Professor
Elissa Tognozzi
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I took professor tognozzi for the travel study program in florence. she was absolutely AMAZING!!!!!! definately one of the best professors i have had at UCLA. her lectures were interesting and funny, despite the fact that they were 3 hours. the tests were straight forward and she always gives partial credit, i got an easy A.
I took professor tognozzi for the travel study program in florence. she was absolutely AMAZING!!!!!! definately one of the best professors i have had at UCLA. her lectures were interesting and funny, despite the fact that they were 3 hours. the tests were straight forward and she always gives partial credit, i got an easy A.
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Professor Tognozzi knows her stuff and conducts the course in a very systematic way that, when followed, helps her students to learn a lot. Come to class on time and prepared and everything will be fine. On the other hand, coming to class late without having read is the kiss of death. She's a smart woman, and she doesn't BS nor does she particularly enjoy it when her students give her BS. For the most part, she just keeps it real. The amount of time she puts into her students is directly proportional to the amount of time her students put into their work. Don't expect to get an A unless you really deserve it.
Professor Tognozzi knows her stuff and conducts the course in a very systematic way that, when followed, helps her students to learn a lot. Come to class on time and prepared and everything will be fine. On the other hand, coming to class late without having read is the kiss of death. She's a smart woman, and she doesn't BS nor does she particularly enjoy it when her students give her BS. For the most part, she just keeps it real. The amount of time she puts into her students is directly proportional to the amount of time her students put into their work. Don't expect to get an A unless you really deserve it.
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I had Tognozzi for Italian Opera and I absolutely loved her! She speaks very clearly and because I hadn't taken Italian 100 yet, she was an easy grader on my grammar mistakes. She basically wanted to see that we had actually watched the operas and listened in class. She does use the socratic method and call on people randomly which can be a bit unnerving when you are in a class of people who speak much better than you do, but she never made you sit there and look dumb trying to speak. She would always engage with you and attempt to improve your speaking skills. Overall, I thought she was an excellent professor that was concerned with student learning without wanting to trick them.
I had Tognozzi for Italian Opera and I absolutely loved her! She speaks very clearly and because I hadn't taken Italian 100 yet, she was an easy grader on my grammar mistakes. She basically wanted to see that we had actually watched the operas and listened in class. She does use the socratic method and call on people randomly which can be a bit unnerving when you are in a class of people who speak much better than you do, but she never made you sit there and look dumb trying to speak. She would always engage with you and attempt to improve your speaking skills. Overall, I thought she was an excellent professor that was concerned with student learning without wanting to trick them.
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