Mark Nishimura

ENG102 · ENGLISH21 · ENG101 · ENGLISH102 · ENGLISH28 · ENGLI0208 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 81.25%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you want a funny, helpful English professor and are ready .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesGreat essay feedbackTough but fair graderLots of papersRewrites allowed

Entertaining classes with and
Workload is paper-heavy and
Effort and following the checklist matter more than natural writing talent

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible with rewrites and , but and late work hurts badly.

Online and in-person both reward effort; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard composition work with lots of reading and .

In-person ENG102 often feels harder than online ENG101.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

78/100

, and growth as a writer despite the .

Online recommendations are strongly positive; minority.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Minor work can be favorable, but , and often need rewrites for a high grade.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Expect multiple long essays, weekly response papers in some sections, and .

Format shift

Both formats report many papers; in-person ENG102 is especially heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students praise funny, engaging classes and .

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong online and in person, with a .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and participation far more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person English sections.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews call him funny and , but and heavy essay loads.

Main concern

Weekly response papers and .

What students said

“An angel and a goddess; I love this guy.”
ENG101

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ENG101

“He is a and and quizzes”
ENG102

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and , while still warning about many papers and deadlines.

Main concern

Late work can tank the grade even when teaching quality is high.

What students said

“I would recommend 10/10 though!”
ENG101

“He .”
ENG101

“ and as long as you try he will give you a good grade.”
ENG101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly essays and papers with rubrics and rewrites rather than high-stakes proctored exams.

Essay-based gradingRubrics and rewritesPop quizzes in some sections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections emphasize essays, rubrics, occasional pop quizzes, and discussion-based classes.

Four essays typicalRewrite optionsPop quizzesEssay rubrics

“he lets you rewrite 2 essays”
ENG101

“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
ENG102

Online

Online reviews focus on essays and .

Essay assignmentsDetailed feedback

“He helped me learn how to write a proper essay and was accessible within 24 hours.”
ENG101

“Do expect a lot of essays and , as it is an English class.”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“An angel and a goddess; I love this guy. I was super worried about taking English 101, because I absolutely hate writing, but this class was so great.”
Voice snapshots generated from 27 , and grading strictness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“He is super funny and and takes time to teach in a simple and effective way.”

📝 Paper Load

32/100

“This professor gives too much work and .”

⚖️

38/100

“he is an , but he lets you rewrite 2 essays.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ homework and as long as you try he will give you a good grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

This guy is funny and entertaining
His classes are entertaining and always end short so thats a plus
he goes through on how to use it and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you're looking for an easy A this may not be the class for you
His minor assignm'ts are graded favorably, but his major ones are strictly graded

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

and caring
Always has a great attitude

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of , and picky but .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Paper Load

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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