The content was super interesting and the professor was very engaging making the lectures easy to follow even though it was a virtual platform. The content was very heavy, however, and I remember spending a long time creating a midterm and final study guide as the professor used a lockdown browser for our test. Not the easiest class you can take, but fairly interesting and a medium workload.

I took this class during remote learning and it was very interesting. Most of the reviews on here stress that you cannot slack off, but honestly I started learning the material a few days before the exams and wrote the papers the day they were due and have done well above average. Professor Torrence's lectures are GREAT, interesting, and thorough. This class was a lot more work than it needed to be, though, as lectures were pretty redundant and the material could have been conveyed effectively with half the amount of work required. I would recommend this class ONLY to those looking for a easy, interesting GE that requires a little bit of work. It definitely is more work than some of the other GE's out there.

This class was more difficult than expected. However, if you put in time , you will get an A. The course was online and pre recorded lectures which were easy to follow.

This class is a little challenging over the summer with up to 5 lectures per week since they put in 10 weeks of lecture into 6 weeks. However, it's definitely doable and interesting. The grading is 15% discussion participation, 40% weekly homework, 25% final paper, and 20% final, though I think that there's a different grading scheme if you take it during a regular quarter. The workload seems like a lot but it's manageable and lectures are engaging. I think that this class is a good start for those who are interested in learning about linguistics, and this is definitely one of the best GE's I've taken.

This class was much easier than I expected it to be. The lectures were engaging and the information was useful and interesting. Definitely one of the easiest GEs I have taken in my time at UCLA. Would recommend!

This class is pretty straight forward. The lectures really are interesting to listen to. They’re pre recorded so you can listen to them 1.5x or 2x depending on what he’s talking about. I took it during the COVID situation but it didn’t really change much, except for the protests in which he made the final optional/ it could only help you if you took it.
- The homework you’d need to think about it a little, but completely manageable. The readings he usually covers in his lectures so that’s nice as well. For us we needed to attend at least 15 minutes of discussion in order to get the points and then you could leave.

This class was very straightforward and easy to follow. There was about 2-3 hours of online pre-recorded lectures, which were easy to understand. Discussions were based on attendance, but I did not find them too helpful because they regurgitated lecture material. All homework is multiple choice, and most questions were on quizlet or found directly in lecture. I had no problem with doing well on all of the assignments. There were two "essays" that were 4-6 pages long, but they were basically formatted like short answers. Essays were graded on a very simple rubric of "did you answer the question" because it seemed like they handed out 100's if you just followed the prompts. The midterm was also 50 Q's multiple choice, but overall very easy. The hardest part was probably memorizing phonetic charts! Final was optional given the circumstances.

The professor did not seem very in touch with his students since everything was pre-recorded. He didn't even have a discussion forum, so it very much felt like you were taking the class alone. A lot of busy work in this class, but I would recommend if you want to knock out the philosophy/linguistic analysis req.

strongly recommended. The most easiest GE i have taken so far.

This class is NOT an easy A. You actually have to put in some work! But this class is actually pretty interested. The tests are easy IF you take the time to learn like some of the material. The essays are pretty straight forward too. I am lucky I am a native english speaker, which is a definite perk to this class

Would recommend taking this class as a GE. Ultimately, it was a pretty easy class, with weekly homework and about 2-3 hours of weekly lectures. Homework is straightforward, and good practice for the midterm/final that were also pretty easy. Lectures are a bit boring, so I would recommend watching on 2x speed or even skipping them and just reading the textbook. Case studies are mostly optional, but there were 1 or 2 questions on the midterm about them (out of 50 questions.) Two analysis papers are also very straightforward and graded easy (at least by my TA).

Close to no work a week, probably spent about 3 hours a week on this class total, including discussions.