Wayne Harbert - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Wayne Harbert

Department: Linguistics

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LING1101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Wayne is very sweet & accessible outside class (although may speak too low in lecture) and he gives cookies in the end of the final exam in May. However, I do NOT recommend taking linguistics if you do not have previous knowledge or are VERY into the subject. It is a pretty hard class for beginners, too dense material and hard graders (TAs).

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: LING625
• 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:

Excellent professor. He is very knowledgeable, kind, and earthy. His graduate courses are among the best at Cornell.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LING1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Simply a great professor. I didn't have the opportunity to speak with him outside class but in lecture he is the embodiment of Santa Claus teaching linguistics. He welcomes questions and takes his time with answers. I've heard he offers tea at his office hours. I hope to take plenty more of his classes, and so should you. A really nice guy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LING1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The course covered all the basic branches within Linguistics, starting with Phonetics, my least favorite, so don't be put off by that! Prof Harbert is an amazing and sweet professor, he made us cookies after exams. This class is what led me to take Historical Linguistics the subsequent semester. Prof Harbert is the best.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LING2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very good lecturer -- interesting material -- difficult test (but fun) -- lots of interesting homework.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LING625
• 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 have taken several classes with this prof and have found him to be amazing. He is extremely kind and knowledgeable in his subject material. In general, he is like a combination of santa clause and a teddy bear while teaching. Allows rewrites of papers and participation is a large amount of the grade. And he brings cookies to class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LING300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My favorite class so far at Cornell. He didn't do much teaching in the class because of the set up (it was student directed) but he made it run smoothly and set it up so well. He wants to make sure students learn something interesting and useful, not memorize for a test.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL218
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Harbert is the sweetest man. He is a very easy grader, and he allows rewrites of any papers that you want a higher grade on. Although the lectures are sometimes a bit boring, he is cute and funny. I could tell that he really wants his students to do well. I recommend not buying the textbooks, b/c they are generally unnecessary.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LING217
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wayne is an amazing teacher. He loves his subject and discipline, and knows just about everything. History of English was filled with tons of little tidbits about the language that he has gleaned over the years. He is a little quiet, but his lectures are always small. Very helpful understanding and friendly. Gave me a copy of his 400 page book.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LING236
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Harbert has mastered Scottish Gaelic! The class did not require much outside work as long as you paid attention. There were ccassional take-home essays (corrections allowed) and 5 short-&-sweet quizzes. He incorporates history, music, stories, and TV into his classes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: LING217
• 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 knows more or less everything, and brings in tea and cookies on occasion. Fun and awesome professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LING217218
• 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:

Harbert is tied as my favorite professor at Cornell. He's just a gentle, kind, happy man. Just have a bit of coffee before the 9am history of English, because sometimes he rambles. Yet his rambles are what makes the class wonderful.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LING246
• 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:

Really decent guy. Friendly, engaging, and flexible. Regularly adds amusing side observations and anecdotes to the lecture. Undoubtedly recommended.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: INTROTOWELSH
• 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:

Prof. Harbert is one of the kindest people I have ever met, and a great professor on top of that. Clearly loves the subject he teaches, and is very knowledgeable. Wish all my profs were like him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LING10005
• 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:

Professor Harbert is interesting and extremely knowledgable in just about every field. He is a fairly tough grader on our essays, but he allows multiple rewrites.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 217656
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a great professor, very laid back, but also very interested - he'll help out with whatever you need and there's not a lot of work, but you still learn a lot.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: LING101
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LING217
• 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:

Very nice and laid back. Not a lot of work, and he's always available for help. VERY interesting and fun class. Genuinely concerned about what everyone is learning.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG217
• 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:

Awesome prof, wish he taught more courses. He's interesting and kind and an overall great guy.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: LING101
• 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:

Despite the number of students enrolled in the course (a lot), he takes an incredible amount of time with each one individually. Very impressive as a professor.