Reviews of professor Misha Teramura

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really eccentric guy. It's pretty cool that he facilitates learning across disciplines, focusing on history, linguistics, politics, etc. He taught about the structure and mechanics of poetry more than anything else. Cool perspective.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He really likes paying close attention to the minor details in the readings that many don't even notice. His assignments are very straightforward but don't leave room to explore that much and personal interests when it comes to the texts. I emailed him several times with questions and he was always happy to help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Reads a script and doesn't pause to breathe.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Teramura is very knowledgable and understanding. He clearly has a lot of experience and explains things very thoroughly but speaks very quickly, so make sure you sit alone and are really locked in so you don't miss anything. Great professor, and very accessible--you can tell he genuinely loves his job.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Teramura has been a saint during COVID. His lectures are amazing and he always cares about his students! I have nothing but rave reviews about his teaching and how he's always been very accessible to students, especially in this unprecedented time. Also, his extensions are great too!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Best prof I've ever had. You can tell he is passionate about his work, and he loves to engage with students even online. Really nice. Cares about students and their mental health. Gave extensions. Not too many assignments, minimal workload, interesting lectures. As long as you watch the lectures and know what you're reading, you are set.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Teramura was a really engaging prof. His lectures were super interesting, and he kept a fast pace which kept me interested. The course was reading heavy but if you go to lecture and note down the passages he talks about, the exam isn't too much of an issue. Lectures are actually really interesting, so I'd highly recommend going!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very nice professor who seems passionate about what he teaches. Compared to my other English lit classes though, this one is definitely on the harder side. There's a LOT of material, and I didn't like how the final exam was structured comparing it to UtM's for the same course. You have to go to lecture or you won't fully understand the material.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I enjoyed Obscure Shakespeare with Prof. Teramuna. He is a living Shakespeare textbook. His intelligence and knowledge of Shakespeare are somewhat intimidating but his class forced me to look at Shakespeare in new ways and allowed me to understand his works on a deeper level. Teramuna is also quite funny and seems to enjoy his time teaching.