Maren Blanchard is a Modern Languages professor at Northeastern University rated 4.3/5 by 8 students, with 2.6/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Maren Blanchard professor reviews and ratings: 4.3/5 from 8 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
She no doubt knows the German Language, however she cancels class extremely often, does not follow the syllabus and doesn't exactly teach it well. She will teach you how the Germans speak since she's from Germany, 910 times won't speak english to you (take that as you will, it can help sometimes). However after a full year you won't know much.GR10101020 2015-04-02 14:17:39 +0000 UTC
Aside from cancelling class like once a week, she's great and very nice. The "this class is taught entirely in German" is intimidating at first because it's an intro class, but it's really not scary at all. You can speak English all you want to her. Do the homework, she collects them. Participate, it counts for a lot. But it's a real easy class.GRMN1101 2014-12-11 14:05:48 +0000 UTC
Very helpful. Alternated between her and Diana for each class. Maren was very clear and although there was a fair amount of work it was perfectly manageableGRMN3202 2013-10-30 10:26:49 +0000 UTC
She's such a great teacher! I learned so much, and she is very fair and willing to help you if you put in the effort. I highly recommend her for anyone with a genuine interest in learning German. Also she is always available for extra help.GRMN1102 2012-03-20 16:45:32 +0000 UTC
She is a great teacher and seems to know a lot about German. However, she cancels way to many classes in a semester, which is a lot of money and could be more time to learn more especially for the final oral.GRMN1101 2014-11-19 12:45:30 +0000 UTC
Maren ist wunderbar! I would highly recommend her for introductory German. She has a great attitude and makes class fun! Ganz toll!GRMN1101 2013-10-26 16:18:44 +0000 UTC
I loved her! As a freshman who never studied German before I enjoyed her classes a lot and found them very useful. Makes her classes fun and interesting. However, you should still learn all the vocab and grammar for that class if you want to get an A.GRMN1101 2013-04-11 23:20:45 +0000 UTC
-good overall, highly recommendGRMN1101 2012-02-24 23:35:38 +0000 UTC
Maren Blanchard has an average rating of 4.3/5 from 8 student reviews.
Maren Blanchard's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.6/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.