Self-evaluation

1. Have you learned more than you had expected in this course?

Yes. Although I wasn’t very surprised by the official material covered in the course, I loved learning slang, expressions, and words that are used in Spain but aren’t typically covered in a classroom setting.

2. Did you prepare effectively for class (completed the Connect assignments, read the lesson contents before class, go to office hours)?

For the most part, I did. I had trouble remembering to do the Accion assignments, I will admit.

3. How did you find the exams (e.g. challenging, interesting, fair, etc.)?

I thought the exams were fair. Some were not as challenging as others, but it was a fair assessment of one’s knowledge of the course material.

4. How did you find the compositions (e.g. challenging, useful, relevant, etc.)? \

The compositions were neither here nor there.

5. Did the “connect” assignments really help you?

The connect assignments were helpful in that they made it easier to learn the vocabulary; however some assignments regarding grammar and structure were just repetitive and unhelpful.

 6. Based on your performance throughout the semester and on everything that you have experienced in this course (e.g. in-class activities, homework, etc.), how much has your Spanish improved? How could you have improved more (think about what you could have done to do better)?

I am somewhat familiar with many of the topics we covered in this course, but the real benefit for me was speaking every day in Spanish and listening to others do the same. In my prior Spanish classes in high school, we never spoke Spanish for the entire class. I could have improved more if I memorized the vocabulary faster.