Tom Wilson - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Tom Wilson

Department: Languages

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LING1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

In honesty, there are some lectures that are dry. However, he cracks jokes once in a while and engages with the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: LING2130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a great prof. He's funny and cares a lot for his students. Straightforward work/tests and just a genuine guy. Can't complain! Just make sure you try and do the homework and listen in class, take notes, etc. and you'll do well

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LING2130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great Proff. Very pationate. There is no chance you will leave the classroom with unanswered questions. He really cares about students. Wish to have more such proffs in yorku. No way you will regret, if you take class with him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LING1000
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Tom really knows his subject. He can be a little dry at times. He is extremely approachable and will clarify anything for you. His tests are straight-forward and he gives great feedback.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LING1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I have ever had. Just enjoy the lectures, listen to him, participate, do the tutorial homework takes 5 minutes, the practice exercises given 10 minutes, and memorize the definitions. Very easy if you try to enjoy it. Prof helps you appreciate the beauty behind language in general. I love Linguistics thanks to this man.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EN1601
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Never have I fallen asleep in a class more but not his fault, it's the material. You need to learn it but it's just so dull sometimes and some people don't grasp it. Very straightforward so if you understand things in class, study well, etc, you can get an A or A+. It was a lot of studying for certain parts though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LING1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very caring prof and passionate abut helping students understand. It's a pretty dry subject matter but he never looses patience explaining things in different ways. Lots of inclass examples. Extremely organized for the students. Studied mainly from lecture slides & class notes. Tests and final project can be tricky - prepare for surprises!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LIN1602
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Tom Wilson does a good job at teaching a sometimes extremely dry subject. He gives perfectly clear explanations with real-life examples and leaves nothing to question. If you need extra help, he is more than willing to assist you. For tests and exams he tells you EXACTLY what you need to know. Only downside? THE LECTURES CAN GET SO BORING.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EN1601
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He may come across as boring occasionally, but overall he is really good and clear. He always spends at least half the class reviewing the previous section so it's rooted before he continues. Uses lots of examples. Not too fast and not too slow.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LING2060
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Terribly boring.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EN1601
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The tests are very straightforward, he goes through in detail (sometimes a little too much) on what the tests are on. Very easygoing and posts all lecture notes online!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LING1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Greatapproachable prof. Highly recommend! One evening after class, we had just written a test & I asked him a Q to clarify. What happened next surprised me. After handing it in, he ran after me in the hallway LOL. He further explained the concept I asked him about. (And left the others unsupervised writing their test.) It was so kind of him!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LING2130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Useless especially for those progressing in the field of linguistics or pursuing a graduate degree in any linguistics program in the future. He literally doesn't teach anything, and recycles stuff from the time when he first taught the course, probably decades ago. Obviously, he hasn't read anything since then!

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I didn't always understand the content, but professor Wilson is really friendly and approachable. He tries to make the class interesting and fun by making jokes and encouraging participation.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EN3604
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Greatest linguistics prof I've ever had. SO knowledgable and he makes everything so interesting and clear. Taken 3 classes with him and it's always great. Really wants students to understand the material.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: LING1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing Professor!! He really took the time to ensure students understood the material! He made me excited about Linguistics!! I've never had a prof like him!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EN2608
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Super clear, awesome prof! Course is NOT dependent on the textbook, in fact he never uses it. Brilliant guy but a bit long winded. He's also kind of cute in that nerdy professor way.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LING1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

In lectures he is really clear but when going to him for extra help he seems to be very confusing. Relatively easy marker, unfortunately I found that if you didn't know the material you couldn't talk your way through his tests; he usually said "no example required" :(. Overall though, I really enjoyed his class and thought he was really funny :)

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: LING2140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His class was absolute rubbish. He made students to memorize a lot handout materials instead of making us to think abstractly. No wonder why I did so poorly in my 3rd phonology last semester. He did not equip students with anything. His class is not worth the time and the money.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: LING3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I like most of my professors. Tom Wilson will talk too much sometimes, but he is very coherent. He breaks thins down into steps and his lectures seem very ordered. He is willing to talk with students after class and does not like students who treat the class as nothing. If you disagree with him in class know he will refute you it's all good.