Reviews of professor Paul Olejarczuk

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Olejarczuk is passionate about Linguistics and that shows in his courses. His lectures are informative and he provides a lot of examples and exercises for each topic. If you need help, he is willing to work with you and is very knowledgeable about his field.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Paul is a cool professor, I liked his class, and he does have a good sense of humor. He assigns a worksheet every class and there are quizzes every Friday, so just make sure you keep up actively. However, he likes to trick people with answers. I'm not really sure why, but I've noticed he likes to throw in a random "gotcha." It's unnecessary.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Paul is a ballerrrr. Easily the most organized online class I have ever taken. Really well-thought-out and easy to navigate. I watched the lectures on 1.75 speed and the readings were pretty easy to understand. He really cares about the subject and it shows in his teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You should come to class to learn. It is a hard class. It is a tough subject there are a lot of small quizzes and the mid-term and the final are worth a large percentage of the grade. Advice brings in the handouts it helps a lot of notes. Also if he hands something out keep it and fill it out well because you can use them on the test.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Olejarczuk is an amazing instructor. His lesson plans are prepared in a way that everything is covered in the reading and slides he presents at the beginning of each week. He took the time to review every assignment before receiving it and after we completed it. His lectures were great. He has a great sense of humour.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Paul is hands down one of the best professors I've ever had. He's clearly very passionate about the subject matter and that shows in his teaching. He breaks down confusing material in an understanding way and he's super funny. I cannot recommend one of his classes enough.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is very organized and clear with his expectations; however he is not very flexible or understanding which makes it difficult with an online class. Homework is due every Friday, but the review videos are not posted until Thursday nights. It is a difficult class to teach online given the pronunciation/speech aspects, so more understanding is nice

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took 2 classes with Paul, 481 Sociolinguistics and 476 Phonology. I found the subject matter in both of these classes dense & boring. But Paul's enthusiasm really inspired me to try my best. He's a fair grader, very understanding, & a fantastic lecturer. He is devoid of ego, passionate about linguistics, and he follows the pace of the students.