This class was more difficult than expected. However, if you put in time , you will get an A. The course was online and pre recorded lectures which were easy to follow.

I was so nervous to take this class because everyone told me I would regret it. They were so wrong. Prof Torrence is such a brilliant lecturer. Linguistics made seem boring from an outside perspective but Torrence explores the societal and neurological aspects of language in a very engaging way. The class consisted of 5 multiple choice homeworks, asynchronous lectures, 2 3-5 pg analysis papers (which were really easy and interesting), 1 multiple choice midterm (with lockdown browser), and 1 multiple choice final (w/ lockdown). The hardest part of this class would be learning phonetics and syntax structures but practice really does help. (I highly suggest enrolling in a PLF session if you're part of AAP). I took this class as a science GE (as a non-STEM major) and I didn't find it too difficult :)

I took this class during remote learning and it was very interesting. Most of the reviews on here stress that you cannot slack off, but honestly I started learning the material a few days before the exams and wrote the papers the day they were due and have done well above average. Professor Torrence's lectures are GREAT, interesting, and thorough. This class was a lot more work than it needed to be, though, as lectures were pretty redundant and the material could have been conveyed effectively with half the amount of work required. I would recommend this class ONLY to those looking for a easy, interesting GE that requires a little bit of work. It definitely is more work than some of the other GE's out there.

The content was super interesting and the professor was very engaging making the lectures easy to follow even though it was a virtual platform. The content was very heavy, however, and I remember spending a long time creating a midterm and final study guide as the professor used a lockdown browser for our test. Not the easiest class you can take, but fairly interesting and a medium workload.

Took Ling 1 for a GE credit in spring 2020 so it was online. Professor Torrence's lectures are all pre recorded. He's very clear and easy to understand, and he's pretty engaging for a recorded lecture. It's overall a pretty easy class. The exams kind of suck since they use Respondus lockdown browser and are pretty memorization heavy (like memorizing phonemes and rules etc). There were 2 analysis papers and they were super short and straightforward, and the homeworks were a breeze. Definitely recommend this class if you're looking for something interesting and easy!

Easiest GE I've taken so far. Lectures were pretty informative (though I must confess I barely listened to them after the first midterm and instead crammed with other students in the class for the final) and homework was very easily and light. The analysis papers seem like a lot, but honestly both can be written up in less than two hours. Prof. Torrence is a great lecturer and knows his stuff. You'll definitely learn an interesting thing or two from this course.

If you're looking for an easy GE this is it! There were 2 lecture videos about an hour long each, per week that were actually pretty interesting in my opinion. Professor Torrence was a very engaging lecturer and he gave many practice problems/examples that made the topics very easy to understand as someone with no background in linguistics. The weekly homework assignment (multiple choice quiz) was directly based off of the material in the lectures and would take me like 20-45 minutes. There were also case studies and textbook readings assigned each week but I would just skim them/not do them since they rarely/never appeared in the homework/exams. There are 2 papers that were very easy, I was able to finish them in a few hours. The midterm/finals are also very straightforward and based on the information in lecture. I would spend a lot of time taking notes during the lecture so that by the time the exams came, I didn't really need to study much. I also feel like some of the questions you could figure out using common sense. There are certain sections that require a lot of memorization and I would highly recommend doing the optional practice worksheets provided. For the discussions, we were able to go to whichever ones fit our schedule best, you don't have to go to the one you are enrolled in which was very convenient. Each TA had slides that were actually really helpful in going over the big ideas of that week's lectures.

whoever created these videos at TFT is bad at editing..... why do you only show the notes for like 5 seconds and zoom in on the professor for like 20 seconds.....

class overall isnt bad though. just lots of material and a lot to keep up with. material is interesting.

This is an online class with one discussion a week over Zoom. The workload isn't bad at all; there are only a few lecture videos you have to watch, weekly online quizzes, and weekly discussion reflections. The content is pretty engaging; however, some of it can be hard to wrap your head around. But as long as you take time to review things you don't understand, it should be fine. Overall, this class is a completely manageable GE that I would definitely recommend taking.

Great class and easy GE choice for any student. I took this class with Professor Nicco La Mattina, but most of the course content was from Torrence. All the quizzes are based directly on the lecture content, making it easier to study for. The essay for the class is simple, and there was no midterm, only a final exam. It's a great option for an easy online class, but it's hard to get into. I highly recommend taking it over the summer when it's easier to enroll in the class.