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SPAN 3395

Contextos: Introduction to Literary Analysis in Spanish · 6 instructors on record · 35 sections

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations35 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

39thMore challenging than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”35 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

40thMore work than 40% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

52BC — “Workload”35 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.

Contextos introduces students to the analysis of a wide range of Hispanic texts, including genres such as poetry, narrative, drama, essay, and film. Special attention to written work and discussion allows them to become familiar with the concepts and terminology essential for original critical thinking.

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. 1 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Wan TangRomance Languages and Literatures	973 records	25th	42nd	—no page
2	Esteban Crespo JaramilloRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	992 records	78th	36th	—no page
3	David ShamesRomance Languages and Literatures	914 records	30th	50th	1001 rating · all classes
4	Ali KulezAssistant Professor, Hispanic Studies · Romance Languages and Literatures	857 records	27th	24th	801 rating · all classes
5	Gerardo Cruz GonzalezRomance Languages and Literatures	857 records	47th	53rd	9624 ratings · all classes
6	Martha CastanoRomance Languages and Literatures	8312 records	44th	37th	864 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. 1 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 35 records

The Professor4 items

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

9136th pctl

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

8923rd pctl

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

9137th pctl

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

9236th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8729th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9038th pctl

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

8928th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9153rd pctl

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

8523rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9043rd 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.

5240th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8939th pctl

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

9467th 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

35 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Martha Castano	Spring 2026	01	68	74	60
Martha Castano	Spring 2026	03	90	84	40
Esteban Crespo Jaramillo	Spring 2026	04	98	91	60
Esteban Crespo Jaramillo	Fall 2025	01	100	91	60
Martha Castano	Fall 2025	02	74	74	40
Ali Kulez	Fall 2025	04	91	82	40
Ali Kulez	Fall 2025	05	83	83	40
Martha Castano	Spring 2025	01	75	71	60
Martha Castano	Spring 2025	02	88	88	40
Gerardo Cruz Gonzalez	Spring 2025	03	86	76	60
Martha Castano	Fall 2024	01	93	91	60
Martha Castano	Fall 2024	02	87	84	60
Gerardo Cruz Gonzalez	Fall 2024	03	96	92	40
Ali Kulez	Fall 2024	04	73	83	40
Ali Kulez	Fall 2024	05	83	80	60
Martha Castano	Spring 2024	01	80	85	40
Gerardo Cruz Gonzalez	Spring 2024	02	86	85	60
Gerardo Cruz Gonzalez	Spring 2024	04	92	88	60
Martha Castano	Fall 2023	01	88	85	60
Gerardo Cruz Gonzalez	Fall 2023	02	85	82	60
Gerardo Cruz Gonzalez	Fall 2023	03	76	76	60
Wan Tang	Fall 2023	04	97	88	—
Wan Tang	Fall 2023	05	100	93	40
Gerardo Cruz Gonzalez	Spring 2023	01	71	74	60
Ali Kulez	Spring 2023	02	93	87	40

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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.