Professor
Louise Tallen
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Prof. Tallen definitely knows what she is talking about, although she talks a whole lot, all the while scribbling on an overhead projector. I felt like I was back in high school, except I didn't have the chance to interrupt class every time I missed something. I found her style to be somewhat condescending and cold, almost frigid. I don't think I saw her crack a smile during the whole ten weeks. Also, out of the four required ethnographies, one was outdated and another was so one sided, unscientific, and badly written that I'm surprised it was published, let alone picked as required reading for a class. My T.A. even pointed this out, and we had a homework assignment where we had to explain why the book was so bad. I, much like some of my fellow reviewers, also got screwed over by her grading system, but it's not like I studied all that hard for the midterm anyway. All in all, I would have had a rather mediocre time in Anthro 9 had it not been for this gorgeous little vixen that sat just at the edge of my field of vision at almost every lecture. Anthropology is the of humans, right?
Prof. Tallen definitely knows what she is talking about, although she talks a whole lot, all the while scribbling on an overhead projector. I felt like I was back in high school, except I didn't have the chance to interrupt class every time I missed something. I found her style to be somewhat condescending and cold, almost frigid. I don't think I saw her crack a smile during the whole ten weeks. Also, out of the four required ethnographies, one was outdated and another was so one sided, unscientific, and badly written that I'm surprised it was published, let alone picked as required reading for a class. My T.A. even pointed this out, and we had a homework assignment where we had to explain why the book was so bad. I, much like some of my fellow reviewers, also got screwed over by her grading system, but it's not like I studied all that hard for the midterm anyway. All in all, I would have had a rather mediocre time in Anthro 9 had it not been for this gorgeous little vixen that sat just at the edge of my field of vision at almost every lecture. Anthropology is the of humans, right?
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Although Dr. Tallens lectures are dry most of the time, the material is very interesting. The lectures are very well organized. There was one paper. It was easy since she wanted us to write about ourselves. She is all bark and no bite. She tells you exactly what is going to be on the midterm and final. She gives a few possible questions and you have to answer two of them. She also has short answer Id's which she gives a list of before hand. Nobody should have a problem getting an A on her exams and in the class. I have also heard she is an expert at catching exam cheaters, so don't even attempt it. If you need to cheat in her class you should noty be at UCLA. Give up your spot to someone who wants to be here.
Although Dr. Tallens lectures are dry most of the time, the material is very interesting. The lectures are very well organized. There was one paper. It was easy since she wanted us to write about ourselves. She is all bark and no bite. She tells you exactly what is going to be on the midterm and final. She gives a few possible questions and you have to answer two of them. She also has short answer Id's which she gives a list of before hand. Nobody should have a problem getting an A on her exams and in the class. I have also heard she is an expert at catching exam cheaters, so don't even attempt it. If you need to cheat in her class you should noty be at UCLA. Give up your spot to someone who wants to be here.
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The first half of the course was much more interesting than the second half. The midterm and finally were very predicatable and easy to study for. Just take good notes in class and study beforehand. She gave us a review sheet before hand and that helped a lot. She is a good lecturer and is easy to understand.
The first half of the course was much more interesting than the second half. The midterm and finally were very predicatable and easy to study for. Just take good notes in class and study beforehand. She gave us a review sheet before hand and that helped a lot. She is a good lecturer and is easy to understand.
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