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Maarten van Delden
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Spring 2025 - I was going to drop this class because the final was 50% and I had no prior knowledge in Latin American culture whatsoever, but I stayed because the course content was genuinely interesting, and the exams turned out to not be that hard, just go to lectures or listen to the recordings and you'd be fine. The professor is so kind and tries to remember everyone's names, I actually feel bad that not a lot of people show up. There were a lot of readings, but you don't have to do all of them because you could choose two out of four/five questions on the midterm and final, so you basically only need to do four weeks of reading.
Spring 2025 - I was going to drop this class because the final was 50% and I had no prior knowledge in Latin American culture whatsoever, but I stayed because the course content was genuinely interesting, and the exams turned out to not be that hard, just go to lectures or listen to the recordings and you'd be fine. The professor is so kind and tries to remember everyone's names, I actually feel bad that not a lot of people show up. There were a lot of readings, but you don't have to do all of them because you could choose two out of four/five questions on the midterm and final, so you basically only need to do four weeks of reading.
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Winter 2023 - I took SPAN 120 with Professor Van Delden in the Winter of 2023 in person. SPAN 120 has probably been one of my favorite upper-division Spanish courses I've taken at UCLA so far. Professor Van Delden is an amazing lecturer, he can at times be a little boring however you can tell he is very passionate about the material. Not only this, but he is very kind, and he made sure to memorize everyone's names. This course consisted of weekly quizzes on readings assigned to you the week prior and 3 essays. The coursework is not bad at all, simply pay attention during lectures and make sure to participate in your discussion section. I would take a course with Professor Van Delden again, he is funny at times and the stories he shares about his journey to becoming a professor are very interesting.
Winter 2023 - I took SPAN 120 with Professor Van Delden in the Winter of 2023 in person. SPAN 120 has probably been one of my favorite upper-division Spanish courses I've taken at UCLA so far. Professor Van Delden is an amazing lecturer, he can at times be a little boring however you can tell he is very passionate about the material. Not only this, but he is very kind, and he made sure to memorize everyone's names. This course consisted of weekly quizzes on readings assigned to you the week prior and 3 essays. The coursework is not bad at all, simply pay attention during lectures and make sure to participate in your discussion section. I would take a course with Professor Van Delden again, he is funny at times and the stories he shares about his journey to becoming a professor are very interesting.
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Winter 2020 - Very sweet man and a great professor. He was very understanding and always took the time to hear our concerns/ opinions. His weekly quizzes will most definitely not be missed. I sort of expected this class to be different, such as reading memoirs, poems, songs, or letters from people of the revolution, and, instead, it was simply dedicated to reading around 4 books about the time period. Overall, it was an interesting class and I would recommend it.
Winter 2020 - Very sweet man and a great professor. He was very understanding and always took the time to hear our concerns/ opinions. His weekly quizzes will most definitely not be missed. I sort of expected this class to be different, such as reading memoirs, poems, songs, or letters from people of the revolution, and, instead, it was simply dedicated to reading around 4 books about the time period. Overall, it was an interesting class and I would recommend it.
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