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English As A Second Language

Leigh Anne Shaw

ESOL400 · ESOL830 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
38.46%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you can put in serious weekly work and ; many students strongly prefer another professor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderPolarizing ReviewsTest HeavyGraded by Few ThingsHeavy Papers
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who find her caring and clear and those who call her the .
  • and few high-stakes assessments make high grades feel risky even when some students still earn As.
  • Attendance is usually mandatory and , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Several students report As only with heavy effort, while many call her a work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Average difficulty is high and comments , and the need to study hard to pass.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and tags warn that skipping class hurts your chance of passing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and many recent comments explicitly urge students to choose another professor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

items and harsh scoring make grades feel unforgiving.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students report many papers, heavy reading, tests, weekly quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

44/100

some call lectures precise and caring, others call her rude, unfair, or the .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment mixes essays, weekly vocabulary quizzes, tests, reading, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ESOL students report a highly polarized experience: some praise precise teaching and care, while , and a demoralizing classroom tone.

Main concern

and graded-by-few-things risk can tank the course even for hardworking students.

What students said

“She is the . She discriminates against me all the time.”
ESOL400
“An excellent professor that leaves you with developed skills. Must have enough time to dedicate to this class, the amount of .”
ESOL830
“ and . I like her teaching style; it is very precise.”
ESOL400

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.

Exams and limited high-stakes graded items create stress, with little evidence of open-book or low-pressure testing.

Test HeavyGraded by Few ThingsIn-Class EssaysWeekly Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and essay-plus-quiz load rather than student-friendly exam formats.

Test HeavyGraded by Few ThingsIn-Class EssaysWeekly Quizzes
“ because of the Graded by few things.”
ESOL830
“Very though grader but ! You will learn a lot, so get ready to learn!”
ESOL400

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to have good grades and a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting , and heavy workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

26/100

“She is really really really a ! She would not give good grades even you are great at the work!”

📉 Low Recommendation

34/100

“If you want to fail in .”

📚 Heavy Workload

30/100

“Must have enough time to dedicate to this class, the amount of .”

❤️ Polarizing Care

44/100

“ and . I like her teaching style; it is very precise.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I like her teaching style; it is very precise.
  • Professor Shaw is awesome. I also like her style.
  • This is the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She is really really really a !
  • If you don't study hard enough, you won't pass the class.
  • If you want good grade better move other class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is so kind and nice to all her students.
  • . Very unpleasant teacher. Rude.
  • She discriminates against me all the time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen in-person reviews span 2016-2025 with detailed comments, but opinions are highly polarized and online evidence is absent.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 58

Course coverage

ESOL4007 reviews
ESOL8307 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2