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English As A Second Language

Richard Wolfe

IEP3 · ESL11 · ESL21A · ESL11B · 11A · ESL21 · ESL21B · ESL19B · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
58.54%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want rigorous ESL writing practice and can handle a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderHilariousLots of WritingPolarizingGood Feedback
  • many call him inspiring and funny; and teaching unfocused.
  • Expect , and if you want a high grade.
  • if you want real ESL writing growth and will grind; poor fit for an easy A.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tough essay grading and skill and steady work.

; the one online review also signals heavy work without easy grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content and papers and tricky exams.

In-person reviews dominate difficulty evidence; the .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

; online sample also listed mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About half strongly recommend him for growth and humor; .

In-person reviews are mixed; the single online review is a .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; some say fair with effort, many say A is nearly impossible.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and so many papers appear across years.

Format shift

Heavy writing load is consistent in person; online also reports tons of homework.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

and off-topic, unclear, unprepared lectures.

Format shift

; online sample is negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

and papers plus tricky tests and .

Format shift

Assessment mix is described mainly in in-person ESL courses.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

caring humor and strong , and off-topic talk.

Main concern

and uneven clarity make high grades unreliable for many students.

What students said

“Good sense of humor, great professor and lots of feedbacks. Helped me a lot with my writing and development.”
ESL19B
“He is really a and .”
ESL19B
“He is talking whole class about his experience at UCLA or his family.”
ESL21B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is negative, citing personal stories in class and .

Main concern

online sample.

What students said

“ experience or family whole class , he just gives you tons of homework .”
ESL21A

Exam style

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essay-focused evaluation and limited student-friendly signals.

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mention tricky tests, hard finals, and .

Tricky testsEssay-heavyHard finals
“ but the ”
ESL19B
“ and .”
ESL11B

Online

Online review does not clearly describe exam proctoring or .

Heavy homework
“he just gives you tons of homework .”
ESL21A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are the person who wants to improve English without .”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews (44 in person, 1 online), highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

😂 Teaching Personality

55/100

“He is so knowledgeable and hilarious, and is big inspiration for me.”

📝

28/100

“He is really a and .”

👍 If You Grind

58/100

“if you show progress and interest in the subject during the course, then A is very easy to get.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Good sense of humor, great professor and lots of feedbacks
  • talking whole class about his experience at UCLA or his family
  • He always makes everything clearly in the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It's almost impossible to get A
  • the
  • he is a but his amazing humanity

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • He gives pretty much of it
  • So many papers
  • tons of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

45 reviews over many years with rich detail; opinions conflict but sample size and consistency of .

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 513

Course coverage

ESL19B15 reviews
ESL21A14 reviews
ESL21B8 reviews
ESL214 reviews
11A1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 4 · A 6

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

8

C+ 5 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No Grade 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4