Professor Ek is very interesting. She can come off harsh, but if you make time to talk to her, she will come across a lot clearer. I took this class virtually in Spring and it was basically one giant group project- which was really hard to plan considering my group had to zoom to get anything done. The subject matter was interesting and useful

The workload is not heavy at all, it takes less time to complete the tasks than the lower-division writing class. It is great that she often end the lecture early, but at the same time I did not learn much things from this course. I would say her course is a good choice for completing GE----- take little efforts but not learning things.

Auli is a fine professor but I wouldn't recommend her if you didn't have to take her class. She is extremely unclear about what she wants and constantly changes her mind. You have to email her word docs because pdfs make her computer crash but they get all messed up and she sees something unformatted and grades on that. She doesn't use gauchospace.

Easy A if you do all the assignments, which are not very hard.

This is the worst prof I have had in during my college years. She doesn't remember what she just said. Sometimes she just grades against what she just taught us. If you are an active student, you will be taking points off for "not giving her chance to speak". She feels no responsibility at all. Definitely not taking this prof again.

Avoid at all costs!! Very unclear about grading criteria, will essentially give you whatever grade she feels like without being able to explain. Most professors make this class easy but with Ek she is too unpredictable and unclear (figuratively and literally with her strong accent). Worst professor I have had at UCSB

One major business project with group members. Grades a bit tougher than expected. However, I found her "toughness" to be very beneficial. Learned a lot from her. Her past students seemed to be successful in winning proposal competitions. The reader wasn't used frequently but was only $5.

The whole class is one big group project. I went into office hours every week and at the end of the quarter when I ran my paper by her and she said there was nothing wrong with it. Then she gave me a B- on the paper and a 40% on the final oral presentation even though when I asked she couldn't name anything specifically wrong with my presentation

W107B is supposed to be one of the easiest major classes. Everybody said it's an easy and useful class. However, Auli grades much tougher than any other W107B professor. She's a nice lady, but she makes an interesting and easy class difficult and boring. I expect a high grade, but I would suggest taking it with another professor if you could.

I really enjoyed Ek's class. She goes over every specific detail she expects you to include in your papers, though she can be a bit condescending if you ask her questions. You can't really be sensitive if you ask for help, she'll criticize your work very harshly but is definitely constructive. I would take her again.

This class was very easy for me. I am a good writer, so I'm not sure how the class was for people who need practice. Dr Ek is a very nice lady and always wants to help you. You should buy her reader, but you don't really have to do the "homework" because the readings are always discussed in class. i was surprised by how interesting the topics were.

Very nice teacher. Class was really boring though. If you go to office hours she is annoyingly ambiguous with what she wants you to change in your essays. Not a hard class, mostly busy work.

Very easy class, only a letter in the beginning & 2 essays. She is helpful if you make an effort. You don't have to do the readings at home because you just talk about them in class the next time. I would definitely recommend her.

Ek is really great! She will help you but you have to make the effort to go to her office hours. Class is easy as long as you don't procrastinate on assignments because it will all lead up to a final project.

great teacher, easy A

This class is so easy with this professor. She is so cute. She does have an accent but is still easy to understand. workload is very manageable, just two "essays" and one letter. I would highly recommend getting Ek as your professor for this class!!

Very interesting class and topic. Crime and punishment. Her office hours are very useful and she's easy to contact via email. I highly recommend her; however, she stutters a lot and has an accent. Class discussions were somewhat prolonged, but she keeps it going with her profound knowledge of the topic. Attendance is mandatory. Fun class.

She's always willing to help students... Easy A

We're not sure we can agree with these positive comments, as our experience with Mrs. Ek has been dismal. We heard she was excused from a college back east...and now we know why. Some of us think it is hard to understand her, and most of us think it's hard to gauge her actual passion for teaching writing. We're not even sure she has training in it.

Ek is very nice and wants you to do well. Do not buy the book, you will never need it. Class itself is pretty boring but assignments are easy, though unclear at times. I did all my assignments the night before and got an A-. If you are interested in law definitely take the class. Also make sure you are good at persuasive/analytical type writing.

She is very nice and the class is extremely easy, just make sure you dont wait until the last minute. You also dont need to purchase any of the books, if you want them, definitely just rent them. If you want a good grade, put in a lot of work to your research paper and have a good topic.

She's a really nice lady and the class was very easy but sooo boring. I skipped a lot though and she didn't knock points off my grade.

Super nice woman. What she wants out of a given assignment is sometimes fogy though. The books were all interesting reads, and since there are class discussions, you don't need to read the entire thing. She loves people who participate and talk. Even if you say something way off subject, she'll work with your point

She is a good teacher, reading is minimal, class discussions were fun. Three papers, one was a movie review, one comparing two articles, and one was a book review. You will get a good grade if you show up and do the work.