Paul Phillips

ENGL110 · ENG98 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
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Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Solid enough English instructor if you can handle a quiet, monotone lecture style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardWonderful TeacherMonotone DeliveryHard to HearGood OverallOccasional Jokes

Students call him a wonderful or good professor overall.
Low, monotone voice can make lectures .
Only two very old reviews exist, so confidence is limited.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

One student found ENG98 easier while ENGL110 felt harder, so content challenge looks average overall.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Neither review states whether attendance was required or optional.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Both reviews land positive to solid, with one calling him wonderful and the other still a good professor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

either review.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students like him overall, but soft volume and monotone delivery hurt lecture clarity.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students describe him as wonderful and a good guy who jokes sometimes, but note low volume and a monotone style that can put people to sleep.

Main concern

Soft, monotone delivery may be hard for some students to hear or stay focused on.

What students said

“wonderful teacher!!!”
ENG98

“His monotone voice puts me to sleep, but overall he is a good professor.”
ENGL110

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“His monotone voice puts me to sleep, but overall he is a good professor.”
Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching tone and delivery. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“wonderful teacher!!!”

🗣️ Lecture Clarity

45/100

“He talks really low, so it might be difficult for some to hear what he is saying.”

👍 Overall Vibe

68/100

“Great guy who tries to crack jokes every now and then.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

wonderful teacher!!!
Great guy who tries to crack jokes every now and then.
His monotone voice puts me to sleep, but overall he is a good professor.

Theme 2

🎧 About Delivery

He talks really low, so it might be difficult for some to hear what he is saying.
His monotone voice puts me to sleep

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two brief reviews from 2011 with little detail on grades, workload, or exams.

Inside 2 stored ratings

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5 out of 50

4 out of 52

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG981 review

ENGL1101 review

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