Frank James Burke - Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

Professor: Frank James Burke

Department: English

College: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

EXCELLENT: Quality instruction! Recommended.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG1110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Amazing Prof. Interesting course, and lots of free-thinking exercises. Loves participation. Go to class, it's a fun course, an easy to do well in

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH1110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This guy is always cheerful. First, he may be intimiating but I learned more from his class than any other this year. He encourages class discussions on current issues; really gets you thinking and debating with your classmates. Will make you harder if he senses that you're not trying. Very fair!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH1110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is a great prof and a great class. Very interesting and fun but yet not slack. Class discussions are excellent. Very cool prof. Even played guitar in class! This is what teaching should be more like. Definetly recommend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EN1110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is a really nice proffesor. He is interesting, knowledgable and carries class discussion very well. He grades fairly, encourages growth and creavitity. However I found the material of the course to be vague, and I didn't feel I learned very much. ( Well in a literary sense, ie: grammar and****) He does make you think though, outside the box,

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG1110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor. I would recommend him to anyone. He is very understanding and gives you lots of work to do which helps give you a better overall average. I felt very comfortable in his class and I think it was my favourite class this term. Two Thumbs Up!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is one of the worst prof's I have ever had! He is all over the place with his notes and lectures.He gives the easiest examples in class and then when you do the test it is really hard.Not to mention that it's near impossible to finish one of his tests in a class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The course material should have made this course easy to get a high mark in, however, I struggled a lot to keep an 80 average and probably won't even have that after the final. He's horribly organized in terms of teaching concepts, testing you on things and basically teaching them after you've gotten them wrong on the test.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is the worst prof I've ever had. He wants his student to do badly. His teaching is disjointed and sloppy. He is lazy, and reads from the text, but doesn't follow it in a clear manner. He is not clear on what you should know. He does not like to help students, but sends you to a for-pay tutor instead. MANDITORY RETIREMENT SUGGESTED!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Course material not bad, tests brutal. Wayyy too much questions on the tests to do in such a short amount of time. Prof doesn't seem interested in the course at all.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very enjoyable class, my favorite of the semester. I looked forward to going. He makes the subject matter interesting, and he's very helpful.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I found the course really hard... I had to bust my ass to do good. I did find him very unclear and his exams were most times brutal...I would not recommend him!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 1020ESL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

soso. hard to get high mark. when you first time see him, he is not bad. if you take one more term of his class, you will know, he is not good any more.he teach english for a long time, he 'd better retirement asap.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He really gets you thinking, doesn't tell you the exact answers because he wants you to think, very interesting prof and class. Very helpful after class, etc..

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

best guy ever. nice and helpful, really helped me in improving.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I did not like this prof at all. He went through about five poems in a class and did not explain any of them very throughly at all.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I really did not like this prof. He was a very hard marker and I did not enjoy his course.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

excellent prof, very helpful and clear, makes sure you work for your mark

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

good humor, understands the students, helps anytime, everytime. one of the best profs.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG1080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

funny guy..hard marker