Arnold Girdharry - Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Professor: Arnold Girdharry

Department: English

College: Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGLENGL
• 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:

You need to take the initiative to do the reading...but if you do the work, you're gauranteed an easy A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG332
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful, funny lectures. Very informative lectures as well. If you go to class and take exellent notes, you'll do great. He's a wonderful professor and person. Definitely recommended.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

omg!!!! Girdharry is the best!!!!! He's is very intelligent and REALLY gets to know his students. Def. take him if ur an english major. =)He's so funny, his classes are always interesting, and u will always leave in a good mood. =)I've had him for Writing about Lit. , US Lit, and in the spring, Carr. Lit. <3 him =)

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LIT000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Girdharry is absolutely the man. wicked funny guy! this is his last semester coming up (spring 08) so take him for anything if you can! super personality and very easy going. class is fun and interesting. hes very personable and gets to know his students.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL332
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's absolutely awesome!!!!I have had him for 2 semesters and am taking him again in the spring! (writing about lit, 19th century literature, carribbean lit. )He's so funny and very knowledgeable!If you're and English major, you just got to take him!!!! Love him! <3 = )

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL332
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

i've had him for 3 semesters in a row (writing about lit, recent american poetry, and us 19th century lit). he's a really great guy and is entertaining as a teacher. i encourage everyone to take him at least once if they're an english major. his tests are extremely specific regarding the texts so if you don't read then don't take it. <3 him!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

hes pretty cool. jokes around a lot. only thing i didnt like was that he makes you buy his book, and all we did was read it. no discussion about it- then we wrote a paper with minimal reference to it. 50 bucks down the drain. if youre not interested in the topic of his class, i wouldnt really reccommend him. not awful tho

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL234
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG251
• 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:

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Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EN203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL232
• 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:

Great class. Very interesting! He is very insightful

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EN395
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I seriously look foward to this man's class. Although we may not spend the majority of the class time discussing the material, he is ONE FUNNY GUY!! You can't leave his class in a bad mood. His tests ask very random questions but if you go to class and pay attention, you'll be just fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG332
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Had him for US 19th Century Lit. All I can say is take good notes, as he speaks because the obscure things he mentions is on the exams. 3 exams and a paper. Exams had ID's, quotes and essays Q's. Authors nicknames, friends etc. obscure things mentioned in class is on the exam. Most of the class bombed first exam and he let us retake. UGH! 38 avg

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Waste of time. Unfortunatley one of the few English teachers left at BSC who teaches higher level classes. Switches from rambling and storytelling back to occassional teaching. Trivial-pursuit tests; studying doesn't help much. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for English classes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EN3
• 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:

Easy enough. Nice enough guy. Straight forward, memorization type test, though can ask for obscure references. Won't learn anything from class, but if you devote enough time before the test to "study", you will be fine. Yes, dumb jokes, but better than monotone. Will occasionally(at most) call on you, etc., so can't be nonexistant.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL232
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lots of professors try to tell jokes, but this guy was actually funny. He is very helpful and gave me good career advice outside of class. The tests are easy, so long as you pay attention in class. He tries to involve everyone, which might be tough if you don't want to be there.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EN102
• 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:

You write 3 papers and your final is a research paper mostly graded on MLA format so just ask him a bunch of questions and you cant fail. I had him on speed dial by the end of the semester. He is very funny and a all around nice guy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took him for a GER and I honestly think he's the worst teacher I've ever had. He spent most of the class trying to make up stupid jokes and badgering people into answering them, then if you didn't laugh he would ask you why.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CARIBLIT
• 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:

I hate english and waited til my last semester to take it. He made the class enjoyable and there wasn't too much work. Read the poems and short stories and a few flash cards before the test and you are good to go! He was pretty easy just have good attendence- which isnt hard, hes not boring.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: AMERICANLIT
• 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:

Awesome guy, keeps the class interested in lecture.