Nice guy but dull lecturer and hard to follow sometimes, especially bc he passes through his slides quickly. Not inherently difficult material, but sometimes very dense.

Great guy. Excellent teacher. Really loves what he does and it's really cool the way students are kept engaged in the frequent class discussions. He provides printed handouts to follow along but they are online too. Lecture covers them and adds a bit to em so it's worth it to show up to class. I found the material very easy and enjoyable. 10/10.

Love this class, not only because this is my major. The project is stressful but every other aspect of that class is really easy-going. The professor is such a sweet man. If I could, I would take this class again!

Probably the easiest Phonetics teacher: 3 MC quizzes, production test and project (all easy); 2 quizzes (the hardest part). You learn the IPA and how to produce, but not much else from the book. Not complaining though as what he does teach, he teaches well. He is also very helpful outside of class. Do the readings for yourself, not the class. GREAT

Very friendly. Willing to help outside of class. You can learn a lot from him in office hours if you are interested in his field of study. Definitely a great professor to talk to! I wish I could've taken more of his classes! Tests are based on Notes and definitions from book. Project was do-able; just don't procrastinate!

This is a fun class. Gordon was really funny and helpful whenever there were questions. The book is not necessary as long as you go to lecture. He gives you the notes in class and the test problems are exactly like the homework assignments. Section was absolutely useless, but attendance was still required.

Class was pretty boring, though it was funny hearing a huge group of students make funny sounds. He's not a very good teacher, so you basically end up teaching yourself. But the class was easy, just basically memorization. He grades easy, plus he's freaking adorable. DON'T BOTHER BUYING THE BOOK! You never use it, and it's expensive.

One of greatest professors in entire human history. He's so passionate about the subject and so compassionate to his students. He actually TEACHES so that students ENJOY LEARNING, unlike other "Teach"ers who just make students feel miserable & not interested. You will not regret taking him. His TA Uldis is also down to earth cool guy. Mad props!

I took this class, expecting it to be really easy, and it most definitely wasn't. You don't need to read the book or anything, but there is a lot of memorization involved. You get to watch him make awesome noises and faces in class, though. It was worth it, but not by much.

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He's still a nice guy, but this class was almost too easy. I attended about half the time, didn't look at the book, didn't study (just did the homework), and got an A+. I think the class is designed for beginning linguistics students, and I'm a senior, but still. . . man, it was trivial. He's a personable guy, though, and makes the class fun.

overall nice guy, helpful and his classes are so damn easy... i took him ofr ling 20 a couple of years ago and got an A without buying the book... did the same for this class too... 3 mini quizes, 2 quizes a really easy project and a 10 minuet oral final... no midterm... way easy