SPAN 3000

Rini puts a strong emphasis on practice of pronunciation, which really helps.

Lots of in-class exercises, but not very difficult, and essentially no out of class work.

Pretty easy class, but I disagree with the person below me. You practice pronunciation a lot in class, but pronunciation doesn't really comprise any of your final grade. The grade is almost entirely based on phonetic transcription (writing phonetically). If you're a gringo who can't speak Spanish, this is the class for you. If you do speak Spanish well and expect to skate through, you'd be wrong.

Rini takes what could be a dry subject and makes it a useful, enjoyable class. He's also a fair grader and genuinely wants his students to do well. Not too much work and it really helped improve my accent.

Easiest Spanish class and overall class I have taken at UVA. Rini is awesome and hilarious and you do no work besides studying for tests.

This class is so useful; I actually felt like I learned things that have helped to improve my Spanish. Professor Rini is awesome!

Rini is an awesome professor! The class has three tests spaced throughout the semester, but with the notes and examples he provides you with in class, you barely have to study. He gives a lot of class time to practice pronunciations and the transcriptions. If you're extremely nervous talking in front of a small group of people, this may be an uncomfortable class for you. Rini will call on each student of the class in whatever order you're sitting in to have you practice the different sounds and transcriptions aloud. In a class of 18 or so students, I became very comfortable with this. It later became hilarious as some students struggled with certain sounds, for example, the rolling of r's (though I struggled a little with this, also). Overall, great class. Rini keeps it nice and simple with little to no extra work.

RINI IS BY FAR THE BEST!!! Always makes everyone laugh and brightens your day. Not to mention, he teaches everything you need to know ONLY in class. He makes sure you know it there so you will always be prepared. love him!!

This is one of my favorite classes I have taken at UVA. Extremely helpful to learn how to speak Spanish correctly with most work done inside the classroom. Tests are fairly simple if you go to class and pay attention. Pretty strict attendance policy but still unsure if he actually follows it. He's my favorite professor I've had here and makes class so much fun. Highly recommend.

Rini is GREAT. He's so nice and we spend a large amount of time in class laughing. The class is extremely easy, but you will also learn a lot, and your Spanish pronunciation will improve a lot. Typically, we cover a new sound/set of sounds every day or two, we practice the sounds as a class, individually, and do phonetic transcriptions on the board. The class is super low pressure. There is a textbook, but it's optional. Rini photocopies all the exercises and hands them out.