AI Rate Professor

English As A Second Language

Sharon Portman

ESL083F · ESL082 · ESL · ESL83 · ELS83 · ESL185 · ENG210 · ESL083 · ESL184 · ESL186 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you want a challenging class and , and a polarizing style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough But EducationalHarsh GradingMandatory PreparationMixed PersonalityHigh Drop Risk
  • many say she is an excellent teacher, while .
  • The class is consistently described as difficult, strict, and demanding.
  • Students who want real learning may benefit, but grade-focused students face major risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

An A is possible for strong students, but , and heavy preparation.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students repeatedly call the class hard, tedious, and challenging, even when they say they learned a lot.

Only in-person reviews discuss course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

One detailed review says students need to be in class, do homework, and be ready for pop quizzes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Students recommend her for serious learning but warn grade-focused students and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

, and associated with low grades, failures, or drops.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students mention , and tedious work that requires steady effort.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Many students say she is smart, helpful, and effective, but others describe her as .

Format shift

.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and a final, suggesting a mix of assignments and tests.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a tough but and personality create major risk for some students.

Main concern

, and inconsistent student experiences make the class risky for grades.

What students said

“If , if you .”
ESL186
“You need to be in class, make , and .”
ENG210
“ and trust me, she is harsh on those papers.”
ESL083

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam details are limited, but reviews explicitly mention pop quizzes plus a midterm and .

Pop QuizzesMidtermFinal

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Pop QuizzesMidtermFinal
“ ”
ENG210
“Midterm and ”
ENG210

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If , if you .”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“I really learned a lot from her.”

⚖️

16/100

“ and trust me, she is harsh on those papers.”

📈 Difficulty Level

22/100

“ if you want to be challenge.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very smart and helpful, and likes to listen to students and help them.
  • Great teacher! It was not the easiest class nor the most interesting class in the world.
  • She doesn't answer your qestions clearly and she doesn't explaned much.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If , if you .
  • Not many people can survive even though they work hard!
  • and trust me, she is harsh on those papers.

Theme 3

📝

  • You need to be in class, make , and .
  • Midterm and
  • more than 40% drops the class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen in-person reviews across many years provide rich evidence, though opinions are strongly divided.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values