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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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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!Rate My Professors ↗
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Junior Honors Tutorial provides mentored individual research for students pursuing Honors in the Major in Linguistics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
An in-depth study of all components of the grammar of a language, focusing on structural analysis and research skills.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.36 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleHONORS SEMINAR-SENIOR THESIS offers mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Capstone in Linguistics: in-depth exploration of a topic with training in data collection and supervised research experience.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026LINGUIS 699 Independent Reading offers advanced directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sampleLINGUIS 990 supports research in connection with the doctoral thesis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent Reading is a mentored reading and research course for students with dissertator status.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | LINGUIS 482 | Junior Honors Tutorial |
| Spring 2027 | LINGUIS 571 | Structure of a Language |
| Spring 2027 | LINGUIS 682 | Honors Seminar-senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | LINGUIS 690 | Capstone in Linguistics |
| Spring 2027 | LINGUIS 699 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2027 | LINGUIS 990 | Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | LINGUIS 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2026 | AMERIND/LINGUIS 371 | Survey of North American Indian Languages |
| Fall 2026 | LINGUIS 481 | Junior Honors Tutorial |
| Fall 2026 | LINGUIS 681 | Honors Seminar-senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | LINGUIS 699 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2026 | LINGUIS 800 | Research Methods and Materials |
| Fall 2026 | LINGUIS 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | LINGUIS 999 | Independent Reading |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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