Reviews of professor Ryan Taylor

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I liked his lectures as they were pretty interesting, but his organization was a mess. We didn't get back solutions for all of the assignments, and he had to correct himself several times on the first midterm. Also, people had to ask TAs to get their marks corrected (and they took awhile to get back too). Take with other prof if available.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Workload of class is manageable, although there are weekly quizzes. Pretty straightforward to study for as long as you can memorize concepts. Prof can be disorganized, but lecture is interesting and will be a grade booster as long as you try (average 80% for term 1 18-19)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was a grade booster: average was 80%. All the people leaving bad comments are just mad they couldn't do well in this great course.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
good lecturer, but wished the tutorial and the organization of the course was better. A lot of things were unclear, especially the assignments.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Had him a couple years ago for my first LING course ever, and it was abysmal. The textbook was clear, but then he'd contradict it. Then he'd talk himself in circles and contradict himself. Someone would ask him a question and he'd get confused. Interesting material, but he made it unnecessarily complicated. Terrible at explaining stuff.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Despite having tough reviews, Prof Taylor wasn't bad. He's passionate about linguistics and tries very hard to engage the class. Participation is determined by Clicker Qs and reading quizzes. No final, but a group project graded by TAs. Long hw packets every few weeks. A few mishaps occurred, but Prof Taylor always tried to be fair.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
A good lecturer. However, very inadequate in most other regards. He interrupted a midterm thrice to correct errors in the paper he wrote. He forgets to post answers to crucial resources prior to exams. He further does not post answers to tutorials. He is a good speaker and knowledgeable but very disorganised. Take with another professor if possible

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Ryan is a little all over the place, but he's a kind prof who tries to engage with his students. Don't know why people give him such a hard time. I personally wouldn't retake the course, but I would recommend it because it's such a GPA booster. Be wary of the tutorial you choose, because your TA marks all your assignments.