If you are serious about learning Spanish don't take a class with with this teacher. She wanted students to talk in Spanish but I had a hard time understanding her English. You can get a good grade if you do the assignments and agree with her 100%

hard to understand, treats you like your in high school

Notice she starts with a big group and at the end of the semester her group is a lot smaller. She embarasses students and that is not very professional. She literally makes students cry.

She misgraded the class the entire year and made it impossible to get any grade higher then what I received. She's not fair and I wouldn't at all recommend her. It may sound biased but in reality the majority of the class had problems with their grades and when we confronted her she refused to correct her mistake.

She is a horrible teacher! i wouldn't recommend her to anyone.

If you are a spanish speaker DON'T taker her... If you are not a spanish speaker DON"T take her. She expects you to read her mind. Her English is not good and her grading system doesnt make scese. Eveyone had a hard time with her. Her class is for people that are willing to spend at least 20hours in the Lang Lab

Horrible Teacher!!!DO NOT TAKE HER!!She does not like spanish speakers. It is her way or no way! She forgets what she says. Be careful in checking your grades because she misplaces tests and misplaces grades.

Doesn't teach, expects the WEBSAM to teach you everything, doesnt give students any credit that is lower than a "C", grades the tests to harsh, and is bias to those that don't understand what she expects from her. DONT TAKE HER!!!!! HINSON IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!

She grades everything very harshly. Everything. Tests, papers, an homework. If you don't collectively get at least 70% on the homework, she gives you a 0 on it. I've spent so many hours working on homework only to get a 67% and therefore get NO points for it. She refuses to slow down to help English speakers such as myself. She's horrible.

this teacher is very disorganized! you cant keep up with her disorganized teaching!she has a very thick accent and likes to pick on students ALOT. ive never had a class that i had to spend hours and hours on the computer and on homework.half of my semester went to just studying for her class and im a spanish speaker and i got a d!!DONT TAKE HER!

OMG Worst teacher ever. CRITICIZES IF YOU DON'T ANSWER, RIDICULES IF YOU DO. I WORK MY BUTT OFF AND GETTING D's ON TESTS. I AM AN HONOR STUDENT. NEVER TAKEN A 5 UNIT CLASS WITH ONLY 50 MINUTES TO TEST. GRADES UNREALISTICALLY, FORGETFUL AND GETS MAD WHEN YOU CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SHE DIDN'T TEACH YOU. DOESN'T TEACH DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!

ABSOLUTE WORST TEACHER! DO NOT TAKE... VERY DISCRIMINITVE! UNORGANIZED UN ETHICAL AND HAS NO PEOPLE SKILLS WITH A BAD ACCENT!

Terrible spanish teacher. Very nice lady, but DO NOT take for spanish. She assigns online homework before you learn the section, and you have to get a 70% or you get a 0 for the entire chapter. What you learn in class is not even on the test. She doesn't explain concepts well at all. I do not recommend taking her class.

she is a rude teacher; she does not take the time to go over the lessons. she always gives pop quizzes even if you are not ready for it and only gives you a few minutes to complete them. do not take her class find another instructor if you want to pass spanish!!!

This teacher doesn't teach very well. I wouldn't suggest that anyone who doesn't already know spanish to take her classes. Because English is her second language it is really hard for her to be understood when she speaks it. I personally don't understand why they hired her at VVC because I'm pretty sure she only passes 1 student a semester.

villa is a very hard instructor,she believes that since the first natives that learned spanish had no books,she takes this out on her students.she uses on the spot intimidation and runs her classroom like a columbian boot camp..SHE WILL embarrass you if you did your homework or not!!!!DO NOT TAKE VILLA!!!!she has it out for everyone.....

Don't take this class unless your a spanish professor.Super hard and very strict teacher.

Avoid this class! She doesn't teach, you are required to teach yourself She frequently has headaches and has to end class early. She does not help with sentence structure and docks points for EVERYTHING on the tests. She only gives 30 mins for the tests and spends most of the time conversing w/Span speaking students instead of helping the class

Strict. Rude. Always in a bad mood. Heavy amounts of homework (hours) that consist of online, bookwork, and thick packets. I tried to take her style of teaching as a positive thing. This became difficult when I realized over half the class was failing. I'm not sure why the school has not re-evaluated her. Waste of time, hard EFFORT, and money.

HORRIBLE TEACHER!!! She's rude and inconsiderate. She intimidates students in any way she possibility could. If you didn't know the answer to one of her questions, she'd make fun of you and call you out on it in front of everyone. She has a very strong accent and gives a ton of homework as well as online homework. Take with another professor!!!

so basically this teacher will assign homework and not review it before-hand, if you take the main campus class you will be required to do online work regardless of the fact that it is not a hybrid class, she will then review homework for all of class (she does not teach, only review)and she will go over text book work and not clearly explain it.

worst teacher

Is the worst spanish teacher I've seen, never explain anything, and is difficult to understand, if you really want to pass this class don't take it with her

I have never taken spanish before, and will probably never try again. Vila made me absolutely miserable. She will call you out for your mistakes and laugh at you to make you look stupid in front of the class. I ended up having to withdraw from the class. Avoid this teacher like the plague!

Horrible teacher she makes fun of all her students if they don't get an answer right she even makes fun of one of the disable students!. She gives loads of homework and super strict online works. She doesn't teach as much as just reviews if you didn't take a Spanish class before you are sure to fail this. I can around 50% is bearly passing .

She is very strict on students being on time. She is rude and will kick you out of class for the smallest things. She assigns ridiculous amounts of homework on material has never been covered in class. DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE!

Very poor teacher, makes fun of classmates doesn't help and doesn't care that most of her students fail her class. She does not know how to teach. Do not take her class unless you are fluent in Spanish! or your a professor!

Not helpful at all, and very rude teacher. Extremely difficult grader who assigns a LOT of homework. Tests are hard as well. She often gets confused by questions and then doesn't ever answer the question and her speaking is hard to understand. Will kick you out of class and dock participation points for small things. Not recommended for beginners.

This instructor does not teach the material effectively and makes it very difficult to learn in her classroom. Mannerism is also very poor. I highly recommend not taking her course unless you are fluent in spanish and there are no other open classes.

I took this class as my first class at VVC. Avoid this teacher like the plague. She will interrupt you, degrade you, and dock points before you even have a chance to speak. She will forget what happened last class, or will get you confused with someone else and take points from you. Horrible, inconsiderate teacher. Never take her.

Never spoken a word of Spanish in my life. So I decided to take elementary spanish as my mandatory foreign language. She makes me feel beyond dumb in her class and singles me out in front of everyone EVERY SINGLE CLASS. She tears my tests apart with all of her markings and is such a hard grader! SOOOO much work is expected. overall, DO NOT TAKE!!

She is absolutely awful!! She is rude and speaks broken english. I took 4 years of spanish in High School including AP and she is grading me so hard. I feel like im in an advanced spanish class. If youve never taken spanish before you will not pass this class. She is very rude and takes away your points if you have to miss class. the book is $200!!

all i can say is omg worst teacher ever i wish i could drop without a w. do not ever take this class especially if you have never taken spanish before!!! and the book is over 200 dollars!!!

She is such a terrible teacher please never take any class with her. She doesnt even go by the syllabus, and she makes things up as she goes. The text is ridiculously expensive and she is extremely rude.

I speak spainish. OVER/hard grader , if you misspell or miss any punctuations your marked wrong for the whole question. If you don't complete A section on your homework ZERO credit. If your late 2-3min -15points. If you can't answer a question minus points. She's was mean, and rude more then 1/2 way through the semester but eased up at at the end

I'm a native Spanish speaker and have taken 3 years of Advance Spanish during high school. The only professor who I have ever struggled in was in Vilas class. She has temper tantrums and does not follow the sllybus. I don't understand how she still manages to teach with the severe mood swings and outbursts directed towards her students.

I knew that going to Victor Valley College, there would be tough professors. BUT Martha Vila is honestly the worst professor ever. I can't believe VVC keeps her there and why she even wants to teach. Has no respect for her students, yells, makes you feel stupid, and she seriously doesn't like to talk to you or teach you. She expects you to know.

Horrible teacher, made people feel stupid for getting answers wrong, read incorrect answers out loud, takes off points for everything. I usually don't complain about teachers but this time i will make an exception. Spanish speakers beware if you say a word she did not teach yet points will be marked down.

For being "elementary spanish", this class is ridiculous! She assigns crazy amounts of homework, which leaves you no study time, time for other classes, or home time. Expect 70 assignments and up over the weekend. She's biased and doesn't answer simple questions. She marks down for every missed accent or misspelling. The list goes on... beware!

If you have any option, DO NOT take section with this instructor. Like any class you have to put in time and effort, but this class is unbearable. She expects you to have everything memorized the moment it comes out of her mouth and gets angry when you get any answer wrong. She belittles students and purposely makes them feel bad. Do not do it!

If I could give her a 0 rating I would. Not only is she a terrible teacher, but she is very rude as well. I ended with an 89.97% and she almost did not round the grade including the fact that she lost several of my assignments. The online hw is hell and good luck getting a response to an email. save yourself the hassle and take someone else

horrible teacher. Do not waste your time with her. She makes fun of you if you do not speak Spanish and do not get me started with the tests. If you spell a Spanish word right she marks it wrong. And if you miss two days or late for one minute she takes away 15 points of your participation points. even if you have an legit excuse she does not care

TERRIBLE! Sarcastic and does not respect the students. She expects too much from a student for being a beginning level Spanish class, and has zero patience. She likes to brag about how other classes are better than yours and she makes you feel un-welcomed. You want to not come to class because of how she makes you feel and treats you. STAY AWAY!!!!

very rude teacher and she will take away 15 points if u leave to the restroom or if you are late she will take points away as well. If you miss 2 classes you get dropped. My class started with 28 students and she ended up with 9 so be prepared and if you dont speak spanish dont take her and if you dont have her book she will tell you to leave.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!She doesnt know how to teach at all she expects us to learn everything on our own so when we go to class all she does is question us on the lesson that SHE DIDNT TEACH US then gets upset when we dont know and blames us for not studying when instead she should actually explain the lesson to us. Dont take her class!!

This is your final warning. Do. Not. Take. This. Class. All of the other negative reviews are accurate. If you can't put in at least 20 hours a week into this class, don't even bother. If you don't already speak Spanish, then good luck. This is the unbeatable boss. Minus points for this minus points for that. She loves to see her students struggle.

By far the absolute worst instructor I have ever had in my whole entire life. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES!! If you are NOT a Spanish speaker, she will try to humiliate you in front of your peers. I personally have a 3.925 GPA and NO cognitive delays however, she made a point to reference that I may need ACCESS assistance in order to stay afloat. #SMH

Too much work if you do not participate or get the right answer she takes away participation points.

Professor Villa is very rude likes to insult those who know spanish because they do not know proper spanish. She grades really hard. She doesn't explain properly as to how she wants her work done. She's horrible at communicating with her students. don't have time to take her class you will fail even after doing all the work. She deducts points .

This professor was horrible. She is so rude. She calls you out and makes fun of you in front of your classmates. She is belittling in emails, in class and over the phone. Constantly telling me to drop the class because I won't pass. This is an elementary class for NON Spanish speakers and she doesn't take that into consideration. Be careful!!!

This has to be the worst teacher on this planet. She really makes everything so difficult for no reason. Do not take her class, save yourself the time.

I recently took her Spring 2020 and I will NEVER take another of her courses. Martha was very rude and unprofessional. She will call you out and embarrass you in front of the class. COVID happened in the middle of the semester and she made no effort to help her students online. No compassion for anything. Never again.