Reviews of professor Jean-Pierre Koenig

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
two midterms count as 50% of the total grade, and final count as 30%. Tests was open-book, but extremely hard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Absolutely love him as a person, however this class was admittedly a bit difficult to follow. I always felt a bit ill-prepared for this class, however he was always there willing to help. Definitely would recommend taking LIN 302 before this class though!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
After speaking to this professor about my final grade, he was more than accommodating to help me get the grade I needed in this class. I had struggled at first, but after getting to know him he truly does care about his students !

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had somewhat of a hard time with this professor. I understood attendance was mandatory, however I had some struggles in my life that I did not feel I was able to talk to him about, and could not receive credit for being in class without a written excuse. I also found myself to be lost during most of his lectures, as he often would go on tangents.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This course is for people that already know the basics of semantics, and have some interest in it. As a result, there isn't any handholding, what you get out of the course is proportional to what you put into it. A really caring and funny professor, I learned quite a bit.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I am not going to lie, I had a lot of difficulty in this class, but I had great support from my study group that helped me study for his exams. He is EXTREMELY understanding and accommodating. It's very clear that he wants his students to do well. Attendance is mandatory and provides a study guide for exams. Exams are open book as well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
participation counted in class, there was 3 tests in his class that made up like 90% of your grade but he curves the average test grade to a B

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Koenig (JP) is an engaging and fantastic professor. He is highly approachable. Although LIN 342 is very content heavy, if you read the book and readings he provides, there is no doubt that this class is easy. You need to show up for attendance and TopHat questions. Him and his TAs are highly approachable for any class issue.