everyone gets an A

You are the best linguistic professor I have had in my entire life. You are the VERY BEST!

Charles you are fun and sometime cranky yet one of the best teacher in concordia's linguistic department. you are great and we learn something with you. many thanks

I am totally falling love with linguistics because of you, Charles! Thanks a lot!!!

he is funny and his class is fun.

Fond memories of the challenging and fascinating classes. Take him if you have any interest in Cognitive Science / Linguistics.

his idea is extremely new, and his class is fun.take his class and have a fun!

Great prof. He is very enthusiastic about the material and has a genuine interest in what he is teaching. He is always willing to meet with you and give you advice. A group of us went over to his house for dinner and fun -- a great experience.

Very fair teacher... Don't take him unless you have a strong interest in linguistics. Pretty easy grader, but his lectures are quite deep and require a lot of thought if they are to be understood. Tends to let his TA's take care of students' needs. Won't change your life or anything but give him a try

very helpful prof

I did Cognitive Sciences with him. It was my favorite course at Concordia. Thanks to him, I fell in love with cognitive sciences. Thank you, thank you Charles!

a very good prof who knows his stuff. Very helpful and easy to reach if you have any questions. His exams are easy but the course itself requires a lot of thinking. I'm taking another class with him again next semester :)

Excellent. Hot.

brilliant, creative teacher. realizes the material is hard and works very hard to make it accessible. wants to see students succeed but more importantly is very engaged personally in the concepts of cognitive linguisitics

A super great teacher! He's passionate about his field and presents the materials in a way that captures everyones interest.

Terrific adventure into the exploration of cognition. Speedy, charmingly self-effacing, challenging. I e-mailed him a lot with questions and he always responded. He wants you to challenge him with tough questions. Readings can be hard, especially Chomsky.

My favorite professor so far. I hated linguistics before this class. I recommend this amazing class and professor to everyone. I felt engaged by the subject, curious to see what I would learn next... Reiss is original, dedicated, passionate, accesible and down to reality. His class is not easy, but defenitely worth taking.

I found that while the class required alot of reading and little assignments - if you actually read the textbook and listened to what he was saying then you were fine... The review papers were a joke, 1 page and it wasn't hard to get 10/10... whereas the homework assignments were a bit more difficult. He really enjoys what he teaches.

He is always an interesting professor. He is active in his field, still researching, still writing. It shows in his classes.

I love Charles!! He's one of the reasons for me to learn linguistics. The best linguistics professor I've met till now. intelligent, interesting, helpful, knowledgable, etc. Take his class if you have chance!

Covers little material, easy marker. Pointless lectures, textbook is clearer and more straightforward when it comes to explain most material. His assignments and exams tend to be very long and tricky, yet the in-class/textbook examples are much easier to understand. Overall, the class is enjoyable and it's an easy A. Teacher is quite funny himself.

Way too hard for an elective, very demanding, papers due every week.. He is nice, but the class is incredibly boring and irrelevant. Don't take it if you are not a ling major.

Hilarious prof. I love the subject matter and the way he presents it is amazing! He makes the dry stuff interesting and/or amusing...I might be biased because I think he's so freaken hot but I would strongly recommend taking his class!

Charles is a fantastic prof whom I can legitimately say is solely responsible for sparking my interest in Linguistics. Thanks Charles, I'm still continuing, just on the other side of the country now! Excellent class, highly recommended.

Very interesting class!

What a amazingly smart man!!! So helpful. I had no interest in linguistics prior to this class, but he made me switch majors from psychology. He is funny too. Also, he wrote the text book with his wife, who is also amazing. That says a lot. You dont get that at Mcgill.

Prof Reiss is a very nice guy and has lots of enthusiasm for teaching! It helps that the textbook we use, he wrote, so he knows his stuff. His exams are mostly multiple choice, however they cover a lot of material and review for an exam is basically everything you learned in the class ever! LING 222 covered a lot of great linguistic material :)

Love Charles. I wish I could stay in school forever to continue having him as a professor. He is clear, funny, smart and super interesting. Please take him!!

This course is easy, you just have to attend and understand his argument for universal grammar, his classes are exciting, and his tests are easy multiple choice questions.

This class is a lot of work (reading, small papers, homework) but ultimately you'll get a good great if you put the work in. The topics covered in class are very interesting (sometimes the synax stuff is boring though), but Charles is clearly very passionate about the material and wants his students to enjoy it and find it interesting too.

He makes the class interesting and knows what he's talking about. If you volunteer for a demonstration, get ready to do something ridiculous and have your name on the midterm or exam. I had a great time throughout the entire course, including the exam. (I was literally laughing in the exam because of the multiple choice answers.

Great teacher. Ive taken his classes twice so far and would take him again. Guaranteed B+ or higher if you pay attention in class and try to participate. If he sees you are trying he will take that into consideration, and is the type of professor who does not want to see any students fail. Just try your best and you are sure to get a good grade!

Charles is a great professor. He is very interested in the subject, and it's clearly his passion. He is extremely knowledgeable and is very easy to approach with questions. There are many small assignment throughout the semester, but nothing too difficult. As long as you attend the lectures and do the readings you are guaranteed a good grade!

Funny and interesting lectures. Would definitely recommend.

The course is interesting, but you have to listen and follow the lectures. He makes linguistics easy to understand. He knows most people are taking the course as an elective so he find examples out of every day things to make you understand better. Good teacher, very helpful. There is homework but it's easy and helps you understand a lot.

Best Prof ever!

Charles is clearly very passionate about the subject and in trying to make sure his students really understand the information. There is A LOT of work, homework and reading expected of the students, but it is all relevant and ranges from mildly interesting to very interesting. Attending class is a must, as is putting in 100% on all homework.

great prof. knowledgeable, unpretentious, and very funny. there is a lot to cover in this class, though, so be prepared.

I have had Charles Reiss for both Ling222 and Ling373, and he is was absolutely an amazing prof!!! He makes learning fun, and he actually made me look at the world differently through taking both of these courses!!! Although some people may criticize his teaching style, I absolutely love it!! Schools should have more professors like him!!!

This class was taught very well, the lectures are worth going to. Charles keeps things interesting and fun and explains the main ideas very clearly in class. His marking isn't super hard and as long as you understand the main concepts you'll do good. He is very approachable and always willing to explain something over again until you understand it.

Charles is a great prof, his teaching is so great and he assigns thought-provoking readings. I really felt like I got more out of this class than just a good grade.

Engaging lectures, good sense of humour, responds well to people who ask questions. Like others have said, you can tell he's passionate about the subject matter and he's excited for us to learn about it. Also, in spite of the workload, I kind of enjoyed the assignments? They never felt like filler; I always learned something from them.

Engaging lecturer who is passionate about the subject and really knows how to TEACH it to novices! Subject is very interesting and very much appealed to my philosophy background, even though philosophy appears to be somewhat out of favour with linguists. But this subject matter is a philosphical outlook based on scientific study. Excellent course

He was a great teacher, very animated and while the material could be quite boring, he explained it in a clear and interesting way. He's a Harvard grad, really qualified and you can tell he's a smart guy.

This course was one of the best electives I've taken (Comp Sci major). Charles is an engaging and informed professor, lectures are dynamic and interesting. Work load is high and you absolutely must read the textbook if you want to succeed. It is not a difficult course per-se but requires more work than the average 200 class

You can probably pass without going to class and only reading the textbook, however you can also avoid reading the textbook by going to class. Charles is very engaging and really wants his students to succeed. He's a Harvard graduate and well respected in his field. He's hilarious and devoted to his work, you can tell he loves his job. Take him.

This was my first time taking a class with Charles and I absolutely loved it! He made his lectures very interesting and entertaining (I actually wanted to come to class in the morning!). There were a lot of assignments, but they were very easy and did not take very long to complete. If you can, take one of his classes!

I have been taking him for 3 semesters now honestly best prof, he really is caring and wants his students to succeed!

Very interesting class, he makes sure its not boring. It is also a great Introduction into linguistics and he really wants you to learn. I would recommend any class of his!

Very knowledgeable and wants you to do well! Picks on his students, which can be intimidating, but he wants to make sure the material is understood and getting through. Lots of online quizzes, but unlimited attempts are allowed, so you can keep doing them till you get 100. Phonology with him is great, so is Ling222. Always there to answer questions

Great Prof, he wrote the textbook for this class and you can tell he really enjoys teaching this material to new students, especially computer science students. I took this course as an elective (not knowing anything about linguistics) but came out with a fair bit of interesting knowledge and a liking towards the theories presented in class.

Charles is a solid professor and an extremely fair grader. He maintains a very professional and highly respected reputation as well. He challenges the mind with questions that need to be read carefully to ensure we are learning the material correctly. A very humorous teacher who cares deeply about the students. Excellent course for LING students.

Best professor I've ever had. Took his Chomskiyan Program class during the pandemic. He's very smart, funny, caring, and wants you to LEARN. He stayed an hour after class just to make sure we understood the material. He encourages skepticism and welcomes criticism. His class made me wanna switch to linguistics. Lots of work but easy. TAKE HIM!

Funny guy, really knows his stuff and answers questions clearly to make material easier to understand. There were several small papers to write but easily manageable. He gives a lot of free and obvious questions in the exams, and his textbooks are cheap too which is a bonus.

Charles is great and the textbook he and his wife wrote for the class is a great read. Put in the work and you're good to go.

There aren't many professors like Charles. He makes the material fun and it's hard not to look forward to his lectures. Just an approachable dude with so much enthusiasm.

Best Professor. Doesn't care if you don't participate but tries to make class fun. I'd take him for literally anything if I could. He is very intelligent without any of the arrogance.

Charles is a great professor who enjoys keeping the lectures open to discussion amongst the class from readings. Class discussions were frequent which made learning newer material difficult. Assignments and exams were challenging with some questions that seem unimportant to be asked in a linguistics class. Despite this, the class was fun.

Nice guy

He is one of the best professors I've had so far. He is passionate about the material and his lectures are great if you are interested in the material. The class is a lot of work, but if you go to class and keep up with readings you will be fine.

Charles is an insightful professor that is very passionate about what he teaches. His lectures are interesting and make you think outside the box. There are several mini papers that are peer graded, small assignments as well as a midterm and a final. All fairly easy if you attend the lectures and read his textbook.

Attending the lectures (paying close attention, taking good notes), and reading the book only for concepts you're struggling to understand is an easy way to get a good grade in the class. Teacher presented material in a very engaging manner that I found highly engaging, mixed in theory with real world examples and application.

He's a very good professor and knows what he's talking about. He is the author of our textbook which says a lot about his knowledge. He's lenient with due dates and is not a harsh grader.

Amazing lecturer. Probably my favourite class. Had a great time! My only complaint would be the dates on the syllabus are completely wrong, and so sometimes homework pops up on Moodle out of nowhere. Had to write a few 500-word reading responses,but luckily the midterm and final were multiple-choice. (Also very fun final I almost started laughing.)

My favourite prof to date, hands down. He makes a point of actually knowing the students who participate in lectures. He encourages participation but never calls on those who don't volunteer, so no one is put on the spot. Very fair. Quizzes are exercises straight out of the book. Read the book & do the work. It's a heavy course. Great prof!

Hands down one of the best teacher I had. Passionate, funny, caring, remembers everyone's name by the second class. Had him over a decade ago and I still remember some lessons he gave.