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ENG101 - 5.0 rating“Her entire class was based on sharks”
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92%
Textbook Required
82%
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Reviews (106)
I took her this winter 2005 and she was a pretty decent teacher. She was really helpful and stayed after class if you asked her to. It seems that her soul intention for the class was for us to improve, and she encouraged us not to worry about the grade as much.
she's really kickass. she's very nice. very humorous =] she really cares for the students.
chill teacher. DONT miss class too much! attendence counts. an essay every other week. pretty easy. i was absent alot she was gonna fail me i asked for another chance n didnt miss class n now im getting a B. has a practice final and final, essays & research paper but its chill. good grader. oral pres. of practice final w/ group.
Jocelyn gives students the opportunity to stay open-minded. She's very flexible about essay writing topics and she gives students a lot of room for growth. I really enjoyed her class and I learned a lot.
Caring, kind, nice, and funny. You feel very relaxed in her class, and you can always count on her when you need help. She gives you your weak points, so you can work on them, and improve your writing and presentation. I, personally learned a lot. Thank you Jocelyn :-)
She is an good teacher. At first she might seem frightening but don't leave...it gets easier. She is a very fair grader, you will get better grade than you would give yourself. There is a 5-7 page research paper at the end(she helps a lot in this too). She is young therefore a little easygoing.
This teacher is the best English teacher that I have taken at GCC. She is very clear with what she expects. She is always open to help you out. She also gives extra credit. I learned a lot in her class. She is a fair grader. Take her class you will not regret it.
Her class is hard, you have to work for your grade, it’s not easy, but any one who wants to improve as a writer you should take her, because she is full of great ideas on how you should write. Not many teachers like her at GCC.
you need to work in her class, don't turn in an essay if you haven't read it like 10 times. she is big on animals and trees, so she will give you extra credit for campus speeches and stuff like that. its an easy A if you do the min work
REALLY REALLY NICE AND AN AWESOME TEACHER!! She scares you a little bit in the beginning, but if you do your best you will be fine. Very clear on what she talks about. Easy grader. Very helpful. Lowest you'll get is a B in her class but try your best and do all the assignments and you'll get an A.
(THIS WAS A SUMMER SESSION CLASS) I LOVE THIS TEACHER! SHE SEEMS A BIT WEIRD IN THE BEGINNING BUT YOU LEARN TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER! SHE'S REALLY NICE, FUNNY, SHE MAKES SILLY COMMENTS DURING HER LECTURES WHICH ARE ACTUALLY FUNNY. SHE GIVES OUT A LOT, I MEAN A LOT!!! OF WORK BUT THEYRE INTERESTING AND SHE'S A FAIR GRADER. ITS A FUN CLASS WITH HER!
Best English professor I've had so far. I loved going to her class. She is very helpful and nice. All i can say is that she is "AWESOME". Thank you Jocelyn!!! You're GREAT!!!
She was understanding and flexible. She encourages class participation/discussions, which only made the class more exciting & resourceful. I don't know if taking her through PACE had any influence on her grading and teaching...I think that the fact that she is young also made her lectures fun. We watched a lot of movies. Pretty easy/fun class.
She's super nice..loves to have class discussions, and to get the input of each indiviudal. She's flexible with extending due dates, and she's just a wonderful person. TAKE this class, and you'll realize how much more opiniated you can be on every subject!
I LOVE JOCELYN! SHE IS THE BEST! VERY HELPFUL, ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HELPING STUDENTS AND WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO MAKE THE CLASS AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE! GOOD TIMES!
She is very funny.. Most of the class is discussion. She gives out lots of assignment but she is a fair grader.. Easy going. Love this teacher!!! You have to keep up with the reading or she will hunt you down!!
she's very cool and laid back. i like how she promotes critical thinking, so if you take her class, better read or else you'll blank out during discussion. she's fun
fun teacher, very environmentally minded, good sense of humor, didn't learn that much but the class was fun, if you want extra credit then ask
She was the best English professor I ever had. I kinda wish that she was teaching every class that I take. Like, they could just clone her, and she could teach mankind. That would be a Utopia.
she's the best
I would recommend taking her class, but you should go to all meetings and do all of the assignments if you wonna get an A. But they are not that hard. I would say my English 101 class was much harder than this one. Overall I loved her class. Just keep up with the readings, participate in the class discussions and you'll be fine.
I actually have her at LACC but I had to write something about her. SHES GREAT! she changed my whole outlook on enlish.I hated it and now because of her i love it! As long as you do the work and really try you'll do great. You'll regret not taking her.She's also funny and cares a lot about her students =)
great class if you like disscusion.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Excellent professor with sarcastic personality who loves animals and cares so much for the environment. Very opinionated and respectful of everyone's opinions even if she doesn't agree. She's very caring and young minded. You will have a great time in her class. She likes students who participate so participate She's too cool.
She's the best english professor in GCC. It's not an easy A so you need to work to get the A. Do all the work and do your best. She's really helpful and fun. I'm taking her for Engl 104 in winter for SURE. There is not one single day I didn't enjoy going to class. She's amazing. I'll miss you Heaney!
She is the hardest teacher ever, wink wink!!! She is a very good teacher. She cares for the planet and animals. She is funny but down to earth and wants her students to get things done. Attendance and tardies do count even though she does not get your attention if you're late or absent. Overall she is very nice and helpful.
Heaney is open minded, understanding, and flexible. She appreciates students who speak up and do their work. Probably the best English teacher I've had!
I'm jealous that GCC gets to have her! AMAZING TEACHER! If you need help, she's always there. i HIGHLY HIGLHLY recommend her to ANYONE.
#1 teacher Resons to take this class 1.funny 2.helpfull 3.hot 4.understanding. you can NOT go worng but just do the work and everything will be fine
Great Teacher!!! She cares about her students. Very helpful and with great personality. Perfect teacher to take in a short semester (Sum or Winter) Very passionate about teaching. HIGHLY RECOMEND HER!!!
She's such a cutieeeeeee!! Great personality, great teaching skills, and an amazing person. She likes to make her class fun, not boring like other teachers. She loves to discuss politics and likes it when people participate in class. Do well on your essays, participate, talk to her and do ALL of your work. It's not easy but it also isn't too hard.
At first, it's scary esp due to the opinionated people in the class that seem to be the ones interacting with her. So, please have an opinion. Soon you'll be surprised you have a steady supply. Whatever it is, it will be respected. You may agree or disagree with anyone in the class and that's OK. After this class, I was many times a better writer.
I LIKE HER AS AN INDIVIDUAL... CLASS IS OKAY AT TIMES... MAYBE IM NOT A POETIC GUY SOO I DIDNT HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS OTHERS... BUT THE CLASS WILL EMPTY OUT FROM THE ARMDs CUZ THEY DONT LIKE TO BE CHALLANGE.. CAREFULL NOT TO GET ON HER WRONG SIDE!
Professor Heaney is such a kind hearted person with a very young spirit! She values class participation, interesting discussion, analysis, critical thinking, and originality! It is very interesting to share different views of understanding literature in her class! Participation and thinking outside-the-box is key! She is a wonderful professor.
she is best professor in glendale college. you do not need bother to choose english professor. just take her class. please, trust me. she really care about her student and give you great help. the best thing in her class is JUST FUN. you cannot imagine how great professor she is. there is no good professor EXCEPT HER. thank you so so much Jocelyn
she is an easy teacher great personality a nice person best teacher at gcc
Take her! You'll love her, whether English is your subject or not.
A Perfect Teacher! You will learn a lot. Write the essays, and A is gauranteed. Take Her. You won't regret, I promise.
Great professor, but has a bit of an attitude. Snarky. A little too sarcastic at times. A bit of a nazi. Funny, though.
JOCELYN IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR! I LOVE HER! SHE MAKES BORING OLD GCC LOOK LIKE GOLD! MIGHT I MENTION SHE IS DILIGENT, NICE, AND HOT! (not a lot of people out there that possess such attributes in the same sentence!). If you don?t take this class, may whatever higher power you believe in be with you.
I took a class that was a co taught course. She was the harder of the 2. She is extremely sarcastic, extremely punctual and she wants what she wants. She is really cool but by the time i started liking her school finished up. You will like her at first, hate her in the middle, lover her in the end.. Not exactly an easy A, and not for the lazy
Jocelyn has a really unforgettable personality and makes class all the less excruciating. As for the essays involved, grade according to effort seen so she's very fair. Two key rules to doing well in her class is to PARTICIPATE and do not use TXTING LANGUAGE in your essay! She is one of MUST professors to take before leaving because she is amazing!
This teacher is amazing! You will learn a lot in her class. You should work very hard on the essays. Her classes are not boring at all. I will take eng 102 with her this summer. Nice personality, like to help students, fair grader, and HOT
First of all this class was a joke. Both Jocelyn Heaney and Jeanette Far were not truly prepared 2 teach the subject. Her personality has a lot of sarcasm and u either see it her way or get lost. The class didn't pertain 2 the discription and so the material was boring. They should stick 2 whatever is that they're good but not Humanities 4 sure!!
This class was a scholastic disaster. Funny, witty, and easy on the eyes, but that's where the pros end. Habitually late, moody, awkward grading style. You can do every assignment, do it well, and even do extra credit, only to end up with a mediocre grade. Not worth it, regret taking this course with this instructor. Run for the hills!
Awsome! I really enjoyed this 5-week-class. It was difficult honestly because it's eng 102! But she is really helpful. There are lots of HW's. You need to spend time for that, but if you put all your effort you would be fine. She's really smart and sweetie!!
This teacher is awesome! Her teaching method is a bit weird at first, but in the end, you learn a lot. She's really funny and really smart. She's not a morning person! She'll be the first to tell you that too. An instructor who is very unique (in a good way!). Thanks Jocelyn!
She is a great teacher that helps everyone understand a lot about the English class. Ms. Heaney is interesting, funny, and very helpful. I really enjoyed her class and I really recommend everybody taking her.
Shes amazing.. great teacher..cute, young and just wayy too down.. best teacher everrrrr! LOVE HER! :)
Took it over the summer, she was great. Work load was a little high because of the nature of the class but she didn't care about the quality of your 'journal entries' -- super sexy in a very literary way, super funny, just disinterested enough in the world to let you know she's down with you not giving a**** about anything much. Learned a lot, too
She is the reason I am graduating this semester, and taking the LSAT for LAW SCHOOL. 2 years ago before her classes, I profusely hated English and writing! She gave me the boost I needed to uncover a great talent I have. THANK YOU JOCELYN! YOU HELPED SECURE MY FUTURE!
Too many essay & ridiculous quizzes
she is wonderful!lovely,funny easygoing,friendly and down to earth.when it comes to her teaching method its amazing!you`ll learn a lot.she is well educated and smart!
Teaching is not her forte, and she lets it show. It is easy to give up on this class. It isn't taken seriously and classroom conversations don't usually pertain to the course subject. Do not take.
Jocelyn Heaney is great professor. I do think that some people say its hard because they dont put the effort in. She's very down to the point and doesnt mind helping if you ask. Shes hilarious and generally a great person. Learned a lot and Even gained some interest in reading.
You should work hard in her class, but it worths tough. I enjoyed her class. She is hot qt and funny. So, the classes are not boring at all. She wants you to talk in her class; keep that in mind! Take her class!
She is nice and funny. She likes to talk but there is too much essays in her class.
She is very helpful and nice teacher. We had only 2 essays during a whole semester and 2 responce. She gave us sever chanches to earn extra credit. She is very kind and very understanding, even accepts late papers.You will learn how to write a good argument in this class. She is awesome and very enthusiastic about her subject. Take her!!!!!!!
she`s the Best english teacher I`ve ever had.very clear when it comes to what she expects from you!you will never get tired from her lectures because she always has something new and interesting as a subject to talk about.she grades fairly and makes you become interested in writing.TAKE HER!
Easily one of my favorite English teachers. She's quite comical and she really likes when she gets feedback in the class. Participate! In-class discussions are actually fun! She's the coolest teacher at GCC. Read when required to. Her essays should be a blast. She never ceases to help you out if you need it!
She Is a terrible teacher. she is never clear in what she wants in an essay. she plays favorites, she's rude and kicks you out of class for not reading. you will feel stressed with this teacher. Don't Take Her you'll waste your time.
If u r done with high school, than this class is 4 you. Yes, she will ask you to leave if you've failed to do the reading. However, she is in her right to do that, since those who do follow directions have a great discussion about the material assigned. Great teacher! supper funny, very helpful. Very fair 2 all. Prepare to read interesting stories.
She is a wonderful professor, very clear in what she wants from you in a essay. Her feedback is very helpful and it helped me become a confident writer.
I can honestly say that Professor Heaney is one of THE best English professors at GCC. Prior to taking her class, my high school AP teachers ruined the subject for me. But she made me love it again and I feel like I've gained so much experience as a writer from her 102 class. She is wonderful, a fair grader, and values everyone's opinion. Take her!
She is by far one of the best GCC professors. She is witty, engaging, and teaches you to think. She cares about her students and enjoys teaching-it shows. She met me out during her own time to assist me with my college essays. Expect to read, participate and turn your papers in on-time..it is college after-all. Take her she is fun and enjoyable!!
The prof is very passionate about the subject &is intent on engaging her students. You must participate& pay close attention to what she says in order to understand what she wants in your essays. She is lax about attendance& her attitude is pretty laid back, almost careless at times. As long as you put in the labor& engage yourself you will pass.
Loved her! Class was canceled pretty often..All essays MUST be 3 pages though or you wont get credit. Do your work and you'll get an A :)
She is AWESOME!!! If you are a good student then take her! She can see through excuses so just do the work on time and you will definitely get an A. She expects a certain common sense so don't ask rhetorical questions.
she was a chill teacher at the beginning of the semester, but as the semester progressed, she fell WAY behind her syllabus, causing her to push us quickly through the essays. she was an ok teacher, but due to falling ebhind, it made the class impossible.
I used to love english. i have always loved every english class i ever had. until this semester with jocelyn. she is always off topic, falls way behind the syllabus, and is never clear on what she wants from us. because she fell behind, it led to her rushing us into a research paper we were not nearly prepared for. english is no longer my favorite
beginning of class was okay. easy work load at first, but started getting behind after discussing one book for more than 2 weeks. ended up only turning in 3 essays, one research paper, and then the final. gets off topic too easy and has favorites. rushed the research paper and final exam at the end because we were far behind. do not take her class.
I would not recommend her, although I did surprisingly get an A. I bought the necessary books (4 in total)and we didn't even need them! we read maybe three chapters from the first 3 books and the last book was just a horrible read, she even said so. And she had us to an 8 page research paper that she did not even help with. Hated this class.
I absolutely loved her!!! I loved the fact that she actually wanted students to express their honest opinions in their essays. At first I would resort to using the internet for ideas but really found myself to grow as a writer and a student after seeing how much she valued my opinion. Attend class, do the work, and you'll get an A. LOVED HER!
She was great for a summer session. She clarified nearly everything and helped out on most of the stuff I didn't get. The course and number is not easy if you don't show up to class or pay attention to her notes and lectures. Most of the literary analysis needed lots of critical thinking and she allowed a final that was hard but fairly graded for C
Ms. Heaney is great. She is very cool and knows her subject. She gets you thinking and values your opinions. I really enjoyed her class, she's a creative person.
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Prof. Heaney is great! I took AP English Lit last year, which made me dislike the subject, but she led me to actually enjoy it again. She does grade as if you are at a university and can be picky, but this class does transfer to universities. The reading was not too much, and class is discussion oriented. A if you can really put in the work!
A very good english teacher. She might be hard at times but is very passionate about enlish/literature which makes the class interesting.
Great teacher!She is patient with all her students, and sometimes brutal. Have some common sense and you will survive. She is not mean or anything, but please don't ask stupid questions or make stupid remarks. She will help you in anything you might need help. Most importantly do all the assignments no matter what! Over all good class.
Strict teacher. She is sorta rude and arrogant but not really bad at teaching. If you listen and stay awake, then you can pass. Essays and reading are easy. People who complain about that are just lazy. Many students ended up dropping her class anyways. This class isn't hard but she's not exactly the brightest English teacher either.
Very nice, very hip. She loves English but she doesn't teach well. If you didn't know what to do before you got in this class, you won't learn it here. I enjoyed the class but a lot of writing, of course. Also public speaking. If you're willing to work, you'll get something out of this class.
I'm not usually into trashing teachers because they just try to do their job and make some money. But her class was BS! She will inject her liberal bias into all the readings' analyses, encourage people to comment about literature they mostly DO NOT understand... Bad teacher, annoying class experience.
Her entire class was based on sharks. Her class is very interesting. All we did was watch shark movies. shes a pretty hard grader and doesnt really teach well.
Too picky. Expects too much from students as if they were all trying to become English majors.
very chill teacher. You stay awake in the class because she's very open and funny. She keeps you interested.. in SHARKS. She was pretty nice but i learned absolutely nothing in this class. she expected way too much when she gave no directions. Graded way too hard and was very unclear. Had to turn anything/something in and hope for a good grade.
Great and funny teacher! Reread as long as it takes for you to understand the text and proofread well on essays
She is enthusiastic but a terrible teacher. She basically says she isn't going to give A's on papers. All she does is ask for your opinion on the story she never helps you think critically. She also repeats "you know" and "okay" after every thought it's very annoying. I have always gotten A's in english not here. She is proud not to give A's
professor heaney is the BEST! all you have to do is apply yourself and your totally fine. she's a really cool, down to earth person who's trying to open the minds of her students. i enjoyed her class very much! i would highly recommend her to ANYONE
Ok so I took 101 with jocelyn in the summer. She is very nice and her class is very interesting. She gives good material to write on. If you expect to do nothing and get an A then this class is not for you. Jocelyn is sweey and always helpful. I'm a good writer now because of her and I also busted my ass to get an A but it was worth it. Thanks
She is a tough grader, expects students to come prepared and will give pop up quizzes if no one is answering her questions. However, she ha taught me so much which extends way beyond the course description. I took this class two years ago and still think about her
Heaney is a very tough grader. This was an English class, yet all she ever wanted us to write about was architecture which really didn't make sense. She does give a lot of assignments(essay) so don't think this is an easy A. She expects your essays to be very detailed and clear-cut. Wouldn't really take her class again.
Learned a lot about Architecture, nothing about Writing. She is incapable of explaining what she wants in a Paper, and gets annoyed when you ask for help. She grades based on how interesting funny your topic is. She bumped up my grade on a paper from a 92 to a 95, because she couldn't explain to me how I got that grade. 85% of the class dropped.
She's very patient if you ask her to explain things to you more than once, but you need to show you care. She can be vague and wants things to the point, which is difficult to meet her page requirements, but if you can bs writing this class shouldn't be too bad. Just get on her good side, you'll be golden. You can use ebooks but You need them!
Jocelyn was very... scattered. She would assign something and totally forget about it the next day. We would have to buy expensive books only to read one specific line or chapter. Our class was based on architecture. This meant that every single book, video, and paper was on architecture. She would tell the students without textbooks to leave.
Definitely recommend this professor for English 101, 102, & 104. The stories we read were really interesting and the class discussions we had were fun. We watched a lot of movies in her class and she always let us out early. The essays and research papers are not hard at all, they're actually very fun to do. You will not regret taking her class.
Very easy to pass, but lectures are really boring. Just do whatever she says and you'll pass 100%. If you wanna learn something, then don't take her. If just wanna pass the class, then take her class.
Professor Heaney is one fab professor, the only reason you get a low grade is if you don't do your work and miss class. Other than that she is very understanding and I would love to take her again. Thanks professor
I got a B+ on this class and I'm a pretty good writer. The only difference from an A paper from a B paper is writing that's beyond your standard. She expects you to do homework and being in class on time. She as no mercy when it comes to people not reading the textbook. If you're thinking this is an easy A, you came to the wrong place.
Essentially a survey class. Take her if you already KNOW how to write a good essay, because she literally wont teach you anything. 5 book based question essays, 1 research paper, and a self-performance in class final. No quizzes. Some EC. Stories are pretty interesting, but dont expect to be inspired by her, she has a very lethargic character.
She is an amazing professor. If you just attend class and do all your work and get good grades on your essays you'll pass the class. And she gives you a chance to redo one essay that you got a bad grade on.
Her lectures are very boring. The class isnt difficult to pass, but she is tough grader. I would not take her again.
Amazing professor! She makes you work for your grade. Dont think you can take this class and get an easy A. I loved this about professor Jocelyn. She saw amazing potential in our class so she pushed us to come out of our shells. Some people say shes a tough grader but in all honesty she just sees potential in you and wants/knows you can do better
Only like 4 papers and the final; it's super easy if you have a passion for English. I took the class hoping to delve deeper into literature but nope. She has a super dry personality and her voice is just a drone. Super boring class, take it if you wanna pass.
She's fine. She doesn't seem to put much effort into her lectures. I think I'm a terrible writer but I got A's on all 4 of my papers. 2 out of 4 were in class essays and the 4th was one that you had like 2 months to work on. Pretty easy A in my opinion.
I don't understand why some of my fellow classmates from summer 2018 found her to be extremely tough... this class is not an easy A and for that I'm grateful. This professor makes you work, work, and work. I loved that she allowed us to present our research papers ourselves. It allowed us to really get our point across! Thank you professor.
Professor Heaney is the one who make me love essays and papers! She is such a nice and inspirational instructor who would do anything to help her students learn and get a good grade.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
92%
Textbook Required
82%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.58 avg changeRatings by Course
101
5.0
(1)ENG120
5.0
(2)ENGLI101
5.0
(2)ENGL102
5.0
(5)ENG28
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
HUMAN117
4.0
ENGLISH102
3.0
ENG1A
3.0
ENGL1417
3.0
ENGLI102
3.0