<p>Hey guys...I'm currently signed up for two classes that I need to decide between (or decide to keep both) and I'm wondering if any of you have either taken these classes or have heard about them or the professors that teach them. The first is "From Romanticism to Modernism:Literature and the Arts in 19th-Century Europe" and it's taught by Kafalenos. The second is "German Literature and the Modern Era" and it's taught by Tatlock. Any feedback regarding the courses themselves or the teachers would be AMAZING. Thank you so much!</p>
<p>I have not taken the courses before but WashU has an excellent system for evaluation of the professors.</p>
<p>I looked them up and it appears Kafalenos seems to be preferred by students more. But both scored excellently</p>
<p>Kafalenos
Lecture Class
Overall Evaluation: 6.86 of 7 (98%)
Instruction: 6.30 of 7 (90%)
Organization: 6.79 of 7 (97%)
Interaction with students: 6.58 of 7 (94%)</p>
<p>Lecture Class</p>
<p>7.00 / 7.00 Overall Evaluation (NOT instructor specific)
7.00 / 7.00 Give an overall rating of the instructor's teaching
7.00 / 7.00 Overall, how much did you learn in this course?
6.50 / 7.00 Would you recommend this course to another student?
5.83 / 7.00 How would you describe the workload in this course?
6.00 / 7.00 How would you describe the content of this course?
7.00 / 7.00 The course lived up to its description
6.83 / 7.00 Assigned work (readings, etc.) complemented lectures
6.67 / 7.00 Class time was used well
6.67 / 7.00 Topics were well organized
7.00 / 7.00 The instructor made the course interesting
6.33 / 7.00 Subject matter was explained clearly
5.17 / 7.00 Material was presented at an appropriate pace
6.83 / 7.00 The instructor was well prepared for class
6.50 / 7.00 Expectations were clearly explained
6.50 / 7.00 Grading procedures were fair
6.50 / 7.00 Instructor was concerned for students
6.40 / 7.00 Instructor was available for consultation outside of class
6.83 / 7.00 Instructor maintained positive environment in class</p>
<p>Tatlock
Seminar Class
Overall Evaluation: 6.09 of 7 (87%)
Instruction: 6.79 of 7 (97%)
Organization: 6.16 of 7 (88%)
Interaction with students: 6.72 of 7 (96%)</p>
<p>Seminar Class
6.17 / 7.00 Give an overall rating for the course
6.67 / 7.00 Give an overall rating of the instructor's teaching
5.83 / 7.00 Overall, how much did you learn in this course?
5.83 / 7.00 Would you recommend this course to another student?
5.00 / 7.00 How would you describe the workload in this course?
4.50 / 7.00 How would you describe the content of this course?
6.50 / 7.00 The course lived up to its description
5.67 / 7.00 Assigned work (readings, etc.) was useful
6.17 / 7.00 Class time was used well
6.33 / 7.00 Topics were well organized
6.83 / 7.00 The instructor was open to student views
6.83 / 7.00 The instructor stimulated critical thinking
6.83 / 7.00 The instructor directed discussion appropriately
6.67 / 7.00 The instructor was well prepared for class
6.83 / 7.00 Participation in class was encouraged
6.83 / 7.00 The instructor explained concepts or lectured when needed
6.50 / 7.00 Expectations were clearly explained
6.50 / 7.00 Grading procedures were fair
6.83 / 7.00 Instructor was concerned for students
6.67 / 7.00 Instructor was available for consultation outside of class
6.83 / 7.00 Instructor maintained positive environment in class
6.83 / 7.00 Instructor provided constructive feedback</p>
<p>Thanks so much GL7! I really appreciate it! :)</p>
<p>wait, umm... i'm an incoming freshman and i've heard of nothing about signing up for classes. i thought we did that during orientation</p>
<p>Art Sci students have something called ArtSci Weekend which if they attend they can actually sign up early. The catch is that they have to pay 200 bucks I do believe and they stay a weekend. Not bad because they get a head start on meeting people, getting to know the surroundings, annnnnnd more importantly get FIRST CHOICE when choosing classes. ArtSci classes get packed fast because students from other schools such as Engineering or Buisness also take ArtSci classes.</p>
<p>g17</p>
<p>Where does a student at Wash U go (website?) in order to look up professor evaluation by students?</p>
<p>You can only look up professor evaluations if you now have a student ID and password sent to you by your college. You will find it in WebStac under Course Evalutations at the bottom of the left column. It will open in a pop up window.</p>
<p>Just a quick round of applause for gl7....you've been awesome with answering everyone's questions....we clueless freshman really appreciate it!</p>
<p>=D your very welcome - I remember how it was for me and any little thing helps since I know yall are excited. Thanks!</p>
<p>i know that it sounds kind of rediculous, but if you go to <a href="http://www.ratemyprofessors.com%5B/url%5D">www.ratemyprofessors.com</a>, you can see some student evaluations on many teachers in your school, if not all. I know that it is kind of rediculous and completely subjective, but if it is not taken seriously, it can be kind of fun and interesting.</p>
<p>wow, thats quite useful</p>
<p>back to the original question... i'm not sure what kind of german you've taken before, or plan to take... but just wanted to make sure you knew German Literature and the Modern Era is taught completely in english. The books that you read are english versions too. It's a prereq for any 400-level german class that's taught in german, so that might be important in your decision. I took the class as a junior and really enjoyed it... I had a different professor, but I've heard good things about Tatlock.</p>
<p>Hey LostReality,
(I'm a WashU student, posting under my mom's screename) Some anecdotal stuff for you: I have a good friend who took Tatlock's class, and he said it was one of the best classes he's taken at WashU. I haven't heard anything about the other class, but it DOES sound very similar to a lit class I took last year called "European Literature: Emergence of the Modern Mind." It was taught by Professor Erlin, who is absolutely incredible. Unfortunately, he's on leave and won't be back until the spring. If you can, I would recommend taking the German Lit course, and then maybe taking the Modern Mind course from Erlin later (if at all possible). A general rule of thumb that I've experienced (and that I've heard from others): If it's a lit course and it's taught by a member of the German dept., it's probably an excellent course. I have no idea why that is, but there you go.</p>
<p>And I'd also like to echo gl7's sentiments that both are probably great classes.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>