Professor
Maria Brier
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2025 - Firstly, Maria and Cisca Brier are the same person. Just btw. Secondly, this class was great. Idk what the low rating is about. I suppose the class has changed a lot since the other review was written in 2017, because there were two very simple exams and no group projects. It's mostly vocabulary memorization, which is not too hard as there are a lot of cognates in Dutch. It's a very similar language to English. Cisca is understanding of difficulties one might have and isn't a harsh grader. It's a nice little class. Note though that she does not record lectures and they are fairly interactive. Plus, a good chunk of the final grade is attendance.
Fall 2025 - Firstly, Maria and Cisca Brier are the same person. Just btw. Secondly, this class was great. Idk what the low rating is about. I suppose the class has changed a lot since the other review was written in 2017, because there were two very simple exams and no group projects. It's mostly vocabulary memorization, which is not too hard as there are a lot of cognates in Dutch. It's a very similar language to English. Cisca is understanding of difficulties one might have and isn't a harsh grader. It's a nice little class. Note though that she does not record lectures and they are fairly interactive. Plus, a good chunk of the final grade is attendance.