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KAREN BEST

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Raw average: 3.56/5 from 27 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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ESL 118
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
No free mind, No enough feedback, surprisingly low grade. Rises your expectations and then let you down.
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ENG100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof. Best is amazing! She is so talkative and considerate to her students. We never had lecture, she would just discuss with us during section. She knows her material very well, so she can give clear and respectful feedback. She doesn't make you feel terrible when she grades a paper. My course was online, so I'm sure she is better in person. :)
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Classes with KAREN BEST

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ENGL 515Techniques and Materials for Tesol
Spring 2026ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2025ENGL 515Techniques and Materials for Tesol
Fall 2025ESL 116Academic Reading and Vocabulary Skills
Spring 2025ENGL 515Techniques and Materials for Tesol
Spring 2025ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2024ENGL 515Techniques and Materials for Tesol
Fall 2024ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2024ESL 115Grammar for Academic Use
Spring 2024ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2023ESL 115Grammar for Academic Use
Fall 2023ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2023ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2023ESL 350Professional and Academic Writing Skills
Fall 2022ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2022ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2022ENGL 615Tesol: Teaching Listening and Speaking
Fall 2021ESL 117Academic Writing I
Fall 2021ESL 349Academic Writing for Graduate Students
Fall 2020ESL 117Academic Writing I
Fall 2020ESL 345American English Pronunciation
Fall 2020ESL 349Academic Writing for Graduate Students
Spring 2020ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2020ESL 345American English Pronunciation
Fall 2019ESL 117Academic Writing I
Fall 2019ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2019ESL 345American English Pronunciation
Spring 2019ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2019ESL 345American English Pronunciation
Fall 2018ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2018ESL 345American English Pronunciation
Spring 2018ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2018ESL 345American English Pronunciation
Fall 2017ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2017ESL 345American English Pronunciation
Spring 2016ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2015ESL 118Academic Writing II
Spring 2015ESL 117Academic Writing I
Spring 2015ESL 118Academic Writing II
Fall 2014ESL 118Academic Writing II

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