John Cabral

ENGLI101 · EN0205 · ENGL101 · ENGLISH21 · ENG101 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.8/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 4.4

The decision

Avoid if ; take another English professor if you can.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh Essay GraderOff-Topic LecturesHeavy ReadingLittle Writing HelpHistory Rants

Most students say and offers little useful writing instruction.
Lectures often wander into history or tangents instead of English skills.
and short essay turnarounds make the course stressful and low-yield.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and reports of first Ds make high grades very hard.

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and unclear expectations make the course hard despite easy midterms for a few.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

22/100

The large majority ; only a few older comments are mildly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Students repeatedly call him a and expects perfect work without teaching it.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and a packed syllabus create heavy load.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Many say he rants off topic, teaches history instead of English, and gives little help on papers.

Format shift

In-person only; one older review called him helpful and kind.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Course centers on essays, papers, and reading; midterm and as easier than essays.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

essay critiques, off-topic talks, and weak teaching of writing.

Main concern

Students report first Ds, 60-70 essay averages, and feeling they learned almost no English.

What students said

“The and the class average for essays was like a 60-70”
EN0205

“Thought I was in a history class, not an english class half the time”
ENG101

“I FELT LIKE I DID NOT LEARN NOT ONE THING”
ENGLISH21

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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; one review says midterm and final are fairly easy.

Harsh essay gradingHeavy readingEasier midterm and finalLots of papers

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and are graded harshly; midterm and as easier by one student.

Essay-focusedHarsh critiqueEasier midterm and final

“he critiques you for every tiny little mistake”
EN0205

“ but the midterm and ”
ENG101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Be smart and ”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person English reviews spanning years of . Credibility rating: Medium.

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16/100

“he critiques you for every tiny little mistake”

😴 Off-Topic Lectures

24/100

“Thought I was in a history class, not an english class half the time”

🚫 Weak Recommendation

22/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he talks too too much about nonsense
goes of topic and rants about the history
Does not know how to teach

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

class average for essays was like a 60-70
he gave me my first D ever

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Lots of reading
extensive amount of work

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

14 mostly consistent negative reviews over many years, though many are old and grade data is sparse.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 53

2 out of 51

1 out of 59

Course coverage

ENG1018 reviews

EN02052 reviews

ENGLI1012 reviews

ENGL1011 review

ENGLISH211 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

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C range

C 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 1

John Cabral

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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😴 Off-Topic Lectures

🚫 Weak Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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Avoid if ; take another English professor if you can.

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