Reviews of professor Karl Swinehart

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I hated this class so much, it was so difficult and he assigned so many very long readings every week. He assumes very strongly that everyone is familiar with linguistics and its concepts and therefore does very little explaining throughout the entire class. He is not engaging during lectures and they are super boring. Don't take unless you HAVE to

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Does not communicate concepts well! He assumes students are linguistic majors and therefore familiar with the concepts. Could work on his delivery, he does not captivate students' attention. His approach to topics is also very narrow. I have had a better linguistic class in the past. Don't take the class unless it is a requirement.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is bad at communicating advanced topics and glides over the basics, so no one understands the material. The midterm, final, and assignments are all based on the readings he gives and the readings are VERY long and VERY hard to understand. Do not take him unless you have to, and if you have to, then take Intro to Linguistics first.