Deadpan, but incredibly funny

BEWARE OF CAPTAIN GRAMMAR!

Appreciate Professor Weiss - he is a very good teacher.

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His lecuture are funny & informative, he's very enthusiastic & interesting

Knows his Sci-Fi (he writes some too). Very intelligent, though a hard marker because he expects the best from his students. Provide interesting lesson plans and reading materials in adequate amounts.

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Best professor ever. Not an easy marker, but I rather liked him. We got along really well, and he was extremely helpful. He's not socially inept, he's just socially different - a lot like me, I suppose.

Great class. Good material. Very funny, just remember to turn off your cell phone or face the wrath of the "Celliminator"! Really knows his stuff.

Best Teacher Evar

Very intelligent prof! Very funny and sarcastic! I LOVE the lectures, but I don't like the tutorials (but I guess it's not his fault, cos he doesn't lead the tutorial).

He gives me hope that there is humour left in all the prof's who seem like they should already be buried.

Very smart man, with sharp wit. I've enjoyed every one of his lectures.

So long as you keep your cell phone quiet, Professor Weiss is an exceptional lecturer. He goes into great detail about the various concepts that are encountered; however, he does tend to repeat himself week after week.

Very hard marker. But I think hes one on my favourite profs. He knows his stuff and trys to make tutorials fun.

Too bad a complaint stopped him from destroying more cells. Get them all! Damn things!!! Great Prof

good prof. not a good human being.. destroyed someones phone! among other things.

Great lecturer. Interesting, clear and humourous. Lecture topics are relevant and although it is a 2200 course provides excellent information for any english major also. Great course with very interesting readings!

Weiss aka "Grammer Man" talks more about context than an actual work or writer. He is also kinda funny in a Wierd Al sort of way (you'll see what i mean). The readings were excellent. *Keep your cell phones on silent.. dont say i didnt warn you.

VERY hard marker, but overall a decent teacher. would prefer it if he dropped the snobby attitude, and marked a little more fairly.

He's wonderful at lecturing... always keeps me focused and interested, love the subtle humor!

excellent choice of readings...lectures are informative and delivered with sublte humour that's quite entertaining. he's a funny man. love the clips. loved the tutorial...hint hint..take the last tutorail group

Hard marker but smart guy, knows his stuff

Most difficult marker ever! This is _picky_ about grammar in essays, and I'm no slacker when it comes to English! Regardless, he's an awesome lecturer and his lectures were always interesting. Excellent choice in readings too.

Great lectures (had T.A. cant rate his tutorial). Something sorta Woody Allen about him: mildly creepy, somehow charming, but decidedly brilliant. He really knows his stuff and conveys it to the student effectively.

What a fantastic class. His grammar rap...I don't think any prof can beat that. He could sell that and I would buy it! I have so many notes from his class because everything was interesting and I wanted to think about it all after. A great prof.

Pretty good prof. Provides interesting material and knows it very well.

Good guy, helpful, clear. Grammar Nazi will drop your mark a full grade per paper because of style etc. His humour is definately not for everyone but it isn't something that would scare you from coming to class, he's really a nice guy, just a little odd at times.

i think he's a good prof. and a fair marker - AND you'll actually learn proper English grammar, which, i think is the whole point of taking an english class(the actual course topic, like apocalyptic sci-fi, is just to make it more fun)!

One of the greatest profs I had. He knows his material backwards and his lectures are always interesting. He clearly loves what he does and is quite helpful and approachable, even though he tends to be quite sarcastic. Tutorials were always interestign as well and promotes discussion. He's quite funny. Don't treat him as if you're afraid of him.

Great and passionate about science fiction!

This Prof is awesome. Knows his stuff to the tees. He's super helpful and makes the classes really interesting. He's one of the best profs i've had at York. the only bad thing i would say about his is that he teaches waaayyyy too much grammar, but it doesn't matter anyway cause the T.A. marks everything :)

Very charming and funny.

It was an excellent survey of the major authors and literary movements in Canada. I loved the multifaceted approach to the texts that foregrounded the intellectual and political currents operative in the texts. The lectures were dense and clear and provoked thought when applied to course essays. The lectures complimented the essays and exams well

Weiss is a smart, funny man who knows Can. Lit. as well as anyone. He can talk like an encyclopedia on the subject. If you take this course you will leave it with much to take to other courses. The T.A., Melissa Dalgleish, was temperamental but she is one smart lady who has alot to help you with. Good luck to all (Nothing personal Melissa).

What an amazing professor. I had 0 interest in Can Lit, but I loved this course. He seems a bit cranky at first but he's very understanding and kind if you approach him. Lots of readings, and I actually liked most of them. Crystal clear, engaging, funny, great prof. (NO CELLPHONES, seriously)

Prof Weiss is a very smart prof and the novels/short stories we had to read were very interested. He is however a difficult marker.

Very interesting to listen. Gives a lot of background information which is important to understanding the time-frames of the novels and their significance in that period.

I had this professor for both Canadian Fic. and Apoc. Sci Fi. He is knowledgeable in both subject and makes learning the material very interesting. While he is a hard marker he is also funny and a great professor.

Amazing prof. His lectures are clear and interesting.He made Canadian fiction more interesting. You have to attend his lectures though. He has tons of info in them. Disappointing he didn't lead a tutorial!

I can't comment on professor Weiss as a marker and as a TA, but as a lecturer, he is one of York's absolute best. His knowledge of and enthusiasm for his subject matter makes EN 3172 a very enjoyable course. While his choice of TAs leaves something to be desired, Weiss himself seems like a good guy, and he's hilarious to boot.

Great prof, willing to assist you if you look for it. Always in his office, go see him. Good reading material. Avoid his tutorial -- he's a hard marker.

His lectures are great. He's informative, entertaining, and tests you on pretty much only what he teaches. Makes you think with his writing assignments. Really matters how helpful your TA is.

Good prof! Very knowledgeable and thorough. His reading selection was excellent. He has a dry sense of humour. If you have him for tutorial, make sure you go. Go to his office hours, he's helpful. He's a very hard marker.

You must attend his lectures. His lectures are still interesting though, just make sure to take notes. He also HATES it when phones go off in class. If your phone goes off, he will kick you out. If he's the one grading your papers, be careful with your grammar because he's very picky. Take into consideration, he has a website called Grammarman.

There is a course kit and a few short story collections for this class, his lectures are not only focused on the historical background of the texts irrelevantly, he does a great job connecting themes and important concepts from the text and how the background information is relevant to such. he will actually dissect the important quotes.

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This professor is hilarious, helpful, and amazing! Would definitely take him again!!!

I loved learning from Dr. Weiss, and I found his lectures to be extremely engaging and exciting. He's clearly very passionate about sci-fi and its value to literature, which really enhanced every conversation we had. His reading choices were excellent, too! Yes, he's a tough marker, but he will sit down with you one-on-one to help you succeed!