Alain Michel Rocheleau - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Alain Michel Rocheleau

Department: Languages

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FRENCH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Boring class (the other section is much worse), with a prof who gets agitated about loads of grammar in every class. Very limited literary discussion, and zero class participation. Not recommended overall!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FREN220
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Alain-Michel is a good prof. His lectures are really chill - he just talks the whole time, but he's super animated and enthusiastic, so usually you don't get too bored. He doesn't really expect any participation or group work. Gives a ton of feedback on tests/assignments (literally half a page of feedback to justify your grade) which is great.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FREN220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So i've been to his classes and all he does is talk for years... I love french but he really makes it boring... so many kids dropped this class after taking 122 and 123 which were the prereqs and they were so much simpler than this class omg

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FRENCH221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't take classes with this prof. Very controlling, boring, he does not encourage class participation or group activities. He spends his time bossing students around with grammar exceptions, while he is completely dull at discussing texts in depth.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FRENCH330
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

12 movies in the term??? No deep analysis, theoretical background, or comparative approach, only shallow, pointless comments along (names of actors, historical contexts, and so forth). I expected much more for an upper-level course. And he's a bit obsessive with grammar. Nice guy for sure, but scholarly output I think not.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FREN330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class. Super energetic prof. Probably evident given it's a 3xx level class, but you should have a pretty good grasp of French coming into the class. Paper 30%, Midterm 30% Final 40%. Read four books. Reasonable grader, doesn't give out any really high grades or really low though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FREN427A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No midterms, 6 quizzes - 12 movies paper and final.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FREN220
• 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:

Awesome prof! He is really clear with his expectations and wants all of his students to do well. Course material quite interesting for an intro course. Gives good feedback. All around great prof!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FREN220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You can tell that Alain is seriously passionate about French literature. He is animated when he talks and uses an infinite amount of gestures. His marking is fair. He speaks with rapid speed and complete french so I recommend this only if you're good with listening. He doesn't really put notes up so if you want notes from his lectures, listen up.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FREN221
• 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:

Amazing professor! He's very animated and very willing to help students do well in his course. Lectures are entertaining. Marking is a bit tough, but he makes it clear what his expectations are.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FREN122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His final is okay, kind of difficult. Study irregular verbs, he loves those.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FREN330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very fair marker. Organized and interesting in lectures.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FRENC330
• 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:

Dr. Rocheleau is one of the best prof that I have at UBC, he is very nice and good professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FREN220
• 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:

He is a super teacher, don't miss his class. I love his class

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FREN
• 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:

He was my very first French professor in first year, and also taught literature for me in second year. He is an extremely enthusiastic and passionate teacher with a clear desire for his students to understand and progress. J'ai beaucoup appris de lui!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FREN427
• 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:

I found it difficult to do extremely well in his class. In the end, I ended up with an A-, and I usually do really well in french classes. Other than that, he's an interesting guy...the class is interesting because of him. I like the movies...I have a newfound liking for french cinema now!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FREN122
• 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:

Mr. Rocheleau was fantastic! He goes out of his way to be fair on exams and to explain everything to his students. He kept office hours religiously and encouraged students to come ask him questions.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FREN122
• 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:

Eep. Initially scared stiff by his sudden, dramatic gestures. Then, realised he's just animated like that. Not only amusing, it REALLY helped hammer crucial lessons into my mind. Nice person. Timid people (like I was) may be afraid to approach him for fear of triggering an explosion. Fear not! He wants to make sure you understand. Delightful prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FRENCH220
• 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:

Rocheleau is very animated and fun! class is never boring and his lectures are clear. expectations are clearly outlined and he is an amazingly fast marker. you get things back within a week! a very good class and a very good prof!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FREN122
• 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:

Best prof by far! He's very entertaining and very informative at the same time. He gives extra supplementary sheets (very helpful!) that other profs of the same course won't provide. He has interesting ways of making stuff stick in ur head (repeating + shouting it 25x, banging on a desk...)