Critical and informative. He keeps the b.s. out of the classroom.

really easy midterm, overall nice guy

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Except when talking about irony, he's great. Makes you read canadian ****.

very intelligent, passionate, and blunt

Biggest waste of time of the semester. Good novels, uninteresting discussion.

really helpful if you go to him during office hours; very smart; rustically sexy

hard marker, nice guy, bad books, helpful in office hours

He took over for my prof. He was very helpful in office hours

Gave really good assignments. Really makes you think about what you are reading. He doesn't accept crap--so don't try it. Also--hot!

explains things well but student ideas have to be within a fixed radius of his own. essay assignments are fair but he expects a lot. No one got an A the class.

Inspiring, goes out of his way to motivate students to be turned on to literature.

I like him. Easy going guy with a wry sense of humour.

He went out of his way to make sure we knew opinions other than his were ok. His grading was tough, but he was also inspiring. I'm a girl and he doesn't seem to hate me.

I was dreading this class; I took it cos I had to, and it ended up being great. Lots of class discussion, and really interesting reads. He is a really hard marker, but if you don't know how to write essays and use the spellcheck, take 115 instead.

Fairly interesting class. A lot of reading. Weird books. He goes off on a lot of tangents. Attendance and notes pretty much mandatory, you have to regurgitate his ideas on exam essays. I got a B- and I missed every friday class. What's up with his hands&#

It doesn't matter that he goes off on tangents because there's no final exam & he is flexible with the projects! He chose great books & actually had some interesting things to say about them. Highly recommended for anyone who is creative & loves grammar!

This instructor is getting an undeserved bad rap here. The books were good; the assignments were flexible; he was helpful. It's true his lecturing style is not great, but he's intelligent and thoughtful.

Interesting prof with good novels to read and the class style is great because of group discussions and free writing. Very particular about grammar but it seems fair. Also, very helpful with essays and leads you down right path for a decent grade.

I LOVED this class, 10:30 am 5 days a week wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be! He was really open to new concepts and didn't have the mindset that he was right and no one else was. Sharing ideas & speaking in class work for you? take his cla

Great class.Interesting books.The prof facilitates discussions well.Listens to opinions and lets you think out loud.Goes off on tangents,but they connect to content.He wants you to love literature and write well.I learned a lot.

Dr. Manera is awesome! He's my favorite prof, he is really helpful and actually cares about his students.

Fabulous; doesnt like idiots or small minds, passionate teacher, line ups during office hours, seems unapproachable, is quite the opposite, the most intelligent person i have had the honor of listening to, his hands are obviously arthritic or damaged you supreme jerk to jeer at suffering?!!?

I loved his class, the lectures were great and he's so passionate about the subject matter. Tough but fair marker. Interesting course material, hilarious tangents about Cohen and other poets' strange backgrounds - lol. doesn't like ignorant people, and expects you to appreciate the poets he likes.

Great class, great prof. If you don't do the readings & you don't pay attention in class, don't expect to do well. I'm tired of all the morons out there that think just by going to class you can do well. WRONG.

Professor Manera is a passionate teacher who desires his students to become engaged, critical citizens.He is thoughtful and compassionate human being.If you want to be challenged sign on.

great attitude and made the class really enjoyable and this is coming from someone who dislikes english

Good professor and knows his stuff but YOU MUST REALLY KNOW YOUR GRAMMAR!! He'll kill you on this, and having your own opinions on what Canadian literature is or isn't may not always be appreciated....

He is really interesting,knowledgeable and helpful. He makes time for his students and doesn't make you feel stupid. Highly recommended.

Extremely hard marker. He knows how to analyze work very well but in no way helps you to do the same. Extremely arrogant. Doesn't appreciate students views. Good about meeting with students.

Found him very interesting until the end of the course. Teaches straight from the text, so the classes seemed repetitive at times if you'd done the reading, which barely anyone in my class did. The assignments all seemed to apply to what we were learning, and seems to be a fair marker. Enjoyed the few tangents he went on in class.

The best English prof. I ever had, by far! He is enthusiastic, knowledgeble, and enlightful. I wouldn't say he changed my life, but I did learn a lot from him! Must take one of his courses.

Make a list of all his tangents durign calss, it will make it go by way faster and will be hilarious. He likes to open discussion to the class and gets really frustrated when no one responds. But, he's entertaining, and you learn lots of miscellaneous information.

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Was an alright teacher. I was expecting more out of the class.

so he does say hes a hard marker, but i found that it made me work even harder, and ended up with a really good grade, better than in markhams class who said he was an easy teacher. the class was really interesting as well, I went in with very little expectations but wow it was really good. Definitly worth taking.

Very nice guy, eager to get to know students out of class and to 'talk shop'. With very minimal criticisms I scored much lower than did other classmates I consulted who developed similar arguments. His emotions/ego stand in the way of his teaching. If you're an attractive girl sit in the front and you've got an edge ;) unlucky for me.

I sat at the back, spoke up a bit, and got a better mark than I deserved- and I'm not pretty either. Suck it up! He brings a breadth of knowledge to the class that trancends the subject- he's passionate about what he teaches and loves when students are interested too. Genuinely nice, real, guy; I'd take another course with him anyday.

I thought he was one of the best profs! I ended up with a better mark than I expected, and his essay suggestions were refreshing. He made you think outside the box and I thought he did a great job of teaching the class and accepting opinions other than his own. I would definitely recommend this prof, especially as an upper-level prof.

I really like that he's bitter, I think it's hilarious. He's an honest prof, who grades fairly and tells it like it is.

I love how he teaches.

Fantastic Prof! Thoughtful reflections on course reading. Quite philosophical in regards to literature and life and wants/expects students to be the same. Prepare yourself to not get an A..

AWESOME prof! I actually didn't find him to be an especially hard marker. I got an A in the course. I loved his lectures, he was funny and passionate and insightful. I also loved the works he chose for us to read, he obviously knew them very well and put thought into his choices. His class was why I chose to do Honors English.

very hard marker, but the man loves his subject and inspires interest. the workload was low, but attendance is mandatory. i found he gave good feedback and was exceptionally good to me. he is very good with make up assignments, etc . .

you could tell he didnt really want to be stuck teaching first years, but i learned a lot from him. a tough marker for sure. picked great readings and was very clear about assignments and exams. he gives good lectures too - very perceptive and insightful! take his class but dont expect an a +

Interesting man. As a cocky first year student he put me in my place. Comments were not particularly constructive but he calls them as he sees them. I managed a B+ but there were some students that genuinely tried hard and ended up bordering on a pass. Good if you liked being challenged intellectually, but stay away if it's imperative you get an A.

A bitter, disheartened man who has realized that he has become a clichéd failed poet. I had never received a mark below 85% in English before taking his class. Opinions that don't agree with his are unwelcome. However, if you are happy regurgitating his ideas and kissing *** then expect to do just fine.

At first I absolutely loved this guy. He was bitter, hated society, interesting, incredibly insightful, basically the reason I stuck with this class. However, he preaches free thinking, but really means write exactly what he has said about the subject in class. He also plays favourites hard. Look up some Leonard Cohen factoids to woo him with.

Very hard marker, after getting A's in high school, I almost failed the first assignment. However, I went to his office hours and he was by far one of the most helpful teachers I've ever had. After talking to him and discussing my faults, I did well on all my other assignments with him. He is very helpful, all you have to do is ask.

I would recommend Dr. Manera for upper level classes. A stickler for grammar but a fair marker.

Manera was a difficult marker, especially on grammar but as long as you backed up your arguments and explained yourself well he would give you the benefit of the doubt. If you go and see him during office hours he's a great help. He's very funny and does like to go off on tangents but I had a surprisingly enjoyable first year English experience!

Tends to go off on rants throughout the class rather than teaching the material. Nice guy, good prof but class is extremely boring and hard to attend. Fair marker, but almost impossible to move into the A range.