Current instructor

Monica Macaulay

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Raw average: 4.00/5 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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What students say

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LING522 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
This professor is generally nice, but her teaching is not the best, and it was impossible to take notes because of it. I met with her to see if she could adjust, and she made zero changes; very set in her ways. There were no quizzes or tests on in-class content, so there was no motivation to come to class despite the attendance requirement.
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LING322 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Macaulay clearly knows the field well and cares about teaching it. She can be a little unorganized due to her lack of Canvas savvy but overall a great professor.
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LING322 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
She is very nice and respectful of her students. There was a lot of readings to do outside of class. She counts 95% as her 100%. She only gives 100% if you go above and beyond.
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LING371 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I love Monica. Took a couple linguistics classes with her and found her very engaging, accessible, and genuinely invested in our education. You have to keep up but if you do, you will get a lot out of her classes.
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LING371 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
She's a weird one. I tried to stay on her good side but I couldn't find any. I asked her for a letter of recommendation but she declined citing a silly incident that I myself forgot. All my questions seem to bother her so much so that I just stopped asking. Seems only friendly to students who work with her on some research projects or something.
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LING800 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Awful personality! Whenever I meet her outside the classroom she seems irritated at my sight as if she is too busy to even smile! She also uses every possible chance to chuck her personal feminist ideas down everyone's throat! There were incidents where she clearly didn't like a certain student for some vague reason... Avoid her at all costs!
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Classes with Monica Macaulay

AMERIND/LINGUIS 371

Survey of North American Indian Languages

3 credits

Survey of North American Indian languages covering history, structure, and cultural domains

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.73 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

Monica Macaulay

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
LINGUIS 481

Junior Honors Tutorial

1 credits

A mentored individual research tutorial for students pursuing Honors in the Linguistics major.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Rebecca ShieldsRyan Henke+5 more

No recorded grade history

LINGUIS 699

Independent Reading

1–6 credits

LINGUIS 699 offers advanced directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Rebecca ShieldsMonica Macaulay+6 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sample
LINGUIS 800

Research Methods and Materials

3 credits

LINGUIS 800 covers professionalization activities for linguists, including writing, publishing, and conference preparation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Monica Macaulay

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample
LINGUIS 999

Independent Reading

1–12 credits

LINGUIS 999 is an independent reading course involving mentored research for students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Monica MacaulayEric Raimy+3 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026AMERIND/LINGUIS 371Survey of North American Indian Languages
Fall 2026LINGUIS 481Junior Honors Tutorial
Fall 2026LINGUIS 681Honors Seminar-senior Thesis
Fall 2026LINGUIS 699Independent Reading
Fall 2026LINGUIS 800Research Methods and Materials
Fall 2026LINGUIS 990Thesis
Fall 2026LINGUIS 999Independent Reading

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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