Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is really nice, grades easily, invites you to his house for a cup of teaRate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
MARK PLANE
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Mark is such a nice person, and he is always generous about grading :)Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
If you work hard then you will be fine. However, it you don't then. you will see. he is not a just easy teacher. No easy teachers in any Eng 118. Some of them are little bit better than othersRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
His 118 class is the best ESL class I have taken so farRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
He is just the best ESL teacher!!!!!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
He is a nice guy and his class is very relaxing. 118 is supposed to be a hard course but he makes it so much better by giving little homework.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with MARK PLANE
ESL 118
Academic Writing II
3 creditsESL 118 teaches academic writing, critical reading, argumentation, research paper organization, and oral communication skills.
No offering record · Spring 2017
with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2014–Spring 2017ESL 349 teaches graduate-level academic writing, including discourse analysis, critical analysis, and crafting results and discussion sections.
No offering record · Spring 2017
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →Browse recorded courses
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2017 | ESL 118 | Academic Writing II |
| Spring 2017 | ESL 349 | Academic Writing for Graduate Students |
| Fall 2016 | ESL 118 | Academic Writing II |
| Fall 2016 | ESL 349 | Academic Writing for Graduate Students |
| Spring 2016 | ESL 117 | Academic Writing I |
| Spring 2016 | ESL 118 | Academic Writing II |
| Fall 2015 | ESL 118 | Academic Writing II |
| Fall 2015 | ESL 349 | Academic Writing for Graduate Students |
| Spring 2015 | ESL 118 | Academic Writing II |
| Fall 2014 | ESL 349 | Academic Writing for Graduate Students |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
Instructor identity & provenance
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