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Stefania Amodeo
ITAL211 Anonymous 12/05/2010 |
If Amodeo wasn't my teacher, I would love her. She is goofy and funny and exactly what the other review said, a "crazy Italian grandmother." But as a teacher, she is frustrating. She never says what she wants out of us, she just wants us to talk constantly about cities in Italy. I feel like I learned a lot about the historical monuments in Italy this semester but my speaking in Italian, the whole point of 211, didn't really improve at all. And when we have to talk in front of the rest of the class, she makes everyone critique you and points out everything you did wrong, which is nerve-wracking. The final is a half-hour conversation with just her, which I am actually looking forward to because I will do better speaking with just her than standing in front of the whole class and it will help my grade. Honestly, considering how little I speak out in class, she probably thinks I'm an idiot. |
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Stefania Amodeo
ITAL203 vbury 02/25/2009 |
I give Amodeo a conditional 3 stars, because my situation is different from most others. I went on her study abroad in Genoa (where she's originally from) in January 2008, and then took this class Spring 2008, so she got to know me personally. I also live in the Italian cluster of the Language House, for which she is the Faculty Mentor, so you could say I'm one of her favorites. She is your typical crazy Italian grandmother: a funny and great person to know and be around, but could be better at teaching. For example, 203 is the second semester grammar course. Her lesson structure is nearly non-existant, and often flies by the wind. She expects students to do too much work, and does not realize the students' comprehension of Italian is much much lower than what she thinks it is. At times she seems to forget we all take other classes. That being said, if you are passionate about learning Italian, she'll like you, and you'll do fine. If you're only taking this class because of a requirement, I would find someone else. |