Advanced English major seminar focusing on critical reading, writing, and analysis of literary and theoretical issues.
Past student reviews · Eileen Lagman
Readings are often long and concepts can be abstract, but students found the material fun and easy to navigate if they engaged with the content.
Identify main literary and theoretical issues in a specific topic in English studies at an advanced level.
Produce advanced, persuasive arguments.
Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.
Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.
Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.
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Raw average: 4.74/5 from 31 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Raw average: 4.40/5 from 10 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.68 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
Raw average: 3.94/5 from 18 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.93 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
Raw average: 3.75/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Past student reviews · Eileen Lagman
Eileen Lagman used contract grading, making high grades largely up to student effort. She described the readings as long and concepts as abstract, but noted that engaging with the material made the course fun and easy.
One student found the essays fun due to topic flexibility and excellent feedback, but criticized class discussions as unproductive and too short for debate. They noted that Lagman was passionate but did not provide enough time for students to interpret and debate readings together.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.71 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Anja Jovic-Humphrey, Mark Vareschi
Mark Vareschi taught a discussion-heavy course where he facilitated engaging class conversations and provided in-depth feedback on papers. Students noted his enthusiasm for topics like Frankenstein and his ability to make dense readings more accessible during lectures. Anja Jovic-Humphrey assigned nine books, most of which were easy to get through, and graded the class on a midterm paper, creative project, final paper, and participation.
ANJA JOVIC-HUMPHREY is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
EILEEN LAGMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KRISTINA HUANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARK VARESCHI is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARAH WOOD is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YANIE FECU is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| LEC 003 | Online (some classroom) | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 004 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Eileen Lagman
Eileen Lagman’s class uses a contract-based grading system where students have significant control over their final grade, making the course feel manageable and student-driven.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=62 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=75 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 94.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Eileen Lagman
Readings are often long and concepts can be abstract, but students found the material fun and easy to navigate if they engaged with the content.
Past student reviews · Eileen Lagman
While essays allowed for creative topic choice and received great feedback, class discussions felt unproductive and too short for meaningful interpretation of the readings.
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Seminar in the Major
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