This class was pretty easy, there are 8 homework quizzes online that are open note that I think really help make sure that you understand all the material. The midterm and final are all multiple choice and there was definitely more than enough time to complete it, and I thought they were fairly easy as long as you studied. My discussion was online and you could join any of them, but honestly I didnt find them too helpful so I didn't go to them. There are also two papers that are super easy and kinda fun to write. Overall would recommend this class, it's pretty easy just make sure to stay on top of the work bc it sucked to try to cram multiple hour long lectures

For me to be successful in this class I really only watched the lectures (on 2x speed) and showed up to section meetings. I never did any of the textbook readings, additional case study readings, or watched any of the required videos. The two analysis papers are extremely easy and the rubric literally tells you what to write. As long as you include everything the rubric says, you are guaranteed full credit. The first midterm was pretty chill, and I only had difficulty with the phonetics and learning IPA symbols. There were a few questions that I didn't know how to answer because I never touched the readings, but as long as you pay attention to lectures you can afford to miss a few questions. The final was a bit rougher than the midterm; however, I did not study for it which probably was not the smartest idea. I didn't do the 2 extra credit experiments, but I highly recommend for you to do them. They could make or break whether you are between an A- and an A because this Professor will not round your grade up.

Ok so before I took this class most of the reviews on here talked about how this class was a really good GE and an easy A. However after having actually taken the class I do slightly disagree. So, because this class was asynch I will say the workload is very light because there's almost never homework and you could speed the lectures up. The only issue that I have with the class was the difficulty of the tests. In order to get a good grade on the midterm and the final a lot is required of you, and you have to memorize alot of new information. This is an issue for me because I took this class as a GE and I ended up putting more work into memorizing the IPA than my premajor classes. However, there are other places to make up points if you dont do so well on the tests, because the 2 papers are very easy, but I was still surprised by the difficulty of the exams.

I took this class in my first quarter and the entire course was asynchronous except for the discussion sections which were online. In regards to the lectures, all of them were pre-recorded and were anywhere from 2-3.5 hours to get through each week. It usually took me a longer time as I took notes and continued to pause the video so if you're like me, it may take 3-5 hours depending on the subject for the week. On top of that, we have readings to get through from the textbook which go from about 15-25 pages a week. While the workload sometimes may feel like a lot, much of what we read in the textbook go over the lectures or simply add a bit more information. As far as this quarter, you can attend any of the discussion sessions even if that wasn't the one you chose. Discussion sections were mostly slide based and went over what we should have learned for the week. They were helpful in just providing examples on what we learned. As far as assignments we had, there were about 6 homework quizzes we needed to do (based on number correct, not completion) but if you did the work for the week, you should be fine. They're simple and were a good portion of our grade. There were two essays we had to do, about 1200-1400 words each, which had to do with comparing two languages and different features (I believe they were 15% each). They were pretty enjoyable actually, definitely not hard and so long as you follow the guidelines you will get full credit. Now to the midterm and final: Both combined were about 45-50% of our grade. Each test had 50 multiple choice questions each and for the midterm we had 1.5 hours to complete it and for the final we had 3 hours. You absolutely do not need all the time in my opinion, especially with the final, but it's good to have extra wiggle room. The content wasn't too hard at all, so long as you kept up and understand the material. I found the subject quite fascinating and actually learned a lot of valuable information. There were some trickier subjects such as phonetics but it's definitely manageable and once you get it, you'll be okay. I didn't have much interaction with Professor Giuseppina, but from email interactions she was very helpful and definitely showed care for the students! If you need a sign to take this class, THIS IS IT! It's an interesting subject to learn about, the work and tests are fairly simple, and it's asynchronous!

I loved this class, would 10/10 recommend as a GE. The material and lectures were engaging, professor was sweet and helpful, and online lecture videos were well prepared. Probably depends on your interest in linguistics, but I found the course to be intriguing and thought provoking, definitely learned a lot!

The workload is very manageable. The class provides a broad overview on different areas of linguistics, so some weeks were more interesting than others. There are two papers, which are pretty simple. The exams cover more material than I expected but they aren't too difficult.

(online because of covid)
Although this class was a bit more work than I had originally anticipated, I really did enjoy the content. In the online format, most lectures are prerecorded by week, around 1-3 hours, sometimes an extra reading or film, and then there was one required live lecture and required discussion each week (I usually just joined the zoom and then did other work--they never covered any testable topics that hadn't already been mentioned in recorded lectures or the textbook).
The workload was manageable: weekly-ish homeworks (less than that, really. iirc there were only 6 or 7), a midterm, two papers (which were actually pretty fun to write; they were pretty informal), and a final.
The midterm and final are on respondus!!!
I only took this class as a GE but I would say it's pretty good as far as GEs go. One thing I would caution is that because most homeworks are on quizlet, and live lecture never covers any required material, it is easy to fall behind on recorded lectures if you are not disciplined. Stay up-to-speed with all of the weekly material, because it can pile up quicker than you realize!

I loved every aspect of this Class.
I did not know much about Linguistics and, at the end, I can tell I learned so much and all seems quite interesting and relevant.
Great experience for a GE.

The grading rubric in this class was very fair. However, due to Covid-19, I slacked off more than I should have. However, even with the amount of cramming, I did for the class. I was able to pull off a B-. Make sure to participate in the discussions and live lectures to get those extra points. It could probably help round your grade up.