This dude is so ugly it makes the class unbearable. Furthermore, this accent is awful! How can you teach linguistics and speak like that? My theory is he had several concussions years ago but the university is scared to fire him

Boring lectures. Too wordy.

This class depends heavily on self-learning, but the professor and TA are very helpful

Although it's suppose to be an intro course to coding using Rstudio, it definitely didn't feel like it. If you have no background in coding, it will be very time consuming to understand. Make sure not to miss class because he goes over a lot of information during lecture.

If you are serious about learning how to properly analyze (linguistic) data, there is no one who will teach you as accessibly and efficiently as Prof. Gries. The class requires some stamina, but if you are willing invest some time, it is an outstanding learning opportunity.

I would recommend this class only to ling students who have a strong background in computer programming. You're expected to know essential terms and concepts specific to statistics despite there being no prereq's/advisory for this class other than Intro Ling. Also very negative opinions on the course textbook (conveniently written by the professor)

This was a good class. Make sure you don't miss class and do the readings in advance. If you don't understand something go to office hours, super helpful. He is a shy guy, but very knowledgeable. I wish we did more discussion (less papers more in depth?), but some people never participate. On the superficial side, cute eyes and hot body!

one of the best !!

excellent and very clever

he's a professional , very inteligent

horrible teacher. doesn't know how to teach the information. boring monotone voice. what is on the test has NOTHING to do with homeworks. save semantics for another teacher.

Please do not take him in any classes. His monotonous lecture with his computer slideshow is SO boring and unclear. He does not tell you what will be on the test and will not curve even when 95% of class failed his ridiculously hard test. He may be the smartest linguist but he should stay in the library researching and not teach cuz he sucks at it.

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Do not take this class. For the love of God do not take this class. Gries is quite possibly the worst professor at the school, and this class DOES NOT COVER ANYTHING IN PSYCH. It is HEAVILY skewed towards linguistics and is damn near impossible to succeed in without a firm background in the subject. I have a 3.7 (*had) and just got a D-

Holy crap! what the previous post says is exactly right. Coma-inducing lecture 'style' really is a deterrent to attending/listening in class. Useless class. Especially if you are a psych major - it's just about linguistics, except for one chapter. Just say no.

The class was so boring that no one came to his lectures. His teaching method is powerpoint slide show but clearly, he just copied what's in the textbook. What's worse is that he reads straight off the slide show and the part where he lectures is very monotonous.

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This guy is awesome. The class was very hands-on. He explained things (especially at the beginning) but mostly it was do the readings, discuss them, and then do some in-class work to see how corpus linguistics works. He's extremely friendly, very knowledgeable, and straightforward. I highly recommend both the professor and the class.