LING 20
Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Introduction to theory and methods of linguistics: universal properties of human language; phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic structures and analysis; nature and form of grammar. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2018 - I would say that this class is a great class for laying a foundation for your future linguistics learning. I admit that Hayes' class is extremely demanding, and sometimes it does take a lot of time to finish the homework and stuff, but I think he is really good at lecturing. I seriously don't understand why people would say that his class is not organized, I strongly argue that it is not true. It is hard, yes, but if you do the reading and do the exercises in the reading, the lecture really is easy peasy(btw I love the textbook he wrote). The lectures are really great, but I would say that Hayes is not really helpful if you ask him questions in person. I feel like sometimes he doesn't really understand what the students want to ask. I asked him if he could talk about the homework a little bit in class because it was extremely hard, but he somehow thought that I wanted him to postpone the deadline and he told me to just read the textbook. He did acknowledge that he misunderstood me later, but still, it was kind of hurtful. Nevertheless, I would still recommend his class because you can really learn a lot from his lectures.
Fall 2018 - I would say that this class is a great class for laying a foundation for your future linguistics learning. I admit that Hayes' class is extremely demanding, and sometimes it does take a lot of time to finish the homework and stuff, but I think he is really good at lecturing. I seriously don't understand why people would say that his class is not organized, I strongly argue that it is not true. It is hard, yes, but if you do the reading and do the exercises in the reading, the lecture really is easy peasy(btw I love the textbook he wrote). The lectures are really great, but I would say that Hayes is not really helpful if you ask him questions in person. I feel like sometimes he doesn't really understand what the students want to ask. I asked him if he could talk about the homework a little bit in class because it was extremely hard, but he somehow thought that I wanted him to postpone the deadline and he told me to just read the textbook. He did acknowledge that he misunderstood me later, but still, it was kind of hurtful. Nevertheless, I would still recommend his class because you can really learn a lot from his lectures.
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Winter 2024 - Stefan is the best and sweetest professor I have ever had! I have nothing but good things to say about him and this course. I felt that Stefan made the material fun and engaging and I enjoyed learning it. Grades are broken down into 35% homework, 30% midterm, and 35% final, meaning that the homework is a pretty big portion. I felt that the homework could be challenging at times and it is easy to miss points from making small mistakes, but it isn't too difficult and tends to reflect the handouts passed out during lecture. With the homework it is easy to ask for help from Stefan or any TA (my TA was Lucy and she was always super helpful). Although discussion sections aren't mandatory, it is helpful to understand the homework and to get extra practice. Both the midterm and final are very similar to the homework assignments and they are open note, so they were fairly easy. Overall, this class was great and I highly recommend taking it as an easy GE.
Winter 2024 - Stefan is the best and sweetest professor I have ever had! I have nothing but good things to say about him and this course. I felt that Stefan made the material fun and engaging and I enjoyed learning it. Grades are broken down into 35% homework, 30% midterm, and 35% final, meaning that the homework is a pretty big portion. I felt that the homework could be challenging at times and it is easy to miss points from making small mistakes, but it isn't too difficult and tends to reflect the handouts passed out during lecture. With the homework it is easy to ask for help from Stefan or any TA (my TA was Lucy and she was always super helpful). Although discussion sections aren't mandatory, it is helpful to understand the homework and to get extra practice. Both the midterm and final are very similar to the homework assignments and they are open note, so they were fairly easy. Overall, this class was great and I highly recommend taking it as an easy GE.
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