Professor Kennedy is very clear and straightforward. To get an A, you need only to be able to re-articulate the arguments and descriptions made in class. The homework assignments are very entertaining, there is NO textbook which is bomb, and the final project was easy. pay attention in class = A

Kennedy is simply a funny guy. His lectures are always fascinating and to lighten the mood he peppers them with movie clips and funny pictures/cartoons. A VERY easy class with assignments being simplistic and tests consisting of 20 multiple questions and 4 free response questions, only 3 of which need to be done. & the TA's are pretty cool.

Great teacher really into his subject and made it interesting and relevant to the class. The assignments are easy and there's only one paper due at the end of the quarter. I highly recommend him and this class.

This guy knows what he is doing. His presentations are crystal clear and easy to digest. He lightens up the class with a few videos from youtube that pertain to the course material. Funny funny. Valerie the TA was really good too.

Class was pretty boring, mostly common sense with a few exceptions. Professor Kennedy (who insists you call him Dr. Kennedy) was just weird. He seemed stuck up at first, but he made a lot of random jokes. Go to class to sign attendance sheet, but sit in the back so you can fall asleep.

Great & funny guy, good area C GE since you're not really doing math. Class can be VERY tiresome because the topic isn't all that interesting. Exams are short and not heavily weighted. Bombed my exams and still got a B. Short weekly online quizzes you can redo until you get full points. Can be confusing at times but would recommend. He loves memes!

Kennedy is a nice guy, this is a fine class. Boring if you don't care about ling as a subject, but easy homework. His exams are no longer online though, which means u have to pay attention. Relatively easy, but ur TA can skew that the other way if ur unlucky. Nice Area C requirement, but nothing extraordinary. He's funny n pretty sassy too.

his final is cumulative, which sucks. the material isn't super difficult just takes a while to grasp an understanding of. he doesn't post lectures unless you directly email him for them, so you do have to attend those. overall, the course isn't super difficult but you have to pay attention in class.

Professor Kenndy is a great professor. He genuinely cares for his students and the material being shared. I took this for a prep for major course and will be taking another one of his courses (Ling 70) this winter. His class is straightforward, and the TAs are all great. I think his grading is fair, and that his lectures were truly interesting.

Slideshow with no pictures guide lectures. Material is generally dry for someone with basic background knowledge in linguistics, with occasional jokes. Concepts are well explained with examples used to parse out distinctions. Weekly checkpoints have an unlimited number of attempts and usually detailed feedback.

Super funny. The words that he uses to describe the topics can be a bit confusing but if you read the textbook beforehand its alright. His mask and mich combo might put you to sleep tho. Very interesting class as well

Kennedy is one of the funniest professor's I've had at ucsb so far. You're graded on participation, quizzes/assignments online that you can retake until you get 100%, and 1 midterm and 1 final. You do need to actually understand terms and the material in order to do well, but his class wasn't too bad and it's not difficult to do well.

Two quizzes a week, unlimited attempts. Super easy class. One midterm and one final both very short. You do have to show up to the lectures because he doesn't post them online. I never touched the textbook and still passed so... he's that professor that tries to be funny too.

Prof Kennedy is great! His lectures are accessible online but he alters them, so it's worth going in person. Mostly graded on weekly reading quizzes/assignments that you get unlimited tries for. Midterm and final were only worth 15% each. Highly recommend this class if you need a GE/extra units!

I took 3 classes with him and he's amazing! Really passionate and understanding and makes linguistics easy to understand. Midterm and exam are online and open book/open web. Lectures are in-person but if you can't make it he can send you a recording of the lecture. Overall an awesome and caring prof that wants his students to succeed :)

great professor with a love in language but be careful with TAs some are difficult.

best memer

Kennedy is a great teacher and this class is a great start into linguistics. There are weekly online reading quizzes and the midterm and the final are online and at home. Overall, pretty easy and very interesting

While not many students would attend his lectures in-person but rather online via zoom. He seems very passionate about teaching the material. Easy GE class to take by just being graded on a few things: weekly checkpoint quizzes, midterm, and a final along with your section attendance.

I wonder why this professor's reviews are so high. Maybe because of Ling 20+70. Assignments are a big part of your grade for this class. It's only fortunate that the TA was more chill on grading because whenever the professor did, it was extremely harsh as if we were expected to be masters already at our craft. TY TA for being more considerate

Prof Kennedy's really awesome! Possibly my favorite professor at UCSB. In addition to the 3 tags I chose, I would've also picked "hilarious" and "accessible outside class." Although I marked LING20 as the class here, I've taken others (Ex: 15) and upper division classes with him too! They've all been awesome. Good at teaching and explaining + fun.

Professor Kennedy is caring and fun, and it's not his fault the topic of Ling20 was pretty boring and tedious. One or two long chapters for readings every week, which you should definitely do. He also does live zooms and recordings, which is so helpful. Definitely excited to take him again for higher-level linguistic classes!

Very boring class in general. Bob Kennedy is a good professor, but he does not teach me anything and I am not learning a single thing in his boring class about linguistics. Very bad and boring lectures, ranting about stupid tangents back and forth all day long. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!! YOU WILL FAIL!!!! do not recommend unless going to sleep bored!

Very easy class, the midterm and the final were both online. Graded mostly by weekly quizzes and weekly assignments which are both easy 100%s since he made it so the quiz/assignment lets you redo the questions if you get them wrong. Would 100% take again