3.2
Quality2.7
Difficulty78%
Would Retake85
Reviews78%
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What Students Say
“The worst I have ever met”
ENGLB - 1.0 rating“), did not make it to office hours”
ENG1C - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
90%
Textbook Required
57%
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A-
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ENGLISH
5.0
(1)ENG13
5.0
(2)ENGLISH1B
5.0
(1)WS001
5.0
(2)ENGL905X
5.0
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ENGLSIH1B
5.0
ENGLB
5.0
ENG
4.5
ENGIA
4.0
JK
4.0
Reviews (85)
younger teacher with positive attitude, she made the class fun, and was very approachable.
Great teacher! fun and amusing! Gets along with all the students great!
One of the very worst instructors I've ever had. Her complete lack of clarity makes her other ratings irrelevant. It was sort of like a high school class with soft-core **** **** (if that excites you, then you're at the maturity level for her class).
She's really nice but extremely disorganized. The class doesn't follow the syllabus at all, but it's pretty easy to get a decent grade. It kind of felt like highschool at times.
This professor really needs to get her stuff together. She is sooo disorganized, and a lot of work done in class you don't get credit for and is forgotten about. Tests from vocab. in book only. I like her as a person, but not as a teacher.
She is one of the best teachers at west valley. She is very helpful and she goes the extra mile for her students. She's there for you and even goes out of her way and office hours to help you with any kind of situation.
She's rather disorganized, but her attitude makes up for that. Gets along with students really nicely! Not stuffy like some of my other Engl instructors in the past.
Class was focused on Race and Women issues, did not cover anything else. Very little to do with writting, and even less to do with English. Unorganized and misses numerous classes.
eh, disorganized and the work is just busy work. kinda seemed pointless. it just gets a little boreing at times.
very different... never had a class like hers... i enjoyed it.... i would recommend it anyone that likes hearing different perspectives on things
Rebecca is a very loving and kind hearted women. Although her class is found to be a little unstructured she is very intellegent and doesn't have a problem relating to her students and that's what makes her a wonderful teacher.
Shes an awesome person! She is really funny and sweet. The class tends to get off task, which isnt always a bad thing. She is very unorganized though. Never really understood when things were due and when we did turn in papers, it took like a month to get them back! Nice teacher but weird class
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she hella doesn't say anything about your status in class, she is very unorganized and can't keep track of things very well. she also lags on homework return. She makes students correct each other then just gives you a bad grade. only 6 people passed her class last semsestr that is horrible
she was super disorganized, unflexable gave me an D on an a paper because it wasnt for hispanic culture..the assignment didnt have anything to do with that topic, so i was really dissapointed in her behavior through out the semester..amongst other things..
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She's a very sweet teacher but she is the type of teacher that should be teaching at a highschool..not a college. She does not return paperwork on time instead students have to REQUEST that their papers be given back to them. Other then that if you have problems on your essays she is very helpful and considerate in that area.
she does not know how to teach she is the worst teacher ever !!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE HER
She is the worst english teacher. she is a really harsh grader for someone who doesn't teach anything. she gave me bad grades on esays for no reason and when i got into english ib the next semester i was told i was a great writer. she had me thinking i was a bad writer. she is a bad teacher. don't put your opinion in your paper cuz she is real bias
Extremely nice teacher. She helped me learn a lot about english. she is always there when you have any type of problems, if you get to know her she is super funny and a very outgoing person. She is always in her office hours. You get lots of homework, lots of reading responses which have to be two pages long and you get three major essays.
She IS possibly the worst instructor at WVC. She has no common courtesy, she failed to return my call there times in a row to confirm a dispute regarding some class issue. Even after I went to her office twice asking about it. She has no respect for her students. I don’t recommend anyone taking her class, a waste of time and energy.
I took her for women studies and she was great! her class was so interesting that it did not want to make me miss a day. I was always so excited to go to her class because you learned a lot and it she helps you see how the real world is. She is super easy, super flexible, super nice. If you want an easy A, without doing much work, I RECOMMEND HER!
I do not recommend taking her for English. Students who are naturally good at English will get frustrated by her clearly inferior writing abilities and understanding of the English language. People who are not gifted writers will not learn anything useful and, if anything will learn bad writing strategies that will only cause problems later on.
I was skeptical about her character going in. Especially due to the comments, but she really proved herself to me. She?s a nice person and wasn?t disorganized or a lot of other things mentioned. However, she doesn?t really teach... I can hardly remember a time when she actually taught us something we didn?t know. She?s extremely bias, and if you pu
Too much busy work. Essay fanatic. No homework, and very unhelpful with questions. Disorganized and can't keep her class under control.
i took womens studies online, it was a very interesting class, you do weekely posts and analysis, and peer review. they are worth a lot so make sure you do them, but they are very simple. one big test at the end an essay and a project, which are both fair. I had a hard time communicating with her, and thats the only thing that was a problem for me
Professor Cisneros is a very good teacher, very nice and helpful if you need help or if she sees you struggling. Class is boring, but than again what class isn't. She's very lenient about turning in late assignments or if you need an extension. Essays are VERY toughly graded and hardly any tests. if your a good essay writer, i recommend uTAKE HER!
I took her for a hybrid online class. She allows 4 absences as she said in her syllabus. I was absent once for a surgery and another time for an illness. I had no tardies, (2 tardies = 1 absence) yet she dropped me from her class due to attendance. She offers little insight into your questions which really hurts learning.
Ms Cineros is seriously a TERRIBLE teacher. I'm getting my major in English and I feel as though I can teach English better. She ALWAYS cancels class, she's ALWAYS late and she's a very unfair teacher. She does not grade ANYTHING on time and HALF the time she forgets to even GRADE your papers. She also has a strong POLITICS emphasis to her ENG 1A.
Rebecca is a terrible teacher. She always cancels class and even if she doesn't she's always late. She preaches a strong LIBERAL POLITICS view and doesn't do anything regarding English. She takes forever to grade anything and even when she does, it's not good at all. DO NOT TAKE HER!!!
If you are a good English student, do not take this class. She should be anything but an English teacher. She has no idea what she's doing.
I LOVE this teacher and highly recommend her. The people that put negative feedback are the ones that never showed up to class. She's willing to meet with you outside of class, re do essays to get a better grade, and gives you a TON of background information before having to write an essay. An AMAZING teacher!
This teacher is AMAZING. So low key and totally into helping you succeed. She gives a ton of background info on a subject before assigning an essay and if you totally bomb it, she lets you re do it for a better grade. No tests and very friendly. The people who rated her negative, are probably the people who never cared to show up for class.
You got to pay attention in this class! She's a hard grader on essays, especially when there's not a lot of HW. If you're a person who's not good with essays like me, then BEWARE!
Easy "A" but if you want to learn I suggest you take another class.
I can't believe she is teaching college level. Never on time, seems very confused, and doesn't understand herself. If she likes you, you'll pass, otherwise your screwed. If your major is English take a different teacher, I learned nothing in this class, just read a somewhat good book. This class was a waste of my time, and money
words can't even describe this teacher. Never on time and cancels class without a notice! The worst I have ever met. She's way too confusing it looks as if she just planned the class 2 minutes in advance and pointless class meeting! I have no idea how teachers like this still have jobs! Definitely don't take her i pay to learn not sit and wait!!!
She's awesome, she's genuinely interested in people, and in teaching them. She's not really strict, open to people working together. If someone's talking in class, she's more likely to join the conversation than get mad at it. She's one of my favorite teachers I've had.
Probably the worst instructor i have ever had. Nobody can really keep track on their progress in the class.
She's great! People complain about her but she was always very helpful. If you go to her office hours she's a sweet heart :)
Very disorganized class. She was often late and typically spent the first 20 min on her computer in order to prepare teaching. Only 2 out of 6 essaies were returned to students. Not much to learn. Her grading method didn't seem logical.
Took her online class. States that we are allowed to rewrite our essays and are due a week after she grades and returns them. Funny thing is: she never graded or returned them. NEVER responds to emails either.
This was a great class. She always took the time to work with you in person in class, writing lab, in her office, and via email. I learned A LOT in this class and never thought that I would want to become an English teacher until after I met her. DEFINITELY worth my time. BTW Do your work or you will fail!
Avoid at all costs! She is extremely disorganized, late posting assignments, does not return work or respond to emails (this was an online class!), did not make it to office hours. It's disgraceful that West Valley would keep her as a faculty member. I got the feeling like she was making everything up as she went along-totally unprepared teacher!
Terrible over all. Avoid her class, it is very difficult to understand her teaching style and very painful to sit through. I don't understand how she is still teaching here.
Easy A. Terrible teacher but if you an A with very little effort here you go! She cancels class once a week, super unorganized but if you read the handout articles and can discuss it in class as well as being able to write short (3 pages max) papers comparing current event articles, you'll get an A!
She shouldn't be as a college teacher. She doesn't care her students. she is apathetic with everyone.
Worst professor at West Valley in my personal opinion. Do yourself a favor and pick either Fasano or adams-palmer!
Worst teacher I've ever taken not only at West Valley but ever. I am a straight A student but she still gave me a D on my essay when I went to "revise" it a month ago she never made a comment and still hasn't returned it. Very unorganized and can't hold a topic for a more than a minute. All semester I have learned nothing. Please don't waste your time or money. Everyday all the students complain how awful she is, don't think we have held an English idea for more than 5 minutes in discussion
Her requirements are a little confusing, but she's available and willing to help if you need it. If you participate in class, I've noticed that she's been more likely to work with you. She's the only teacher I've had who's actually dropped students for missing 10% (4+ classes) without proper communication and a reasonable excuse.
Very chaotic and confusing class. A lot of classes were cancelled. Everything was pretty unorganized. I was lost most of the time, and I feel like I barely learned anything. Her grading is pretty random too. Pretty easy A, but sometimes inconsistent grading. She is really sweet, and when you ask for help she is definitely there.
She is nice and talks A LOT during class. This leads to homework to be forgotten or turned in quickly at the end of class. Class is point-less most of the time. Essays are given but unclear when they will be due. Doesn't use the textbook often but the Chapter book is what the class is based off of.
She's very nice. Make sure you participate and show up to class.
Rebecca is a great teacher, only thing is that there are a lot of readings, but it is manageable. Stay on top of assignments and you'll be okay.
Rebecca is very nice and supportive. If you communicate with her she will help you! Although at times class may get off topic she always emails what you have to do for class and doesn't force excessive work if class doesn't get to all assignments done.
Easy to impress & pass on paper. Very group heavy & requires a LOT of time outside of class dedicated to the group projects. It is not a good class for students with extra curriculars or work.
-You'll read ALL of Enriques Journey by Sonia Nazario and all your essasys will be o social issues. -Honestly, she's not a hard teacher at all, just do the work (which isn't much. I finished all the homework 20 min before class everyday) and your be fine. -Lots of class discussions and group talks.
I love her!!!!! Best english teacher ever!! She cares about her students and wants to help you improve. Show up to class, do all of your work, don't fall behind and you'll pass.
This professor is a very nice person and is very lenient with due dates. Horrible time management and extremely disorganized. She made us purchase extra books that we used once! It takes her a very long time to return papers and quizzes. Her lectures are random and she doesn't have a clear lesson plan. Worst teacher Ive ever had in my life!
I don't know why there are so many negative reviews for this professor. She was not the best professor I've had but she definitely was not a terrible professor. She did take time to grade things but she responded to important emails extremely quickly. She was an extremely fair grader and emphasized the positive in what you turn in. Easy A would rec
She's a super sweet and caring person but her class load is anything but light. I took her for 905 and we had to buy a textbook for the access code that we used a few time, honestly, all the information was on Purdue owl which is free. Unlike my English 1A and 1B class, she requires you to read books for your essays. just be prepared for the work.
Very sweet and caring. Shes always there when you need help
Very nice lady. There's lots of group projects, debates, and reading. There's lots of homework usually as well but it's an easy A as long as you do the work.
She does not teach relevant information based on an English 1A class. Does not give feedback on rough draft papers despite demanding a rough draft to get a grade. Does very little to help students other then telling them to get a tutor.
She is so great and caring she makes English so fun !! You wont regret taking her she is so helpful in so many ways she understands us as students best English teacher I had so far. Not a lot load of work she is reasonable most of the work we do is done in class that leads to no homework . she is great
I am unsure why she has some people in the awful section. She has been the best english teacher so far for me, there is usually no homework if you get your work done in class i love how she gives us work days in class to work on essays very beneficial. Her lectures are fun and understandable. she is nice, VERY caring !!!
She rarely ever taught on English, instead only teaching about some book she wanted us to read. I learned nothing about how to write a good paper. I'm an A level student, but I'd consistently get C's on my essays, and when I'd go to her office hours, she'd give some points back after pointng out the flaws in her grading. 100% would NEVER take again
Super nice teacher but did not learn anything in her class. More of a political or social economic class than an English class. She gives a lot of group interaction assignments which I kind of enjoyed. Also, she takes forever grading (Expect 1 month+)
She is awesome I recommend her. Not a bunch of workload 2 tests and 3 essays the whole semester no hw . Take her wont regret
Music in class; There are 3 essays that I need to write this semester. (2 from the books; 1 from the researches) There are 2 books and some articles that I need to read this semester, so prepare for reading. There are all about black people, or stereotypes and PTSD.
Awesome teacher makes English easy and fun. I love how she cares about her students. Passed with an A and Im not a fan of English but I was with her.
She is very caring, she really wants all her students to learn together a lot of talking in your groups, she gives great feedback! I would 100% take her again! She gives a lot of feedback and helps you a lot on papers!
Rebecca is really sweet and flexible as a professor and cares about her students. Each class follows a pretty clear format by discussing the reading, and it mostly revolves around class discussions rather than lectures which can be nice. She responds very quickly to emails.
She was nice and caring, but I didn't appreciate her choice of textbook or subject matter as she spent half the semester teaching about institutionalized racism. I don't feel like I learned anything pertaining to English from her. In fact I felt like I am now at a disadvantage going into higher level courses without a solid English foundation.
took her class and she was awesome you will not regret taking her
She actually cared for her students. All you have to do is the work and there are 3 essays but the first two are pretty easy and the last one is about a book you will read. She wants you to read a lot of pages in a short time span but that's coming from someone who doesn't like reading. She actually cares and want to get to know her students.
Great class. Not a lot of reading and gives good videos so you can grasp the concepts in the class. Responds quickly and always clearly answers questions.
Rebecca was a great teacher. On the first day, I went online and there were A LOT of module assignments to work through which made me nervous at first. Most of the assignments though are just videos (EASY credit) and are actually useful, not just irrelevant BS that some profs fill their class with. I'm taking her again next semester
This is a brand new course offered at WVC. Her video lectures are terrific! There are two textbooks needed for the class, but they are inexpensive. No exams/quizzes! Just weekly in-depth discussion posts, one group project, and a research project as your "final". If you put effort into your work and reply to peers meaningfully, you will do great!
Sweet and tries to engage class into participating but whenever someone participates only responds dryly and makes students feel discouraged to participate again. Not great at responding to emails. Takes a while grading assignments w/ little useful feedback. It's unclear what she expects b/c she contradicts what she says. Didn't learn anything new
One of the most rewarding college experiences I’ve had, and that has to do with the professor as well as the materials she presented. Cisneros is passionate and quite knowledgeable about the subject she teaches, and is quite clear about her expectations.
She wasn't great for me personally but she cared a lot and most students loved her and it was an easy class.
The professor is sympathetic, strict, and hilarious. Group projects happen often but are voted on by the class. Participation is not forced but highly recommended for the sake of learning and understanding. Broad topics and discussions in class and homework can be lengthy but interesting with thought provoking topics. Highly recommend the course.
Thought things were going well in this english class till her disorganization showed and she never answered my emails. Did not learn anything from her except institutional racism, we spent the whole semester on since it was online. Contradicted so many things she says. She also regraded so many of my assignments. Would not recommend awful teacher.
amazing instructor! she loves her job and it shows please take her class!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
90%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.53 avg changeRatings by Course
ENGLISH
5.0
(1)ENG13
5.0
(2)ENGLISH1B
5.0
(1)WS001
5.0
(2)ENGL905X
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
ENGLSIH1B
5.0
ENGLB
5.0
ENG
4.5
ENGIA
4.0
JK
4.0