LING 120A
Phonology I
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisites: courses 20, 103. Introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Rules, representations, underlying forms, derivations. Justification of phonological analyses. Emphasis on practical skills with problem sets. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2021 - Honestly, I liked the class in the beginning but as time passed on, it became a bit difficult and taxing. This was his first time teaching during COVID and it's understandable that he wouldn't have a good grasp on how to pace his lectures online, but he expected us to write a term paper while giving out weekly homework AND a final exam. The pace of the class wasn't terrible, but it was an overload of work, and if you go to Office Hours to ask for help, his help is very vague and I understand it's because he doesn't want to give out an answer but it confused me more than anything. The nice thing about the final is that it was a take-home exam, so I had time to complete it but even then, it was draining. I really enjoyed the professor and think the professor was nice company and you can tell he's passionate about linguistics and teaching, additionally, the class was lenient with extensions which were super nice of them. Overall, I enjoyed the class but it took a lot out of me.
Winter 2021 - Honestly, I liked the class in the beginning but as time passed on, it became a bit difficult and taxing. This was his first time teaching during COVID and it's understandable that he wouldn't have a good grasp on how to pace his lectures online, but he expected us to write a term paper while giving out weekly homework AND a final exam. The pace of the class wasn't terrible, but it was an overload of work, and if you go to Office Hours to ask for help, his help is very vague and I understand it's because he doesn't want to give out an answer but it confused me more than anything. The nice thing about the final is that it was a take-home exam, so I had time to complete it but even then, it was draining. I really enjoyed the professor and think the professor was nice company and you can tell he's passionate about linguistics and teaching, additionally, the class was lenient with extensions which were super nice of them. Overall, I enjoyed the class but it took a lot out of me.
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Spring 2022 - I like this class a lot! It's definitely good when you have a strong-ish basis in general linguistic concepts, but even if you've forgotten things from LING 1 or 20, Prof. Moore-Cantwell is great at explaining complicated topics. I enjoyed the things we learned, and the homework was always very related to lecture, so as long as you're paying attention the class is nice to get through. In addition, there's a final paper where you do some phonological research of your own, but the teaching team is all there to help you and make sure you're on the right track so it's really quite interesting and simple. Would take again!
Spring 2022 - I like this class a lot! It's definitely good when you have a strong-ish basis in general linguistic concepts, but even if you've forgotten things from LING 1 or 20, Prof. Moore-Cantwell is great at explaining complicated topics. I enjoyed the things we learned, and the homework was always very related to lecture, so as long as you're paying attention the class is nice to get through. In addition, there's a final paper where you do some phonological research of your own, but the teaching team is all there to help you and make sure you're on the right track so it's really quite interesting and simple. Would take again!
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