Lorcan Fox - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Lorcan Fox

Department: English

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I actually liked prof fox way more than I thought I was going to. He explains everything very well and gives good context. He made 18th century english interesting. TO DO WELL: participate. Read the readings and look up summaries and when he asks questions answer them - they are easy questions anyways. Take ENG 220 with him!! 1 final and 2 midterms

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He teaches very concisely, and drops funny dry humor at the same time. He tells you exactly what he wants for essays and tests. There were only a few in class essays and one paper to complete. If you include everything he tells you to and write well, you can easily get an A. You have to buy a couple books, but they can also be found online.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are kind of scattered but take good notes and you will be solid for the in class tests. Fair amount of reading but he does his best to make it interesting.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super fair marker and really respectful prof.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lorcan is the coolest. Go to his lectures, and he'll tell you exactly what you need to know to do well. The material for this course is pretty bland, but he does a good job of making sure the students understand his points. His marking isn't difficult per se, but you need to work hard to impress him. His dad jokes are a bonus. Would recommend.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL220
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I wasnt a huge fan of this class - the lectures felt scattered, and I disliked how we spent weeks on some books and just a day or two on others. Also, on the in-class assignments, youre rewarded for regurgitating the points made in class rather than forming your own ideas. He's a pretty lenient grader though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great prof- really nice and approachable! Learned lots in his class! He's a decent marker (he definitely won't kill you). Lectures aren't boring at all (considering it is English).

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Hilarious guy with a dry sense of humour; class is always interesting. You can basically just regurgitate lecture points on the midterms.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

he gives out fat knowledge in lectures which will increase your grade if you apply that knowledge in his tests. very smart and nice will take again but i am in cs so someone else should take his classes

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's a really fair marker and his class is really standard. If you don't like doing unnecessary work and just want to get the course done, this would be a good one. He does read a lot from the text so make sure you are prepared for that. Otherwise, solid class. Lorcan has great cynical humour to keep you entertained.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL220
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are very long and often dry, which made the 3-hour summer classes a struggle sometimes. But if you do the readings and make every lecture you'll do fine. You can basically just repeat the lecture's talking points onto the tests and get an A (even if he says that doesn't work). All the readings are pub. domain and can be found free online

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is literally the best English Professor that I had so far. He's very kind and welcoming and his lectures are amazing! You learn so much in every class; so don't skip them! The writing quizzes are easy and based entirely on what he says in class. The only downside is that he doesn't give out A's very easily; so you'll usually get B's.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Most of my learning came from the textbook, but the lectures were very helpful to drive home the main points and ask questions. He doesn't give participation marks, but will give you a higher grade if you have been participating in class. I found that he was a fairly easy marker as well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing professor and hilarious jokes. Highly recommend!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The Anthology assigned wasn't specifically necessary, but he does refer to the page numbers on it, so if you go for an online source, get ready to scramble to the part he's talking about. Fair grader, listen and take notes in class and you'll do fine on the midterms.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL110
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Made English class actually interesting for garbage science student like me.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great teacher. Evidently enjoys the works he teachers, and is a good help with papers/course work. His lectures were simple and straight forward, but handles the material well. I would only caution against his (what I would call over-) enthusiasm for Shapiro when reading Lear, which sidelines more classic interpretations.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lorcan takes dry material and adds humour to it to make it bearable. He's an awesome guy and easy to listen to. The class itself was pretty easy. I never found myself with a lot of homework to do or something until the day before the term paper was due. Would recommend.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lorcan was easily my favorite prof in my entire first year! Great person inside and out and genuinely cares for you. Would recommend!