Heidi Waltz - University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

Professor: Heidi Waltz

Department: Languages

College: University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

6 verb types, & own rules made this an extremely difficult class. Especially the diagramming. She moves too fast. If brave enough to admit you need more explanation she will slow down & explain again. The main problem: not enough TAs; only 3 for a full class need double. Why? Limited office hours & no alternatives means not enough help.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: LING111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

There is no passion in her teaching. She simply reads from the textbook during lecture and explains concepts when needed. I still find it hard to understand because she doesn't elaborate and is very disjointed with her explanations. I had to look up videos on YouTube in order to learn the material. We need a professor to be clear and concise.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You need to go to her lectures even though there's no participation points. Study a ton! There's only hw, a midterm, and a final. You can't fail the midterm or final. Little things graded. Lectures are short and you NEED TO READ the chapters in advance before class starts or you will be lost. You don't read, you fail.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Honestly I couldn't understand what the teacher was saying half of the time. The class wasn't that hard but I had to self teach it to myself. I would not recommend this class, but if you like falling asleep in a class you can't understand then by all means take It.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome professor!! Straight forward class--the bulk of the knowledge is learned in the first few chapters--get to know the material and how to properly identity the functional bits of a sentence and its 'chicken pieces'. Don't make stupid mistakes and if you are on-time on Friday, when homework is submitted, you are actually five minutes late.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• 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 midterm and the final is all based off of your homework, lectures, and readings. Attendance is not mandatory, but if you miss the first 15min of class, you'll most definitely be lost in your homework. So if you ditch lecture, you'll fail. Overall easy class if you do your stuff.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LING111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are very boring and she teaches the material like everyone is an expert in linguistics. Her finals are very long and her study guides are basically "study everything we went over".

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you already have a good foundation in grammar, this class will be an easy A, but if not, I can see why a lot found it difficult. Prof has a thick accent & the lecture can be boring, esp b/c she doesn't allow technology in class. But if you show up to every lecture & do the hw, you should do fairly well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LING001
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Everything you need to pass the midterm and final is in the lecture. If you attend the lecture and do readings you'll pass the class no doubt. She has a subtly humorous personality that made the class interesting for me. Follow her directions on homework and you'll do fine. Homework is assigned once a week (for Tuesdays and Thursdays classes).

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

she's very lecture heavy and expects you to know your stuff, I mostly taught the class to myself.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: LING020160I
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She's FAVORITE person at this University; her lectures are coherent and she is extremely knowledgeable of the field. Mind you, she held this department by herself for many years. I have taken her for most of my years here and I must say I'm glad whenever I take her!!!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LING020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's very lecture heavy. She's very broad when you ask about specifics on the midterm like examples of how they might look. I would never take her again. Not a fair grader.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's so sweet and nice! Really tries to engage with the class and does in class practices to help students understand the materials. Yes, you do need the textbook to do the hw but tbh you can just get the problems from your friend. I never read the book unless I got stuck in some problems. Tests are all based on her lectures. Overall, easy A.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LING021
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She's amazing!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LING020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Waltz is a pretty good professor. good memorization skills will help. read the book. HW assigned is easy and good cushion points since she gives you full credit regardless if ur answers are wrong. 1 midterm and 1 final. some of the material was interesting, most was boring tho. she is very helpful and sweet. funny in her own way

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: LING21
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Waltz is a very nice professor. The class wasn't even hard. Just do the readings, show up to class, take notes, do your hw and you will definitely pass with an A. Her lectures sometimes doesnt make sense but if you ask her to clarify in class, she WILL clarify it. Her lectures are really just summaries of the readings.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: LING20
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Super tough class. Dr. Waltz is not the best professor at UCR.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LING20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Waltz is a good professor. It's a very easy class if you pay attention to what she says and do the readings. She expects that you've read the chapter before lecture (it says so in the syllabus) and the lectures are basically watered down summaries of the chapter. Tests are exclusively on the lectures. Homework is a breeze.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: LING100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class in general was super tough, but she did a great job teaching it. She teaches directly from the book, if you don't have it, you will not pass. Homework is straight forward, tests are somewhat tough, I would create a study group with other students. You need to study for this class to pass, it's definetly the hardest subject I've taken.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: LING020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very boring class and the material is not clear at all. She does not take the effort to make this boring material interesting. She doesn't want to help in office hours unless you really show her that you understand the material. Gives good study guides, homework are due every week. 1 midterm and 1 final. read the book and take very carful notes.