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Languages & Literature

Lin Fraser

ENGWR302 · ENGWR310 · ENGWR100 · ENGLISH300 · ENGL302 · ENG302 · ENG300 · ENGW300 · ENGWR300 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

; only consider if and can self-manage with little mid-semester feedback.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderGraded by few thingsSo many papersNo feedback returnedHeavy reading
  • Heavy essay load is common, yet only a .
  • Students frequently never see grades or .
  • A and care, but most call lectures boring and unhelpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

makes an A rare and effort-heavy rather than guaranteed.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Constant essays, reading, and even when lectures teach little.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and absences can lead to being dropped despite lectures feeling wasteful.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

About 30% take-again with a large majority of low quality ratings and stay-away warnings.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; papers return late or never, with little partial credit or clear criteria for many students.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Many essays, reading logs, handouts, and weekly writing create a heavy to overwhelming paper load.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Common complaints of , and little writing instruction.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

and a few end-term papers more than traditional exams for most sections.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Across decades of ENGWR/ENG courses, students report paper overload, tough grading on few counted items, missed classes, and weak lecture value, with a small set of fans who like her blunt style.

Main concern

Doing lots of work that may not count while never knowing your grade until the end.

What students said

“she only graded the last 3 papers. so no one in the class never knew what their grade was until the semester ended”
ENGWR300
“Going to class is HUGE waste of time but if you !”
ENG300
“It's not that she's a bad teacher, in fact she's great! But she gives a ridiculous amount of paper”
ENGWR300
“don't like giving bad reviews but this teacher really deserves it. she's a bad teacher”
ENGWR302

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.

Some sections include a midterm and pop quizzes, but and .

Midterm counted with last papersPop quizzesEssay-heavy courseFew graded items

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Midterm plus last essays can dominate; proctoring detail.

MidtermPop quizzesLast three papersIn-class essays
“she only grades the last three things for your total grade; research paper, essay 4, and the midterm.”
ENG300
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
ENGWR300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, , and low teaching value. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Paper Overload

24/100

“So much reading and so .”

🎯 Graded By Few Things

20/100

“She gave the class lots of but only graded the last 3 papers.”

🚫 Teaching Value

30/100

“I learned absolutely nothing.”

👍 Minority Fan View

70/100

“Fraser is honestly such a good teacher she does have quite of bid of work but she's one of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and I didn't really learn much.
  • She spent most of the class period talking about her political views or some irrelevant story.
  • Just talk about politics and issues in class without teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She grades very harsh and makes the us do fix it journals
  • Easy B or C, but learn nothing.
  • This is just a GE, get someone who grades easy.

Theme 3

📦

  • .
  • . Returns things late.
  • we never knew how we were doing in class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years show consistent themes on workload, grading, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 57
3 out of 57
2 out of 522
1 out of 520

Course coverage

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ENG30013 reviews
ENGWR30212 reviews
ENG3022 reviews
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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1