LING 120B
Syntax I
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Enforced requisite: course 20. Course 120A is not requisite to 120B. Descriptive analysis of morphological and syntactic structures in natural languages; emphasis on insight into nature of such structures rather than linguistics formalization. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2024 - Ethan is an amazing instructor for Ling 120B. He designs the course so you feel like you are "discovering" syntax, exploring possible frameworks and selecting the "optimal" one based on real evidence. I've found that this approach allows students to gain a truly strong understanding of the abstract theoretical concepts covered in the class. Additionally, he goes out of his way to be understanding during difficult times and offer help when needed. If you have to take Ling 120B, take it with Ethan!
Spring 2024 - Ethan is an amazing instructor for Ling 120B. He designs the course so you feel like you are "discovering" syntax, exploring possible frameworks and selecting the "optimal" one based on real evidence. I've found that this approach allows students to gain a truly strong understanding of the abstract theoretical concepts covered in the class. Additionally, he goes out of his way to be understanding during difficult times and offer help when needed. If you have to take Ling 120B, take it with Ethan!
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Schutze is an interesting professor, I have never had one like him. He was very informative, and concise... but simultaneously extremely boring during lecture on average. I've never had a professor who is good at conveying information but at the same time difficult to listen to because he is so dry. Overall he was very helpful out of class. At first he seems disinterested (maybe because it's an intro level course, and therefore relatively easy?); however, once students start asking questions "outside of the box" he is much more interested. He takes feedback very well. In the first few weeks of the quarter he asked the class to submit positive and negative attributes of the class. At least for me personally, he address and fixed everything I thought was negative about the course, including things such as teaching styles and homework deadlines. The homework is difficult but helps to get the point across and also helps with tests. His handouts and podcasts are also extremely helpful. I would take another class with him, overall I enjoyed him.
Schutze is an interesting professor, I have never had one like him. He was very informative, and concise... but simultaneously extremely boring during lecture on average. I've never had a professor who is good at conveying information but at the same time difficult to listen to because he is so dry. Overall he was very helpful out of class. At first he seems disinterested (maybe because it's an intro level course, and therefore relatively easy?); however, once students start asking questions "outside of the box" he is much more interested. He takes feedback very well. In the first few weeks of the quarter he asked the class to submit positive and negative attributes of the class. At least for me personally, he address and fixed everything I thought was negative about the course, including things such as teaching styles and homework deadlines. The homework is difficult but helps to get the point across and also helps with tests. His handouts and podcasts are also extremely helpful. I would take another class with him, overall I enjoyed him.
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