The best parts of this course were the professor’s enthusiasm, her excellent teaching methods, and her concern for the students. The small class size allowed for a lot of individual attention and helped students improve their speaking skil s. The negative aspects included tedious homework that was not always useful and that the professor spoke very fast. Students suggested making the exams correlate better to what was taught in class. Students should know that the course is overwhelming at first, but is worthwhile. You will learn a lot and be prepared for the DELE exam.

Students praised the course for its overview of German philosophy, which affected the way students thought about life. Issues with the course included a complaint from students that the course had a heavy workload, and other students saying the requirement to read a book a week was too much. Suggestions for improvement included wishing the course met more frequently in order to discuss readings. Others wished the course cut down on the number of readings so students could focus more on the ones that remained. Prospective students should know that no prior experience with philosophy was necessary for success in the course. Students did find the course had a heavy workload but multiple students thought the course was intellectual y chal enging enough to make it worthwhile.