Ling20 The material is harder than expected; if I wasn't interested in linguistics I would have hated it. Assignments are worth 40% of the grade and they usually aren't explained that well, but practice assignments are gone over in section. He is very wary of grade grubbers, and therefore can be unhelpful when asked questions. I enjoyed the class
This class was interesting and fun at times. Overall wasn't entirely difficult. Tests consisted of long answer reiterations of notes from lecture and there was a study guide for both the midterm and final.
This class is more difficult than one would think. Material is tough, but not impossible. Section is not mandatory but is very helpful. Assignments are worth 50% so put effort into it and don't miss any. Kennedy doesn't give the best definitions but he is a decent teacher. Tests are very fair.
He's a kinda goofy guy, and be goes through lectures as fast as he can talk. Fairly difficult and involved class, but it's the subject matter and not the prof. Go to class everyday, do all the assignments, do all the reading, and you should be fine.
Great professor, fair and clear. He's the nerdy and kinda goofy type, but really funny and really helpful. I wasn't looking forward to the class at all, but he made it totally enjoyable and one of my favorite classes at UCSB. I would definitely take another class from him.
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