Dorit Abusch - Cornell University

Professor: Dorit Abusch

Department: TBD

College: Cornell University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LING1100
• 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:

Not the best english, but not so bad that she was impossible to understand. Class material was interesting, but often presented poorly. Be prepared to read your essays in class if she liked a point you made.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: LING4438
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Blunt and generally unfriendly both inside and outside of class. Disengaged students from participation. Confusing presentation of course material and unclear about what she expected from students. Difficult to understand, not because of her accent but because of her convoluted manner of expressing herself. Not recommended.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LING3304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Fairly hostile and consistently late for class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LING304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She obviously cares about the students, though she seems to pick favorites, but it's hard to understand her. Her accent is very thick and she often makes mistakes on the board without realizing it, making it nearly impossible to understand the already dense subject of semantics. But, she's nice, if she can remember your name (probably won't).

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LING304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The tests weren't that hard, and she would try to make everyone get a good grade, but she was very hard to understand. Her accent and manner of speech can get in the way and she often makes mistakes on the blackboard. Sections were important to figure out what was going on.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LING421
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her English can be poor, especially when you confront her, and she often pauses and gets confused with her proofs in class. The material is very interesting, but she presents it poorly and inefficiently. She is friendly enough in office hours and willing to help, but don't expect a competent teacher who cares about connecting outside of her field.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LING422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Material is very challenging and she has an accent and bad handwriting (otherwise I would have given her another point on clarity). She challenges students and makes them work, but doesn't assign final papers (except for grads) or exams (except for proble