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Quality2.3
Difficulty79%
Would Retake127
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EAC493 - 2.0 rating“He can be nice but he has a rude side which is extra”
CUL239 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
81%
Textbook Required
46%
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EAC14915
5.0
(1)EAC149MC
5.0
(1)ENGLISH101
5.0
(1)ENG
5.0
(2)ENGLISH15
5.0
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ENLGISH
5.0
EAC11
4.0
EAC149MB
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ENG493
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EAC493BA
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Reviews (127)
He is the BEST English Teacher I have ever had. Cheerios :)
Way to gooooooooo Kevin ;)
The best english teacher in seneca
the sexiest teacher i ever met in seneca. -..-
NO MORE ESSAYS
best teacher i ever met !
Kevin is a down to earth dude. He is cool and cares about his students succsess.
Relatable, down to Earth guy. A little picky for Essays, and doesn't reply to e-mails sometimes. Otherwise, good Engrish prof. heh.. engrish.
GREAT TEACHER, FAIR AND HAS GREAT CLASS DISCUSSIONS!!
Good teacher. He somehow managed to make class interesting (that's saying a lot because it was english). He knows what he is teaching. He knows how to use technology. Good teacher!!!
He is a great teacher,very helpfull,great personality and care for the students,I am very glad to be his student.
Excellent teacher, and very good man.He cares for students, and knows how to get along with them in very freindly manner.
Allstar teacher. Mad respect for him, has all the qualifications of a real professor.
Finally someone who knows how to make the class interesting,very good discussions in class and a very nice person.
Makes class very intersting and wants to promote discussion. Very easy to understand and is very willing to help you out if you need help. Makes the class fun to be in, and makes you want to go to class!! Great job Kevin!
Teach in very interesting away. Very nice.
If you take his course, you will have a good future in the English course. You will find your confidence to English under his instruction that is Interesting and helpful. You are so lucky!
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Kevin KIK ASS! He is so nice and so funny. He doesn't make you feel dumb or useless. He actaully teache students how to write...I mean common, our essays are about what makes a good and horriable bf/gf now if that's not interesting what is. Also we talk about right or wrongs but relating to strip clubs! LOL he talk about god alot lol and pirates!
Definitely a teacher you want. He is really helpful and would be happy to help you if you needed it.
Great teacher, easy going, no text book, he is willing to help you no matter what you need. If you do your homework on time, you will get the best mark.
Nice teacher! He's very helpful in improving the writing skills and has a good smile all the time. He teaches a lot more beyong the EAC149...enjoy it.
Great teacher, talks about things you want to hear, he will let u bring up your own topics if he wants. Great teacher I enjoy attending his classes all the time!
u will enjoy his class. great teacher.
An excellent professor. Writing is easy in his class.
He is a good teacher. This class is interesting. However, homework is really too much. If your english is not so good, do not choose EAC493. You will be crazy.
HE is a great teacher. HE made me like english. Its fun to be in his class. Especially his quizes and classworks are very helpfull. He boottes uo confidence of his students. IN ONE WORF "GREAT PROFESSOR".
Very nice person and excellent professor:-)))One of the best in Seneca!!!
very good,very friendly,helpful,knowlegeable.
THE BEST TEACHER!!! is the first time I don thave to study for an exam, because I enjoyed soo much his class that I actually knew what to do in the exam!! His class is soo interesting!!! you learn so much, and he makes it so clear, and even if you dont understand hill take time out of his schedual and help you..
I WISH ALL THE TEACHERS WHERE JUST LIKE HIM!! FOR THOSE WHO ARE THINKING OF TAKING HIS CLASS... DO IT!! U WONT GET AN EASY A.. BUT LET ME TELL U.. U WILL LEARN AND U WILL ENJOY IT!!
He is really a good guy and it's fun to attend his class. If you a type of person who likes learning world issues(global warming, terrorism, feminism,etc). Take it!! and do your homework. He will give you a fair mark based on your work.
He is such a nice and helpful professor!I hope he could teach EAC150~~ He is hot^-^
the best teacher in seneca. highly recomended
he is wonderful teacher. I highly recommend him. I like his style to use computer things.
Yah, he's a good guy.... probably not the "best teacher" here at Seneca. I guess other students forgot to mention that he is a HARD marker.
Took his class last semester, a great professor =)! Understanding and helpful.you will not regret if you take him. Fair marker
I don't agree this. This course is tough. you must work hard this course with good attendance. However, he is a fair marker. I have C in this course...
Greatest teacher ever, my life:P
He is very kind and helpful, and the course is interesting and can open your mind. He is alway available and prepares to help you. He marks easily and prefer to encourage students. I hope him decrease a little bit homework to attract more students to his class.
He is really wonderful professor. Teach us a lot useful writing skills. Very very nice person.
Not the best teacher in the world. If you agree with him, then you cruise through his class. If you disagree with him, watch out! He'll mark you down.
Overall, a very informative class. However, there isn't much opportunity to voice one's opinion. I found that although the concept of each class was that of an "open floor", one was almost always instantly shot down if their view did not agree with that of Mr. Tolapian. He comes off as slightly condescending if a student expresses their own persona
Nice pro. Easy pass when you take all class.
The best professor in Seneca. Very nice, helpful, and knowledgeble. It's my luck to have him as my professor. Like him soooooooo much.
Kevin is a nice and helpful professor. you will have so much fun in his class. he will show you lots of interesting video in class.
Very nice and helpful, so much useful info provided in class. Try not to miss class. Have to open our minds to prepare for this class because he will try to inform you with lots of shocking information that is really useful for assignments, essays and exam throughout the course.
Excellent prof. I learned a lot from his class, the subject are very interesting. I am sure you will learn a lot from his class too. However, there are a lot of homework and reading to do. But overall its a GREAT class!!!
Teaches about liberal bias in a conservativly bias way. He won't ask you questions if you think differently then him. His essays aren't essays at all, they don't follow any proper format...they're easier though. If you're liberal or NDP this prof. isnt for you.
He is interesting professor. He explains contest in interesting manner. In addition, he is enthusiastic and has good sense of humor. I was attending his classes with big interest. I hope that I will receive grade between B and A. The only problem would be if you have something against talks, such as racism and homosexuals. In overall, I think he is
the best teacher,i`ve ever had.He knows what he is talking about. a kind of class that you never want to miss.he will provide you an extra time for your assignment in order to observe the concept of subject.do not miss his class ;go for it.
Lots of reading and heavier homework. He is a serious professor. A little bit mighty but very industrious, work hard, honest man. Through his course, you will get information as much as expect, and will know about North America political culture.
The things you will learn in his course will change the way you think about many things in life. Though you can go along with him or contradict him, it's up to you because he teaches that philosophy. He's a good teacher, and a good debater... be prepared to debate if you wish to contradict him! Lots of reading and lots of essays, but it's worth it.
The best teacher I have ever had! Conducts the classes in a organized, constructive manner, allowing for different opinions and thoughts, making each class an unforgettable experience. Always available for clarification and discussion of issues and topics. I have learned more in this class than in any other class before. A+++ teacher.
Best course and professor to have if you want to get a literature credit and not very fond of writing. Their is more of summaries than essays in this class. More of debates and learning about media and to be a critical thinker, He is a fair marker, balanced opinion and definately doesnt favor females !! Please link any strong evidence if he is wron
Well mannered, organized, & helpful teacher. Has debates with other students, to get class involved. Very respectful towards other students' opinions. Assignments aren't difficult & if needed he will give you extra time to complete assignments. I don't know about other comments here, but he doesn't have favourites & completely FAIR. Enjoyed EAC493.
He is a really good professor, has alot of knwledge and knws how to apply it. He is reli helpful and fair to everyone. He gives student second chances to do well and improve in his class. Very interesting, learned alot, would recommand every1 to take him :)
Professor's duty is tell the student the truth, but not to indoctrinate so called "truth". If a "truth" can not be criticized, it is more terrible than lies. This is what I want to share with you guys will take his course. And he is a professor who wants us to obtain a sane ideology,a balance and peaceful society. We should respect him.
Extremely interesting and informative class! Mr.Topalian is a great teacher,helpful ,understanding, with great sense of humor and a fair marker. The topics are so interesting that you don't feel that you are actually working. Highly recommend this class!
This professor is the best Gen-Ed Prof in the History of Seneca. his course eac493 is the most eye opening course you will ever take, every class is exciting, every assignment has meaning and not just for marks, if you have to take a Gen-Ed which everyone does make sure you take his classes, just an all around amazing class and professor,Arash N.
Best Professor In Seneca College, I wish I had him for english class. You wont go wrong by taking him as a prof, extremely caring, extremely helpful, extremely knowledgeable, BEST PROFESSOR EVER. what else could I say?
It is unfortunate that Seneca lacks such clear thinkers like Mr. Topalian. The topics in the course are a straight eye openers no other way to explain it. The material in this course will prepare you for the rest of your life, there is no other course in Seneca like it. he is a very easy marker, who is very understanding of students problems,
Slightly condescending when disagreeing with him. He finds fault with your arguments if you disagree with him, and calls it a knee-jerk reaction when you do so. (Calling the kettle black much??) Conservative bias is still bias on his side.
Good professor, however, he does have conservative bias. His lacks concrete theories to support his views and gets most of his information from fox news or more recently SUN channel. He has a conservative bias, ironically he considers himself open minded. Most of his information is from newspapers and his arguments are riddled with contradictions.
Yes he is a conservative, but his main point of the course is to get his students to look at both sides of an issue. I would take another one of his courses he is a great prof.
TO be honestly, he is a good teacher. but too much essay, and so hard to write.
too much work to do....
I dont wear my seat belt driving to school because I want to die before I can make it to this class :(
He is a very good teacher, Delivers course content clearly and we can see that he actually cares about what he teaches. Not a cake walk though.. alot of writing but its not that bad if you are interested in the topics. Only bad thing about this class is the blog tool we used was a bit annoying and inconvenient.
it was my pleasure to learn it form him, and he tough me a lot about this society. he is a nice teacher and he is really pay an attention to teach. even i dont like too much assignments in this course, but i do really learn too much knowledge in this course. if you are interested about political, society, the facts, you should take this course.
He is a very nice teacher. You can feel his nice personality from his voice. He is passionate about what he is teaching. Some of the topics are really interesting and not difficult to write. It is true that there are many writings, 2-3 every week. But I still like to take his course because of the professor.
Very nice teacher!!! Take his course and that will help you get a clear mind facing the huge information others give you.
Mr. Topalian is a great teacher and a good person with a sense of humor. Subject is not easy but you will recieve all the help and support needed. In addition, by taking this subject you will learn alot.
The best Seneca professor!!! Very dedicated and work hard to let students to understand the materials. Take this professor, you will never regret.
EAC493 is a great opportunity to learn important topics in our society including media bias towards homelessness, Aids, Malaria, race. Prof Topalian supplements the course with lots of articles and documentaries. He is kind, knowledgeable and makes course material understandable for students.Worth taking his class!
One of the best professors I had, he is very helpful. The course is freaking awesome, I can guarantee that you will be learning bunch of new things. Some of my Muslim fellows might not like it, but if you become patient you will see all the reasoning. Overall its a awesome course to take!!
Amazing Prof!!
One of the best teacher I have ever come across. Great teaching style;a very helpful topic to understand the world today.
Dont late his class. he is fine.
good.
Very helpful, nice, patient professor. He is one of the best professor I have seen. He will try his best to help each student.
really nice professor! Interesting topic while too much homework! If you do essay and attend to class, it pretty easy to get B+ or better!!
Great Prof! Uses the computers a lot, very clear and helpful. You have to be in class to get a good mark, although most of the writing you'll do at home.
He is the best professor I have ever seen with patience and kindness.
Sidonie SOC526 Mr. Topalian his probably one of the best teacher I had at Seneca college. he's very kind, organized and passionate about what he's teaching. He always creates a sense of community and belonging in the classroom. I personally recommand this course.
He was honestly of my greatest professors that I had in my first year of College. He has a great mind set and has many great connections related to the topic. He certainly made the topic Interesting. He is a relatively easy with marks as well. A strong recommendation if you're a motivated student. He also cares deeply about his students.
The class is very informative and interesting. Do your work and you will get a good mark.
great teacher. very easy going, understandable. he expresses his own opinion, point of views and gives you the chance to say and express your opinion in essays and responses, even if it's totally against his, as long as you back it up with proofs and evidences. highly recommended elective course.
He is a interesting professor;however, you have to do a lot to receive high mark. If you have did everything, you will probably get A.
he is the best professor;he is strict about homework;he has unique techniques to teach student esp. essay writing. student can be more sharper in his class. He is friendly.
Well. His course is tough. You need to watch movie (usually around 2 hrs) and articles to write 1500 words essay. Also, you need to post your opinion on his blog every week. If you send him an email, you won't get a reply. To be honest, I don't think he is good.
Inspirational, very passionate in his views. Definitely take this class if you want to broaden your horizons or learn more about non-PC POVS. Also great for politically-neutral people who want to know more about the world. Word of warning, there is weekly homework (blog posts) and 1500 word essays. They are really straightforward though.
The best teacher ever. Interesting lecture make you do not want to miss one class. He is really helpful teacher and check the grammer carefully and mark easy.
The topics in this course are very inspiration to me which opened my sights. This professor is kind and respectful, he is passionate of what he is teaching. Note: If you passed EAC150, you should have enough writing skills to pass this course. Also, the textbook is CHEAP compare to other literature class, only 10 dollars.
Best professor I have had so far. Highly advise people to take his "Scandal" course, or any other course he teaches.
He is an amazing professor who understands his student. Very supportive and encouraging. He excels in his subject and delivers it in an excellent way. You would feel lucky for being his student.
I took his new course Scandal this past semester and I really enjoyed it. I learned so much and it definitely challenged me. I would highly reccommend that others take this class. There are three essays for the course but as long as you're present and keep up with the readings and video clips you will be perfectly fine.
This Professor is Fantastic! He is a teacher who u can tell loves to teach. He enjoys what he does and is very kind and helpful. This professor makes the lectures both interesting and inspiring. Inspiring because you actually become completely interested in whatever he is talking about. I would recommend taking any classes offered by this prof.
Super Best Professor!
Amazing Teacher. Would take him again, anyday.
Tough marker, be careful when choosing him for EAC150, almost failed the course.
He is a teacher who actually care about students. You will learn a lot from this wise teacher and he will help you when you need it. He though me how to improve my English in dally life and he even lend me a book to study. Choose him if you want you learn and improve your English.
He's a very tough grader, assigns 10+ homework's assigned usually on Saturday or Sunday, along with many responses and three major essays. Although his class is not mandatory, he does take attendance here and there. He can be nice but he has a rude side which is extra.
I really love professor Kevin and appreciate his awesome teaching! He leads students to have critical thinking and expressing their own ideas.I am an English as Second language student, and professor Kevin encouraged and help me a lot with my homework and essay writing. Through professor Kevin's teaching I get the sense what's going on in the world
If you are interested in conspiracy theory, this class may be perfect and valuable subject for you, and if you are an international student and want to improve your English especially listening, reading and writing, do not hesitate!! choose his class!! I am sure you can achieve both English skill and good grade!!
There are 3 essays, but they are more so research assignments that he provides great guidance on. Controversial topics are focused on during class and often the unpopular opinions on them are discussed. Overall, he's a passionate professor that cares about his students and helping them succeed in the course.
Great Course ! Great Prof!
Professor Topalian, taught a very challenging course called "What in the world is going on?". This required him to present a very honest and a rational perspective of the topics discussed. His lectures in the class have influenced me strongly. After a semester of lectures I can say that it's been enlightening.
I loved his class. Even though it was a little difficult for an international student, I could learn and understand many amazing news in his class. It was an interesting class
Very interesting class that gives you an alternative perspective
Take this class if you need to take an elective and want to learn something useful. He is teaching controversial topics unbiased. He respects everyones opinions. He is very nice and caring. Best professor so far.
He is a great professor. His Scandal was amazing. I learned so much, and he taught it in a way that I developed my own opinion. It is a lot of work cause you have responses and homework but it is worth it. Had I not have had other things going on I would have done better but he is probably one of best I've had.
Absolutely amazing! I would and probably will take one of his classes again. Kevin keeps things interesting. The class discussions are easy to jump in on. As someone who hates to participate, I probably participated the most in this class. He's fun to talk to one on one as well and has a lot to say.
Very good professor and know what he's talking about.
very good professor
I His materials are Crystal Clear. I really enjoy his class!!! If you have any question pls just go ask him, and he will help you a lot. One of the best caring professor.
very irritating professor hate going to his class.
if your passionate about learning English, I believe prof Kevin will really help you succeed in preparing you with English if you do not have the hang of writing or reading English.
The worst proffesor you can take in seneca... stay away
Good. Do not reply emails.
Lectures are deliberately prepared and they are really eye-opening and enlightening. I really I will recommend more students to choose his class!
easy marker, whole topics are about global warming, bias on man, terrorism. he is flexible for the due day, if you can't submit on time, there is not a big problem, you can ask an extension.
It was an honor to take his class. It is the most valuable lecture in Seneca College. His lecture inspires me every time, it even motivates me to study harder for the other courses. He is a very serious professor but keeps his humor in the class. I love his class!
Worth attending lectures
Without a shadow of a doubt, Professor Kevin Topalian was by far the best teacher I have ever had in Seneca College. In one word, hes awesome.
I think Kevin Topalian is one of the best teacher of Seneca College. He use most updated teaching technique. He has almost all of the good skills to be a great teacher. obviously, I will recommend this teacher.
I had the pleasure to be part of one of Kevin's last classes in the winter 2019 semester. He was one of the best professors I ever had. I took his class on a whim. There is so much thanks I give to Kevin and his extraordinary teaching methods. He literally pulled me out of thinking this extremely one sided way that is really flawed in reality.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
81%
Textbook Required
46%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.22 avg changeRatings by Course
EAC14915
5.0
(1)EAC149MC
5.0
(1)ENGLISH101
5.0
(1)ENG
5.0
(2)ENGLISH15
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
ENLGISH
5.0
EAC11
4.0
EAC149MB
3.0
ENG493
3.0
EAC493BA
2.7