Professor
Benjamin Lewis
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Winter 2016 - This class is amazing. By far my favorite class at UCLA and would be probably anyone's favorite class if they take it. Ben is hilarious and energetic, and very passionate about teaching. Him and his interpreter/assistant Miriam are very helpful and accommodating. Take this class if you want a rich experience and learn more about deaf culture, while learning ASL.
Winter 2016 - This class is amazing. By far my favorite class at UCLA and would be probably anyone's favorite class if they take it. Ben is hilarious and energetic, and very passionate about teaching. Him and his interpreter/assistant Miriam are very helpful and accommodating. Take this class if you want a rich experience and learn more about deaf culture, while learning ASL.
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Spring 2023 - I loved Ben! ASL is my favorite course at UCLA. If you are looking to take a language class here, please take ASL. He is so funny, and you get so close with all of your classmates. Even though classes were at 9am, I wanted to get up for them because I looked forward to class that much! PLEASE TAKE ASL!!!!!! :))))
Spring 2023 - I loved Ben! ASL is my favorite course at UCLA. If you are looking to take a language class here, please take ASL. He is so funny, and you get so close with all of your classmates. Even though classes were at 9am, I wanted to get up for them because I looked forward to class that much! PLEASE TAKE ASL!!!!!! :))))
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Summer 2020 - I took this class during the corona summer so it was quite different than the professors were used to. I personally was in LaTasha Clay's section (the entire class was split up into smaller discussions of about 8 students each between Ben, LaTasha, and Jennifer Marfino) and I absolutely adored her. The class was listed from 9:30am-3pm, but the actual class time was pretty short. Ben would post the lecture video (around 15-20 minutes long) at 9:30 each morning and you could watch it at your discretion, then you would attend section for 50 minutes at your assigned time (for us, either 1-1:50pm or 2-2:50pm). Ben always made sure to keep things fun by doing different group activities or games to study too, like jeopardy and family feud. The only thing about the class that was bit tougher (though still not super difficult) were the homework assignments. Twice a week we'd be assigned worksheets that were all pretty lengthy (classmates mentioned the optional textbook/workbook recommended for the class was very helpful). They would be posted at 9:30am and due by 12pm, which was a bit of a time crunch given the length, but homework wasn't weighted too heavily. We had weekly quizzes too, which were often easier than the worksheets. Also, Mariam, the class interpreter and tutor, will be your best friend! She is so sweet and a tremendous help with anything, from vocab to presentations to class logistics. Ben, LaTasha, Jennifer, and Mariam are an incredible team and so understanding and compassionate towards their students. Overall this was a super easy and super inspiring class, and I would highly highly recommend taking it with Ben!
Summer 2020 - I took this class during the corona summer so it was quite different than the professors were used to. I personally was in LaTasha Clay's section (the entire class was split up into smaller discussions of about 8 students each between Ben, LaTasha, and Jennifer Marfino) and I absolutely adored her. The class was listed from 9:30am-3pm, but the actual class time was pretty short. Ben would post the lecture video (around 15-20 minutes long) at 9:30 each morning and you could watch it at your discretion, then you would attend section for 50 minutes at your assigned time (for us, either 1-1:50pm or 2-2:50pm). Ben always made sure to keep things fun by doing different group activities or games to study too, like jeopardy and family feud. The only thing about the class that was bit tougher (though still not super difficult) were the homework assignments. Twice a week we'd be assigned worksheets that were all pretty lengthy (classmates mentioned the optional textbook/workbook recommended for the class was very helpful). They would be posted at 9:30am and due by 12pm, which was a bit of a time crunch given the length, but homework wasn't weighted too heavily. We had weekly quizzes too, which were often easier than the worksheets. Also, Mariam, the class interpreter and tutor, will be your best friend! She is so sweet and a tremendous help with anything, from vocab to presentations to class logistics. Ben, LaTasha, Jennifer, and Mariam are an incredible team and so understanding and compassionate towards their students. Overall this was a super easy and super inspiring class, and I would highly highly recommend taking it with Ben!
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Winter 2019 - Ben is one of the best professors I've had at UCLA!! This was such an eye-opening and engaging class. The grading scheme consists of weekly homework assignments (he posts readings on CCLE and has you answer 2-3 questions about them each week), one student question, a group project for the midterm, a short film review, and a 50 multiple-choice final exam. Mariam, the interpreter for the course, and Ben make such a great team. They really care about you learning and understanding the world in a new way. I highly recommend this class and this professor!
Winter 2019 - Ben is one of the best professors I've had at UCLA!! This was such an eye-opening and engaging class. The grading scheme consists of weekly homework assignments (he posts readings on CCLE and has you answer 2-3 questions about them each week), one student question, a group project for the midterm, a short film review, and a 50 multiple-choice final exam. Mariam, the interpreter for the course, and Ben make such a great team. They really care about you learning and understanding the world in a new way. I highly recommend this class and this professor!
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