LING 120B
Syntax I
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: course 20 with grade of B- or better. 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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I took this class in the Fall 2014 and can say that she was very enthusiastic about teaching the class! I certainly learned a lot from her and because of her, I moved onto Syntax II. The general break down of the class is as follows: 40% Homework (5% each assignment) 25% Midterm 35% Final I really looked forward coming to this class every day! She made the class fun and is definitely approachable and will explain a concept to you over and over again if need be. By far one of my favorite classes here at UCLA. Overall, definitely recommend her!
I took this class in the Fall 2014 and can say that she was very enthusiastic about teaching the class! I certainly learned a lot from her and because of her, I moved onto Syntax II. The general break down of the class is as follows: 40% Homework (5% each assignment) 25% Midterm 35% Final I really looked forward coming to this class every day! She made the class fun and is definitely approachable and will explain a concept to you over and over again if need be. By far one of my favorite classes here at UCLA. Overall, definitely recommend her!
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Winter 2016 - The class is not hard, but her lectures and notes are somewhat unclear. Notes are extremely long, too detailed. She should try to give more examples to make her point rather than hand out long notes or slides. Maybe because it is her first quarter. But overall, she is a good teacher and her grading is great. There are total 2% extra points which are important. The median of the first midterm and final is like 85% and everyone gets a high homework grade. I think she does not curve on the final grade. I did higher than the average grade for both exam and 90% for all homework and quizzes and ended up with A.
Winter 2016 - The class is not hard, but her lectures and notes are somewhat unclear. Notes are extremely long, too detailed. She should try to give more examples to make her point rather than hand out long notes or slides. Maybe because it is her first quarter. But overall, she is a good teacher and her grading is great. There are total 2% extra points which are important. The median of the first midterm and final is like 85% and everyone gets a high homework grade. I think she does not curve on the final grade. I did higher than the average grade for both exam and 90% for all homework and quizzes and ended up with A.
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Fall 2018 - Nico is one of the best professors I've ever had here at UCLA. I had her for LING 120B and 165B (Syntax I and II) in Fall 2018 and Winter 2019. I would highly recommend taking her for this course. I really hope I can take more classes with her as my professor. She is so kind, patient, and very understanding of students' needs and concerns. Her overall grading scheme is: 50% Homework (7 Assignments) 20% Midterm 30% Final Exam The midterm and final were very similar to the homework assignments and fairly straightforward if you did well on the homework and/or went to TA office hours for help (My TA, Zhuo, was also very helpful and friendly). If you take this class with Nico and also plan on taking LING 165B, try to take it with her again or the same professor you had for 120B because the teaching style and material covered varies from professor to professor.
Fall 2018 - Nico is one of the best professors I've ever had here at UCLA. I had her for LING 120B and 165B (Syntax I and II) in Fall 2018 and Winter 2019. I would highly recommend taking her for this course. I really hope I can take more classes with her as my professor. She is so kind, patient, and very understanding of students' needs and concerns. Her overall grading scheme is: 50% Homework (7 Assignments) 20% Midterm 30% Final Exam The midterm and final were very similar to the homework assignments and fairly straightforward if you did well on the homework and/or went to TA office hours for help (My TA, Zhuo, was also very helpful and friendly). If you take this class with Nico and also plan on taking LING 165B, try to take it with her again or the same professor you had for 120B because the teaching style and material covered varies from professor to professor.
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