAN361 Anonymous 12/09/2021	She assigns so much work like its a 5 credit class. my grades in my major classes dropped because i was so focused on this class because she gave so much! ruined my gpa. do not take her.
Eyda Merediz SPAN361 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 11/05/2013	I like Eyda a lot. She is really funny, and incredibly intelligent and knowledgable. However, she expects a lot from her students, so you have to be prepared to put in work. Participation is 15% of our grade, so you need to read and come prepared. I've gone to her office hours twice now, and she has been very helpful and receptive to my questions/concerns. I would recommend her just because she's fun. But it's not an easy A. Class is sometimes a little hard to follow because she goes on tangents, and doesn't specify what information is most important. But it's still interesting, and I can feel my Spanish improving. Also, the study guide for the midterm gives you all the questions that might be on it, so you can prepare ahead of time. This is not to say the midterm was easy, but at least she told us what we were accountable for.
Eyda Merediz SPAN361 Anonymous 12/19/2011	She is knowledgeable and personable, however, does not provide structure to her classes. She does not write on the board, and goes off on tangents during her lectures, making it very difficult to ascertain what information is pertinent and should be on the tests. She includes very vague identifications for the test that do not pertain to the main themes of the course. Definitely pick a different professor in the department- like Demaria, over her.

Maria Herrera Arvay
SPAN361

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/25/2024

Herrera Arvay is a great teacher. She makes sure every student understands the concepts and allows for students to make appointments or come to her office hours if they miss class so they can understand the lessons. She is the best example of caring about the student rather than the grade. Classes are always fun. Would 100% recommend.

Eyda Merediz
SPAN361

Anonymous
10/09/2024

If this were the first Spanish class I took for my minor, I would have dropped the minor altogether. There is an extensive amount of readings to do per week, which just isn't realistic sometimes. Prof. Merediz does not provide structure to her class at all; she just talks about the readings we do and goes off on tangents making it difficult to determine what material is important. The material is very dense, and learning it for the first time and being expected to remember the names of every Native American God and the periods' different rulers reigned can be extremely difficult while also trying to gain a basic grasp of the difficult readings. She also does not provide any guidance when it comes to grading. For example, I got a 65% on an essay homework assignment but did everything the instructions asked me to do. I am usually a good student and have earned a 4.0 GPA in my past three semesters at UMD, but this will be the class to tank my GPA. I am only taking it because it is required for my minor, otherwise I would advise against it.

Eyda Merediz
SPAN361

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/30/2022

Great professor, but the readings can really pile up during the week. You can't survive by just skimming the material - you really need to understand and pick apart the text to do well. Hence this isn't a class you can skip readings for and expect to do well. Throughout the semester she made accommodations for us (canceling a quiz on Latin American capital cities, extending an essay deadline). She is a good professor and doesn't pick on you to answer if she senses that you don't want to participate. Overall had a really good time in this class.

Ginette Eldredge
SPAN361

Anonymous
01/29/2022

So she's insane. Like actually built different. She will make you work your tail off for 15 weeks straight. Not only should you be prepared to spend 10-15 hours a week doing the ridiculously long readings and essay questions, but the material is unfamiliar and hard to grasp. This class is the reason why I didn't sleep for a semester. DO NOT TAKE!!

Ginette Eldredge
SPAN361

Anonymous
12/09/2021

She assigns so much work like its a 5 credit class. my grades in my major classes dropped because i was so focused on this class because she gave so much! ruined my gpa. do not take her.

Eyda Merediz
SPAN361

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
11/05/2013

I like Eyda a lot. She is really funny, and incredibly intelligent and knowledgable. However, she expects a lot from her students, so you have to be prepared to put in work. Participation is 15% of our grade, so you need to read and come prepared. I've gone to her office hours twice now, and she has been very helpful and receptive to my questions/concerns. I would recommend her just because she's fun. But it's not an easy A. Class is sometimes a little hard to follow because she goes on tangents, and doesn't specify what information is most important. But it's still interesting, and I can feel my Spanish improving. Also, the study guide for the midterm gives you all the questions that might be on it, so you can prepare ahead of time. This is not to say the midterm was easy, but at least she told us what we were accountable for.

Eyda Merediz
SPAN361

Anonymous
12/19/2011

She is knowledgeable and personable, however, does not provide structure to her classes. She does not write on the board, and goes off on tangents during her lectures, making it very difficult to ascertain what information is pertinent and should be on the tests. She includes very vague identifications for the test that do not pertain to the main themes of the course. Definitely pick a different professor in the department- like Demaria, over her.

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