A very good teacher. She is easygoing and has a very good sense of humour. She also makes classtime amusing and fun. A little harsh marker, but she makes it up with excellent explanations and willingness to help students that desire extra help.

Honestly, it was a very fun and engaging class. She is super enthusiastic and willing to help if you ask her. When explaining topics, she needs a little bit more clarity and detail. She is a slightly harder marker, but you really have to put in some effort if you expect to get at least a decent mark. Overall, she is a wonderful and kind person.

She is a very helpful and nice teacher. She's very easy. Talk to her often and you will get a good grade.

Livia took the fear away for me, she wanted me to pass. I recommend her as a prof

Livia is definitely a nice instructor and an easy marker, explains grammar clearly with some sort of senses of humour. However honestly I didn't learn much from this course (I guess this is not her fault, this 1107 is simply like some sort of reviewing). Recommend.

Livia is the best!

Excellent teacher, Very helpful and very kind.

Her online class has been fun. I'd give her A's in all aspects. Love her!

Livia is the most kind and helpful person. I am by no means a strong writer but she pushed me to do my best. She is engaging and goes above and beyond for her students. Would highly recommend her. (She is a fair marker)

This was a great course for me. I did better than I expected in the beginning after being out of school for many years, mostly because Livia was willing to meet or email after class hours for clarification. I'm not sure the method here for scoring the profs on this site does them any justice. For instance, #4 "Easiness", the class shouldn't be easy

Livia is great! Super fun and silly, and will go off on tangents sometimes, which makes the class interesting. Take advantage of office hours, she really helps you out if you go to her. Lots of class discussion, not a whole lot of actual lecturing and very little on grammar. She's a fair - easy marker.

She is an okay teacher. She does give feedback on your essays, I would definitely use her office hours or even after class to ask her about the errors you made. If something is unclear i recommend you point that out to her otherwise, you won't get it. Mainly just focused on essay writing and grammar. In other words she is very nice and approachable

Really nice teacher, assigns a short story to read most classes, need to of read the stories to pass. No tests, about 5 writing assignments the entire term. Fair marker.

Livia was a fantastic teacher, especially for first thing in the morning. She is always positive and gives great feedback. Definitely would take her again as she is fair in marking and very organized.

Livia is an excellent prof with a deep understanding of her discipline. However, since she is also very nice and approachable, I believe many students think they will get a good grade just for showing up. If you're prepared to learn, you'll do well. Take advantage of her office hours as that is the best way to get feedback and improve your writing.

I thought Livia was great! A little quirky but always full of energy. I really liked the way the class was structured: .her classes focused on the mechanics of good writing and what makes a good essay, instead of spoon-feeding us ideas. Very valuable class, especially if you want to improve your English writing skills. Highly recommended.

Livia is so sweet!! She cares a lot about her students. Her lectures are really boring though, that was one aspect I did not like her about. She does save 10% for attendance/participation though, so show up and you will easily get 100%. English is not my strongest subject but I still maintained a b-/b on all assignments.

I took Livia's class 2 semesters ago and I'm thankful for everything she taught. She's the sweetest, most understanding instructor, and he classes aren't heavy. Just keep up with the readings, participate in class discussions and you'll do fine. Her essay assignments aren't challenging either. Just talk to her if you need help, she's super nice.

Attendance does help in this class since most of it is based on class discussion, it'll help you with ideas when it's time to write I don't know why she has such bad reviews, she really is great! so caring and understanding, I think taking notes on what was said during class discussion and studying those before tests helps immensely in this class

Not sure why everyone has such negative things to say about Livia! I found her to be a very caring prof who always thoroughly explains the criteria and gives good feedback on how to improve. The class is mainly in class group discussions as well as a couple "in class essay". Usually a B- student in english and has been getting A's

Pros: easygoing/funny personality, puts up main PowerPoint slides on D2L, gives helpful input/strategies. Cons: A LOT of group discussions (1-2 per class), 10% is attendance & participation, Writing Essays textbook useless. Other: 5% paragraph, 25% inclass&revision, 20% comparative, 20% research and 20% final, 11 stories, DO NOT TAKE 1 HR CLASS

English is not my first language but she helped me whenever I faced any trouble. She's a tough grader but ready to help you out if you are ready to help yourself. I would definitely recommend her to those whose first language is not English. She's a really nice person.

Livia is really a great instructor. She has a great method for teaching. She makes her lecture more clear and easy to understand. She is smart and gives a great feedback. She also encourages students for studying and no boring with her lectures. Overall, if I were to take any English course, it definitely will be with her. Wish her all the best.

Livia is hands down one of my favourite profs. Took her twice, for 1127 and Advanced CMNS 2228, My marks always were around 70%. Super approachable, usually at the writing centre. Show up at her office hours and she'll find time for you. She's funny, nerdy in a cool way, overall a pleasure to learn from. Recommend her 100%

Livia is a great professor! She is caring person and super cute. Her lectures can be a little dry but she trows very corky and funny spin-offs to the topics. I used to always hate communications and english courses, but she makes the class so much better! Also, make sure to attend all the classes as she takes attendance!

She is very bubbly and brightens up a room the moment she enters! I hope i have her in the future as a prof!

ratings on here made me worried to take her, but she ended up being one of the best teachers I've had. dont expect the easiest class, although Livia completely understands that not everyone likes english. She is very empathetic during long lectures, super approachable. go to her office hours. Lots of class discussions, but i got used to it.

She's super approachable, which makes her such a good English teacher. I really enjoyed the short stories that she gave us during the course since its moral lessons are so relatable to self-growth and self-identity. She's a tough grader but ALWAYS ask for feedback!

I love Livia! I think she's one of the most approachable professors in the english department. But yes, she is kind of a hard marker but she does understand that not everyone likes english, you just gotta go to her office hours for help. The class engagement also makes/breaks how fun english class is so can't blame her for poor class discussions.

Livia is a great professor as she is very approachable and replies quickly to emails! English has not been easy for me throughout high school but I actually feel like my writing abilities/skills have improved! There are many stories to read and essays to write, but she makes it more manageable by having group discussions 2-4x per week.

I had a very memorable time with her as the instructor! She was funny, engaging, witty, and gives great feedback when you approach her after class. Class engagement is a must though -- the lectures are usually used as a brainstorming activity for your essay-writing and your classmates can be really inspiring sometimes. Would absolutely take again!

w/ covid and online school, she's been very understanding! She truly helps if your stuck on something so reach out to her if you need to! She gave MORE than enough time for timed assignments and the final (which was open for like 30 hours). Lecture videos are short and clear. Fair marker but you have to work for it (shes a bit tough on grammar).

Livia is bubbly, sweet, and wants to see her students succeed. She is approachable and gives good feedback on all assignments+discussions. If you are motivated to improve, she will help you along your journey! She assigns interesting topics (we did a unit on video games), has fair marking criteria, and provides clear examples to model expectations.

-Very enthusiastic and outgoing professor -Plenty of take home readings -Make use of her sample essays to frame your own work -Make sure to participate whenever you can -Great feedback, always straight to point out the good and the bad parts of your work -Be prepared to interact with peers and collaborate (group work is frequent in her class)

I have taken an English class with Livia a few years back while I was working toward a university transfer. Now that I am in my final year at UBC I still sometimes think about the stories we wrote about and the discussions we had in class. The stories that we analyzed were great and their meaning really stayed with me. Highly recommend!

I think Livia is very enthusiastic, understanding and nice prof but I feel she was a hard marker even if I would get multiple copies to proofread from her she would only tell you a couple of them and then the mistakes she never pointed out would be pointed out while grading it. Use her essays as a framework to write your own and participate a lot!

Livia is a very thoughtful professor with a fun/approchable personality. It's clear she wants students to understand the concepts and ideas being taught in class. I see other reviews mention "tough marker" and I agreed at first but after utilizing her office hours and listening to her feedback my writing improved and so did my grade.