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GERM 1050

Intermediate German I · 6 instructors on record · 16 sections

What the course score is made of

83BC evaluations16 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

36thMore challenging than 36% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

88BC — “Intellectually Challenging”16 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

47thMore work than 47% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

58BC — “Workload”16 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Students will begin to develop independence in speaking German. This A2.2 course is designed for students to communicate in routine situations and read short fiction. Students need to have taken GERM1002 or its equivalent as determined by the placement test. For information on the placement test, see the department website.

The board

6 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 2 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Geraldine GrimmAdjunct Professor, German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies	956 records	39th	25th	1003 ratings · all classes
2	Michael ReslerProfessor of German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies Provisional fewer records	972 records	85th	17th	9842 ratings · all classes
3	Ursula MangoubiAdjunct Instructor, German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies Provisional fewer records	1001 record	25th	84th	—no page
4	William BurwickGerman Studies Provisional	871 record	78th	36th	—no page
5	Ruth SondermannAdjunct Instructor, German Studies · Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies Provisional	841 record	—	—	—no page
6	Nicholas BlockGerman Studies	785 records	87th	57th	605 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 4 of 6 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 16 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9242nd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9240th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9134th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9444th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9145th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9038th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8926th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8938th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9147th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9145th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

5847th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8836th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9039th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

16 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Geraldine Grimm	Spring 2026	01	98	93	40
Geraldine Grimm	Fall 2025	01	92	86	60
Nicholas Block	Fall 2025	02	70	65	80
Geraldine Grimm	Spring 2025	01	92	88	60
Nicholas Block	Fall 2024	01	98	93	60
Nicholas Block	Fall 2024	02	60	60	80
Geraldine Grimm	Spring 2024	01	97	93	60
Ruth Sondermann	Fall 2023	01	84	73	—
Nicholas Block	Fall 2023	02	91	74	—
Geraldine Grimm	Spring 2023	01	96	96	40
Michael Resler	Fall 2022	01	94	78	80
William Burwick	Fall 2022	02	87	80	60
Ursula Mangoubi	Spring 2022	01	100	92	40
Michael Resler	Fall 2021	01	100	91	60
Geraldine Grimm	Fall 2021	02	98	95	40
Nicholas Block	Fall 2021	03	70	75	—

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.