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Lutf Alkebsi
ARAB104 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/26/2023 |
obligatory review since the last review was over a decade ago at this point, but Lutf is genuinely one of the most caring college professors I've ever had. there was never a point in class where I didn't feel like he wanted us to learn the Arabic language, and he ensured that the 2 hour classes (which never felt like 2 hours btw) we had were full of Arabic practice, which is hard to come by outside of class time. this was honestly the first class where I was more concerned about learning than the grade that I got in the class (which he was also lenient with as long as you show genuine effort). for reference, I came into ARAB104 only knowing the alphabet and how to write/connect the letters together, but that was it. if you have to choose between ustadha Samah or ustadh Lutf, you can't go wrong either way |
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Lutf Alkebsi
Expecting an A Anonymous 11/02/2011 |
I have had Lutf for two classes and there are a few things that are consistent in his teaching methods. 1. His expectations are not realistic. He expects non-native speakers to perform like native speakers and his is a very hard grader, (leaves no room for student growth). He requires a lot but does not give ample amount of time to do quality work. 2. He will change his lesson plan at the drop of a dime. He is very random with his teaching techniques, and there is no clear direction of what is to be achieved in the class. 3. His instruction are very unclear, there were some cases where he didn’t even know what he assigned in the last class. 4. For the content courses, his tests are completely unrelated to the topic. His test seem to be a gauge of how fast you can read and write, with very little emphasis on the content that was discussed in the class, his test are more like proficiency exams. 5. He is totally irresponsive to emails. Warning if you struggle with Arabic this is not the class for you. |