Professor
Karl Lisovsky
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Fall 2021 - Honestly, you can't ask more from Professor/Lecturer Lisovsky. Your final grade is based on 4 projects (3 essays, 1 video or 4 essays) and they aren't graded harshly at all + some hw on readings (1hr each). Even if you aren't happy with your grade, he gives you chances to REVISE/REDO essays and that will bump the grade up by 5-10% easily. PS: You can literally be 15 minutes late to his class and he will still welcome you to the class, no questions asked. ONE WORD: CHILL. TAKE HIS CLASS!
Fall 2021 - Honestly, you can't ask more from Professor/Lecturer Lisovsky. Your final grade is based on 4 projects (3 essays, 1 video or 4 essays) and they aren't graded harshly at all + some hw on readings (1hr each). Even if you aren't happy with your grade, he gives you chances to REVISE/REDO essays and that will bump the grade up by 5-10% easily. PS: You can literally be 15 minutes late to his class and he will still welcome you to the class, no questions asked. ONE WORD: CHILL. TAKE HIS CLASS!
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Winter 2023 - Professor Lisovsky is probably the best english teacher I've had; he paces the class well and explains concepts very clearly. He gives out a fair amount of reading and homework, but they are completely manageable and graded on completion. There are four essays we have to write every quarter which are based off of topics discussed in class and in the readings. Aside from the last essay, all essays can be reviewed as many times as necessary. If you want a good grade, GO TO OFFICE HOURS and have him review your essay. Most of my essays started at around the high 80s, but after multiple reviews, they turned into 95s, which is the maximum score he gives out. His two midterms are pretty straightforward and are pretty much a copy of his practice midterms. As long as you go to his midterm review sessions, the midterm shouldn't be too much of a challenge. I would highly recommend this class to anyone who wants to get better at English. If you are willing to put the effort in, it isn't hard to get an A.
Winter 2023 - Professor Lisovsky is probably the best english teacher I've had; he paces the class well and explains concepts very clearly. He gives out a fair amount of reading and homework, but they are completely manageable and graded on completion. There are four essays we have to write every quarter which are based off of topics discussed in class and in the readings. Aside from the last essay, all essays can be reviewed as many times as necessary. If you want a good grade, GO TO OFFICE HOURS and have him review your essay. Most of my essays started at around the high 80s, but after multiple reviews, they turned into 95s, which is the maximum score he gives out. His two midterms are pretty straightforward and are pretty much a copy of his practice midterms. As long as you go to his midterm review sessions, the midterm shouldn't be too much of a challenge. I would highly recommend this class to anyone who wants to get better at English. If you are willing to put the effort in, it isn't hard to get an A.
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Professor Lisovsky is NOT concerned with student learning. His class is easy enough, but make sure you go to class because he bases SO MUCH of your grade on whether or not you're there. He doesn't really care whether or not you learned anything (even if you really did); it's basically a blow to his ego if you don't go to lecture. He imposes his knowledge on his students in a superior way and acts like he is an incredibly smart man, which he is not. He drones on about grammar, even though most of it is stuff we have learned when we were younger. Sometimes, it felt like we were in an elementary/middle school classroom instead of a college environment. In the beginning he may seem nice enough but he is definitely very arrogant. Lisovsky is probably the worst professor I've had at UCLA.
Professor Lisovsky is NOT concerned with student learning. His class is easy enough, but make sure you go to class because he bases SO MUCH of your grade on whether or not you're there. He doesn't really care whether or not you learned anything (even if you really did); it's basically a blow to his ego if you don't go to lecture. He imposes his knowledge on his students in a superior way and acts like he is an incredibly smart man, which he is not. He drones on about grammar, even though most of it is stuff we have learned when we were younger. Sometimes, it felt like we were in an elementary/middle school classroom instead of a college environment. In the beginning he may seem nice enough but he is definitely very arrogant. Lisovsky is probably the worst professor I've had at UCLA.
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