AI Rate Professor

English As A Second Language

Richard Cervin

ESL50 · ESLW340 · ESLGESLW · ELW310 · ESLG310 · ESLR320 · ESLR310 · ESLW310 · ESLRG320 · ESLR340 · ESLW320 · ESL320 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
23.08%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid if you need an easy pass; if you want rigorous ESL practice and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHard to passLearn a lot if dedicatedStrict and pickyPolarizing ESL instructor
  • some students learn a lot; many call him the hardest or .
  • Grading is harsh and and drops.
  • over an easy grade.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students repeatedly say even hard work may yield Ds, Fs, or fail if the .

; online reviews also report Fs and regret.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

ESL content becomes unnecessarily hard for many due , and dense reading.

; online sample is small and also negative.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

In-person comments ; online notes are mixed or missing.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and most detailed comments warn students away despite a minority who praise learning.

; in-person is polarized but negative overall.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

Frequently labeled a and can fail students over one research paper.

Format shift

; online reviews also report failing outcomes.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and high-stakes writing make the load heavy for ESL courses.

Format shift

and test volume.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

A minority call him excellent for serious learners, but .

Format shift

In-person is deeply split; the three online reviews are strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and research papers carry outsized weight versus low-stakes practice.

Format shift

and research papers; online tags also note test-heavy structure.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but leans negative: and unhelpful attitude, while a minority praise deep learning.

Main concern

, and reports of mean or off-topic behavior.

What students said

“No matter how hard you work during the whole semester, if you don't do well on the .”
ESLW340
“ . He grades very hard.”
ESLW320
“Dr. Cervin is a hard teacher BUT .”
ESLW310

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Sparse online comments are strongly negative, calling the experience a major mistake and unsupportive.

Main concern

Students report failing and .

What students said

“This is not a teacher, he is a monster, he just drowns and does not allow the .”
ELW310
“Its a major mistake that I took this class”
466866

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and major papers are hard and strictly graded, with little evidence of student-friendly formats.

Hard testsTest heavyResearch paper high stakesHarsh essay grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and research papers that can fail you despite semester effort.

Hard testsResearch paper can fail youHarsh essay comments
“if you don't do well on the .”
ESLW340
“he's a tough and grades hard”
ESLR340

Online

Online reviews do not clearly detail proctoring but report failing outcomes and strongly advise against him.

High fail risk
“ .”
ELW310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“No matter how hard you work during the whole semester, if you don't do well on the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, emphasizing the split between harsh grades and deep learning claims. Credibility rating: High.

📉

12/100

“ . He grades very hard. Will not be taken his class ever again in the future.”

🧠 Learning vs Passing

36/100

“He might be one of the , but he's an amazing professor who cares about teaching his students learning.”

🚫

24/100

“Run away. .”

📚 Heavy Stakes

28/100

“He is hardest teacher I ever had in my entire life”

Theme 1

⚖️

  • He grades very hard.
  • he graded students even harder than UC
  • the

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching

  • If !!
  • and bad

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • if you have desire to learn.
  • perfect teacher. hard, but after him you will know a lot.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews over many years with rich detail and a clear harsh-grading pattern provide strong evidence despite polarization.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 520

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

3

D 1 · D- 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Fail 1