this class made me want to drop out of college -10/10 do not recommend

Professor Kroskrity is an excellent and engaging lecturer. His lectures apart from being full of interesting information and insight about the reading material and authors are often very funny. You must go to lectures not only because they make the readings easy to understand and it makes the exams straightforward but because he shares anecdotes and cool background that make the material you read easy to remember and enjoyable to learn. His exams and take home exam are extremely fair to anyone who is paying attention to lecture and doing the reading. He is a funny and very kind guy who is really excited and passionate about the material and it makes it easy for you to enjoy it too.

Prof Kroskrity was an AMAZING professor! At first, I wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't have much knowledge about Native Americans but after this course I have a HUGE interest in Linguistic Anthropology. As a Ling major, this class wasn't required but definitely got my attention about Lang Ideology. Prof Kroskrity isn't the best lecturer but he is the real deal. He doesn't try to be an uptight professor, just someone who is passionate about what he does- teach and research. Yea he goes off on tangent and stories but they are relevant to the what his field of work is all about.

I have a different attitude now about Native Americans, so in my opinion, he did his job! He got me and other students to understand and appreciate the simple things- language and culture- whether it is our own or someone elses.
He is very easy to talk to- I highly recommend him if you can stand a little monotany.

I found this class very stressful and difficult. Several students scored a 19 or 20 out of a possible 67 points on the take-home midterm. After the terrible midterm a huge percentage of the class dropped. I was able to get an 'A' in the class but I am not quite sure how I did it. Kroskrity certainly knows a lot about Native American culture and languages but I am not impressed by his teaching style. Take this class at your own risk.

Nice professor, but as all the other reviews said, he is very very boring. I usually brought a crossword puzzle or something to read with me to lecture. But the topics are very interesting and he is very into the topic of Native American linguistics. (He has a tendency to make weird jokes about it too, which are kinda funny in his own way...) His exams are VERY fair. Take home midterm and take home final and straightforward questions. Make sure you answer every question and try to cite from as many readings as possible.

Professor Kroskrity IS a bit monotone, but he's a nice professor, makes himself available during office hours, and has very interesting research. His classes usually consist of an outline, which he then lectures off of. My class was graded on two papers and the grading was fair.