What follows is data about the classes that I have taught at Rice. A complete set of the evaluations is available here on a PDF format.
FREN 102 ELEMENTARY FRENCH, RICE UNIVERSITY, FALL 2011
Selected Students Comments
“I really enjoyed class with Adriana. She clearly made an effort to connect the vocabulary/grammar with relatable things. She makes sentence examples in powerpoint with attractive people, which is always welcome. She really wants you to learn the material, and she is very happy to clarify questions. Grammar/pronunciation mistakes are common in this class, and she doesn’t mind. Great instructor in a good class!”
“Every class is filled with knowledge as well as fun. I can learn things in a pressure-free way.”
“So incredibly friendly! Presented material clearly and truly cared about us trying to learn the language better.”
“Adriana was a great teacher. She always did her best to include everyone in speaking and participation, which really contributed to us learning a lot”
“Proff. Umana was extremely involved in class. She enjoyed doing off-the-wall type of activities to get everybody up and practicing their french. She did tend to hold class too long every day, but I don’t think that anybody minded. We were all very into what we were doing.”
“Really good language teacher.”
“Classes were engaging and fun and all students had the opportunity to practice speaking their French. Assignments were useful and helped better learn the language.”
“I really enjoyed this class. I feel like my speaking skills improved a lot, and even though it took a couple of weeks to remember all of the things I forgot over the summer from 101, I learned a lot.”
