Dr. Kennedy was GREAT. He was an entertaining lecturer and was easy to listen to. I loved his class, it inspired me to follow a Ling minor. I would recommend this class to everyone. AN amazing professor.

Amusing and very knowledgeable. Read and go to lecture and take notes if you want to pass. Kennedy talks slowly but sometimes moves through slides a bit too fast. Be careful with the TAs; mine was competent but my friends in other sections didn't have such an easy time. Midterm and final aren't easy, but put in effort and you will do okay.

Knows what he's doing, can actually teach, not boring, tries to keep things interesting and sometimes humorous.

Took this fall quarter, and realized that Kennedy is a really chill guy and has a weird but funny sense of humor! I enjoyed his class even when he got a little monotonous sometimes. Class wasn't necessarily mandatory but it helped so much, if someone was just trying to read the online text, they may not have understood the material. Cool class!

Easy Midterm, Hard Final, and Easy Group project. NO TEXTBOOK, just articles but dont read those because they are useless. All you need to know for the exams & project are in his clear lecture slides. They're clear but kind of out of order but its no biggie. Take him!! His cheesy jokes are ADORABLE

I loved Professor Kennedy. He could be a little monotone but he had his spontaneous funny moments. I would recommend taking this class, I thought it was an easy A.

Kennedy was an alright teacher. I felt part of the lecture was interesting but they tended to get boring at times. The class was interesting for the most part. Make sure you do the readings though. NO TEXTBOOK!! The assignments are a big part of your grade so don't bs them. They are important. Joseph is a pretty good TA as well.

Kennedy has a monotone voice which makes it hard to concentrate in lecture, but he also has random spurts of funniness. The class is basically memorization of every slide, and he elaborates on key terms enough for you to understand core concepts. Somewhat boring, but very straight forward if you enjoy logical approaches to language.

I took this class to fulfill my Area D req and ended up getting a B. Going to every lecture is a must if you want to do well on the midterm and final and make sure you understand the main arguments! The stuff we learned in class was really interesting to me and changed my perspective on things. Also, Heather the TA is awesome.

Sports Language - super easy, actually pretty interesting, and NO TEXTBOOK. Just do the study guide for the midterm/final and you'll be fine.

This class isn't too bad. I always felt obligated to go to lecture, but I always ended up playing minesweeper. I put in as little effort as possible and ended up with a B-. Kennedy is a cool professor. The only challenging part of this course was satisfying your TA. Mine took points off for ridiculous reasons and had a fat stick up her anus.

this class is NOT as easy as it seems. they grade very hard!!!!

An engaging man, great subject---but his tests are too tricky, and his over-emphasis on extremely small details takes some of the life out of the subject. I went to his office to help him see exactly how and why some of his test questions are unclear and problematic. It helped a bit, but not enough. Study really hard for his tests.

This is a great and pretty easy class that will prepare you for any other linguistics class, or put you in a situation to practice everything you've learned about structure. Take it no matter what before you graduate, as he teaches it well and there is minimal work. Take-home final, easy assignments, and everything is based on class materials only.

This class was super easy. If you go to class and at least pay attention somewhat you will do fine. He gives study guides which basically have the same questions as the midterm and final. He tells you the information that you need to know from the readings

He gives you study guides to the exams with the exact essay questions. Go to every class and he'll go over everything you need to learn, including the readings. The content can be boring sometimes, but he's a funny guy with cheesy jokes and a great attitude. I'd recommend this class for anyone if they want something interesting and easy. GREAT.

The class is nothing you expect,its more the science of language. At the beginning it is really tough,but after a few assignments you understand what is expected. Definitely go to office hours of TAs or you will be screwed on assignments. Kennedy isn't too helpful. Assignments are 40% of your grade. Not an easy class,midterm is really specific.

Kennedy leads a very fun class. He shows entertaining video clips (SNL, stand-up comedy, etc) to demonstrate what he is teaching about. He material is usually interesting because it is so immediately applicable to everyday life. Online readings instead of textbook (which aren't required), barely any homework.

Kennedy is not very friendly and never wants to hand you answers, even if it would be part of an explanation. He is pretty condescending. For this class, do the reading (really), attend lecture, and section. They do not do a good job explaining the assignments, but go with gut feelings and try to get points. Asngmts are useful in learning material.

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.

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.

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.