Reviews of professor John Lyon

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is very monotone so its very difficult to pay attention to lectures. His lectures are very boring and dry and sometimes vague. He is also very rude and talks to you like youre stupid.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. his expectations are too high and his assignments are pointless busy work. Lectures from powerpoint are very dry, occasional one point quizzes at the end of class a project that has 3 parts that he grades too strictly on and gorup assinments that he grades way too strictly on do not take for an easy A

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Lyon gives good feedback and will help you, however, the work is a lot. It says a lot when I put more work and time for Linguistics than for my other classes. You have to do well on every assignment to get a good grade. There are not too many assignments: nine 1 point quizzes, 5 in-class assignments, 3 major projects, and 3 exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Gives interesting lectures and great feedback on assignments that help you understand the material better. Tests can be hard unless you study. Gives pop quizzes too.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I'd recommend Professor Lyon. Listen during lectures and study for exams, and you'll do fine. The grading system he has is a little weird, but just put in effort! I thought his lectures were kind of fun. Although attendance isn't mandatory, he gives random 1 point quizzes and in-class assignments that can bring down your grade!