Alan West-Duran is a Modern Languages professor at Northeastern University rated 3.3/5 by 248 students, with 3.05/5 difficulty and 54.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Alan West-Duran professor reviews and ratings: 3.3/5 from 248 student reviews at Northeastern (54.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Graded on 5 essays and oral presentation that didn't get graded? Don't like the way he teaches the films, some of them were interesting but he would ask very philosophical questions without first establishing base understanding. He hates when you don't analyze the film in the exact same way as him in the essays. Has no clue how to use a computer.CLTR2001 2025-11-22 23:19:24 +0000 UTC
Alan is a brilliant and kind professor. He cares about the success of his students and incorporates a sense of humor into his lectures, which can be a bit long and boring. However, he is very helpful during office hours. He takes attendance in every class so you have to show up. Go to class, go to office hours for papers, and you will be fine.CLTR1120 2025-04-10 21:32:45 +0000 UTC
This Professor is awful. He is unclear about assignments, and does not care about students. Lectures are terribly boring.CLTR1111 2018-09-17 16:11:26 +0000 UTC
He might be a real nice man, but he doesn't know how to teach. Most classes he would just read from the book and give his opinion on the subject without us really saying anything. Laughs a lot at his own jokes and is very inconsistent. Also, he ended up removing entire sections of the syllabus because he was not organized and rambled on too much.CLTR1505 2012-04-21 08:10:09 +0000 UTC
I had this professor for Caribbean Literature and Culture. He's a very nice guy and it's obvious he's very passionate about what he's teaching in class. His quizzes can be very hard; I had to study a lot more for this class than for some of my required classes. But he loves what he does and it's a joy to be in class. Although sometimes its boring.LITR1260 2010-12-09 15:09:56 +0000 UTC
OMG. this is the worst class ever. nobody deserves this. His classes are good for taking a nap or doing homework for other classes. keeps laughing at his own jokes and plays weird music.LNS170 2008-11-20 15:07:07 +0000 UTC
What a nice guy! He is very knowledgeable and it's clear that he loves the material. The midterm, final, and all of the quizzes are taken pretty much from the discussion questions, so make sure you prepare them well. Overall a good class, although it was a bit more work than I had expected from an elective...LNS240 2008-04-18 02:55:44 +0000 UTC
True, he does sometimes converse in Spanish...class is boring and generally unhelpful...Midterm was a bear...completely caught me off guard...LNSU170 2007-12-10 18:43:41 +0000 UTC
Loved him and this class. Was freaking out in the beginning because it is alllll Spanish, but I survived. It was hard, but he is pretty lenient on the grading because he knows the class is difficult. If you're having trouble go to him and he'll help you. He gets real carried away sometimes because he loves his stuf, but its okay you'll like it too.LNS650 2007-04-12 21:27:02 +0000 UTC
i'm was the least divearse person in a class of carib lit and i still did fine. hes interesting but usually doesn't include what he rants about in class on the test.CARIBLIT 2006-01-09 00:55:06 +0000 UTC
West-Duran is a good man. had no idea, only signed up for the class cuz m to f ratio was 1:10. The man is passionate about his work but can sometimes get carried away with topics. Some of the movies he picks are boring as**** so roll one up and bring your ipod.LATINFILMS 2005-09-19 21:11:54 +0000 UTC
he is very unorganized, forgetful and flighty. He manages class time poorly and uses to time to go off on irrelevant rants. Essays and exams have pretty much nothing to do with what he teaches in class. Good class if you are self-motivated to study because the books are very interesting.LATAMERCUL 2005-01-08 17:45:40 +0000 UTC
i liked that he graded for content and not for grammar; but it didn't help my spanish much. amazing class if you enjoy poetry (sor juana). difficult if you haven't read a lot in spanish. he helps if you come to him.LNSU650 2004-08-03 19:52:28 +0000 UTC
This prof. is unorganized, as no other.His essay are incredibly vague and often unrelated enough to make you want to poke someone in the eye.He discusses things he knows and not, necessarily, anything helpful during class The only good thing were films.LNSU240 2004-04-16 15:38:53 +0000 UTC
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Alan West-Duran has an average rating of 3.3/5 from 248 student reviews. 54.0% of students said they would take them again.
Alan West-Duran's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.05/5 based on student reviews.
Alan West-Duran has taught CLTR2001, CLTR1120, CLTR4655, CLTR1505, LITR4655, LACS1220, CLTR1240, CLTR1508 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.