Professor Loncke is adorable, I love him so much. That being said, I actually found this course to be more difficult than anticipated. The iclicker questions (which account for 1/5 of your grade) were so simply I went into the midterm expecting the same degree of difficulty and was sadly wrong. I ended up getting an A in the class because there is so much grade padding, but I had to actually study for the final. I would still definitely recommend though, the material is really interesting.
Details:
Group work is about 1/5 of the final grade (group presentations and a website on a topic)
Indivdiual work (including discussion posts, a reading quiz, and iclickers) is a little more than 1/5 (excluding iclicker)
exams are 160 points out of 500 (60 midterm, 100 final) and are multiple choice
Grade Distribution
No grade data available
Sections
1Lecture (1)
You’ll easily secure a strong grade as long as you consistently attend class and stay on top of the steady stream of small assignments, clicker questions, and weekly discussion posts. Since deadlines shift based on your selected group topic, keeping a detailed schedule is essential to avoid missing easy participation points. The exams pull directly from lecture slides and shared study materials, so regular note-taking is far more effective than last-minute cramming. While the delivery can occasionally feel quiet or monotone, the material remains highly accessible and the transparent grading structure makes this a reliably low-stress course where steady, minimal effort consistently pays off.
16 Reviews
Super easy class. You actually will learn a lot if you pay attention, and Prof Loncke is pretty humorous as well. There are participation clicker points for almost every class and weekly discussion posts. Don't forget to keep up with all the small assignments! They add up pretty quickly in the end and can definitely make or break your grade. While this class might not require as much effort or "thinking" as some of your other classes, make sure to keep up and be responsible in handling your group responsibilities as well (your grade relies partly on your group mates' peer evaluation!). He's also very understanding if you accidentally open a timed assignment or missed the deadline due to a personal issue, and he will help you resolve it if you talk to him before class or email him. He's also very good at remembering faces so stay on his good side! Participate in class if he gives you the chance or he'll roast you lol. He's a great professor and he deserves all the respect. Easy A class for sure. Pro tip: pay attention in the beginning of class when he reminds you of upcoming assignments and make sure to do them beforehand. I can't say this enough; KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENTS!! otherwise this class will be super fun and a breeze
This class was very informative, interesting and fair. Prof. Loncke wants everyone to succeed and he makes clicker questions and grading easy.
The professor is an awesome guy, and his grading system makes it very possible to get good grades from just going to class and doing the homework
Easy and chill class, learn interesting aspects about linguistics and psychology. Exams are easy as long as you read over power point slides. Clicker questions are about 20~30% of your grade and they are very easy and you still get a half credit if you get it wrong. Very lenient grading. Two presentations, which are not that bad, though you have to write a paper based on your presentations. You need to take a few quiz based on documentaries an movies that he assigns. He has accents but not that hard to understand. Easy A, as you can see on the grade distribution graph.
Not too hard. There are a lot of assignments, but they aren't graded harshly, nor are they too difficult. Make sure you are aware of everything that is due because it can be easy to forget something since there are a lot of little things. I would write them all out in an agenda or something at the beginning of the year. The tests aren't terrible. You only have one midterm and one final. You decided which group to join based on a subject that interests you, and you and your group basically work on that subject the entire year. There are a few individual assignments and 3 movies and 8-question quizzes on them. Pretty easy for the level of this class. No papers, just occasional wikipedia edits.