Professor
Daria Bahtina
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Fall 2019 - Professor Daria is extremely helpful and caring for her students. For each lecture, she provides detailed notes and great lecture slides, and the assigned reading that comes along with each lecture is also very interesting. She makes the concept easily digestible by using relatable examples and she answers any questions carefully to avoid any confusions student might have. The final project is also very interesting, although it is a group project, professor Daria gives a lot of time in discussions to allow students to work on them and constantly provide guidance on the project. Professor Daria is also approachable outside of class, she makes her schedule flexible according to students' needs. One time before the finals, the professor arranged a meet-up with me outside of her regular office hours and went through my questions one by one thoroughly until I understood, and I was really touched by her. I highly recommend taking this class with her!
Fall 2019 - Professor Daria is extremely helpful and caring for her students. For each lecture, she provides detailed notes and great lecture slides, and the assigned reading that comes along with each lecture is also very interesting. She makes the concept easily digestible by using relatable examples and she answers any questions carefully to avoid any confusions student might have. The final project is also very interesting, although it is a group project, professor Daria gives a lot of time in discussions to allow students to work on them and constantly provide guidance on the project. Professor Daria is also approachable outside of class, she makes her schedule flexible according to students' needs. One time before the finals, the professor arranged a meet-up with me outside of her regular office hours and went through my questions one by one thoroughly until I understood, and I was really touched by her. I highly recommend taking this class with her!
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Fall 2019 - Can't find the review page for her Ling M7, I'll just write it here: I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CLASS TO ANYONE, THIS CLASS HONESTLY GAVE ME SO MUCH PAIN AND ANXIETY. Most people taking this class are just trying to fulfill their GE req, but Prof Bahtina thinks everyone is linguistics genius or sth, so she made the material really challenging for us. If it wasn't for the curve, I probably would have got a B+, but just because the entire class was doing so poorly, I got round up to an A+ ...? This class killed my interest for linguistics lol
Fall 2019 - Can't find the review page for her Ling M7, I'll just write it here: I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CLASS TO ANYONE, THIS CLASS HONESTLY GAVE ME SO MUCH PAIN AND ANXIETY. Most people taking this class are just trying to fulfill their GE req, but Prof Bahtina thinks everyone is linguistics genius or sth, so she made the material really challenging for us. If it wasn't for the curve, I probably would have got a B+, but just because the entire class was doing so poorly, I got round up to an A+ ...? This class killed my interest for linguistics lol
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Spring 2020 - I enrolled this class mostly because it was a GE and WII, and by gosh is it difficult to get into. That being said, I'm really glad I took this class with Dr. Bahtina because I've learned more than I would ever think about learning and teaching language. Dr. Bahtina tries really hard to make sure we are learning practical things, and so this class is really helpful if you want to teach language either in the short or long term. That being said, I wouldn't classify this class as an easy A. Your grade depends on 3 total writing assignments (split up into drafts, so technically 6), weekly journal assignments, peer reviews, a classroom observation (basically just attend a language class and take notes), and participation (+ you get 1% extra credit for using the UWC). The first two writing assignments make up 15% of your grade each, with the final paper being 25%. You can basically get 100% on the peer reviews, journal assignments, and in participation as long as you try to speak in class a couple of times each session. As someone who usually is uncomfortable with speaking in class, I felt like Dr. Bahtina made the environment extremely conducive to participation for students, and I had a really great time in this class. While the content itself isn't insanely hard, there is a fair bit of work associated with the class. But, as long as you stay diligent and go into office hours and utilize feedback from your rough drafts, you should still end up with a good grade.
Spring 2020 - I enrolled this class mostly because it was a GE and WII, and by gosh is it difficult to get into. That being said, I'm really glad I took this class with Dr. Bahtina because I've learned more than I would ever think about learning and teaching language. Dr. Bahtina tries really hard to make sure we are learning practical things, and so this class is really helpful if you want to teach language either in the short or long term. That being said, I wouldn't classify this class as an easy A. Your grade depends on 3 total writing assignments (split up into drafts, so technically 6), weekly journal assignments, peer reviews, a classroom observation (basically just attend a language class and take notes), and participation (+ you get 1% extra credit for using the UWC). The first two writing assignments make up 15% of your grade each, with the final paper being 25%. You can basically get 100% on the peer reviews, journal assignments, and in participation as long as you try to speak in class a couple of times each session. As someone who usually is uncomfortable with speaking in class, I felt like Dr. Bahtina made the environment extremely conducive to participation for students, and I had a really great time in this class. While the content itself isn't insanely hard, there is a fair bit of work associated with the class. But, as long as you stay diligent and go into office hours and utilize feedback from your rough drafts, you should still end up with a good grade.
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Winter 2023 - Dr. Bahtina is an awesome professor who really knows her craft. The lectures and readings are pretty dense with information and can feel a bit overwhelming. With that said, Dr. Bahtina is there for her students all the time and provides a lot of recourse for any issues that may arise while learning. The group projects are probably the toughest part of the class because they entail the most work and communication among your peers more than any other element of the class. If you attend class, do what is required, and engage in the material, you'll do well. We're lucky to have her here at UCLA.
Winter 2023 - Dr. Bahtina is an awesome professor who really knows her craft. The lectures and readings are pretty dense with information and can feel a bit overwhelming. With that said, Dr. Bahtina is there for her students all the time and provides a lot of recourse for any issues that may arise while learning. The group projects are probably the toughest part of the class because they entail the most work and communication among your peers more than any other element of the class. If you attend class, do what is required, and engage in the material, you'll do well. We're lucky to have her here at UCLA.
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Spring 2020 - DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU AREN'T VERY FLUENT IN A LANGUAGE!!! I really loved having Professor Daria. She not only was super sweet but also a great professor. It is a lot of busy work, but it's super simple. Considering the situation of this quarter, she made it super enjoyable and I would definitely recommend taking a class with her. There were weekly assignments that didn't take long, an essay where you had to analyze a text that was translated from one language into english, another essay where you had to analyze subtitles in a language translated into english and a big group project where you have to interview people. It was a lot of busy work, but it wasn't hard. I recommend taking this class only if you are fluent in a language because it requires a lot of analyzing. Overall great class and not super hard. I totally recommend it as an elective for Ling majors and also having her as a professor!
Spring 2020 - DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU AREN'T VERY FLUENT IN A LANGUAGE!!! I really loved having Professor Daria. She not only was super sweet but also a great professor. It is a lot of busy work, but it's super simple. Considering the situation of this quarter, she made it super enjoyable and I would definitely recommend taking a class with her. There were weekly assignments that didn't take long, an essay where you had to analyze a text that was translated from one language into english, another essay where you had to analyze subtitles in a language translated into english and a big group project where you have to interview people. It was a lot of busy work, but it wasn't hard. I recommend taking this class only if you are fluent in a language because it requires a lot of analyzing. Overall great class and not super hard. I totally recommend it as an elective for Ling majors and also having her as a professor!
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