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Great prof, awsome poet. Realized I don't know no grammar

Was an excellent prof

Such a great class, she's so smart, passionate & funny. Made me decide to do Honours English.

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Nice Teacher, but a GRAMMAR NUT!

I love this class, and her manner of teaching. She IS passionate, funny AND INTERESTING.

I will never forget Mrs. Costopolos-Almon She is a great instructor. She is very supportive of her ALL her students. She provides excellent feedback. She is passionate about her teaching and literature. I tell people to take her course.

To say that this instructor is judgemental is ridiculous. She only offered me constructive help. She is more than giving of her time. She is passionate, intelligent, encouraging. I loved this instructor.

Ms. Almon was a great and caring prof. She has a vast amount of knowledge in English and will only give you a good mark if you write about something that is new to her. This is very hard to do. However, my essay on Chinese culture impressed her.

She is the most elitist person I have ever met. She does always make herself avaliable for help, but yells at people when they're late for class. She plays favorites majorly and you don't want to not be one. Final essay was vague at best.

She's definitely got her standards. But she does have a great sense of humour - just be prepared for her not to pull any punches. Ever. She doesn't take herself as seriously as might first appear. She's very understanding and concerned about her students - just don't try to get away with anything.

This prof is the most helpful one around. She knows her stuff extremely well and is always willing to help out a student. She explains the course very well and if you ever don't understand something she's more than willing to personally help you later.

Initially I hated this prof because she always badmouthed people who were in the Science faculty (as I was.) However, once I got over the initial dislike and actually approached her for help, she was extremely helpful. She's hard but fair, and will treat you respectfully if you do the same for her. I still keep in touch with her 3 years later!

Mrs. Almon is truly inspiring. She was a big reason why I changed from Science to English Honours. She'll put in extra time with you to help hone your skill as a writer and she makes class VERY interesting. She's opinionated, but doesn't force her beliefs on you. Mrs. Almon wants you to succeed and I would definitely recommend her class.

I'll put it to you straight and true. I sucked up, I got the highest mark possible a 9, I know it's a 4.0 now. Listen, life is about who you know and who you blow. If you want a 4 or 9 or whatever trust me, she is the prof to have.

She's a very interesting professor. She is a fiercely opinionated woman and can be a little intimidating, but is well worth having as a prof. She is VERY helpful and wants her students to become the best english students they can. A bit of a grammar-Nazi, but it does help.

I absolutely love this teacher. It is obvious that she loves what she does. She is willing to spend HER extra time to help out her students. I believe her to be extremely fair and interesting. Things we're forced to read in that class can be somewhat confusing/blech, but she has an amazing talent of making them a lot more interesting. LOVE HER!

In my thrd year, I look back and stil miss this prof. She was the best, and of all the course I have ever taken, I learnt the most here.

A fantastic professor. Granted, she firmly believes in having excellent grammar skills, but she very happily helps her students improve (though I am a lost cause in that area, but she did manage to improve me a little which is saying something). I highly recommend her to students who actually want to improve their writing skills. She's awesome.

She's a very sweet lady and if you make the effort in her class you will get grades you deserve.

Pay no attention to the snivelling, self-pitying reviews posted here--this is one of the best profs at the university. She was the first professor to inspire me to learn more outside the classroom. She opens up new avenues of thought and inspires rather than bullies you, and makes you want to learn more. You can tell she truly loves poetry.

Olga is a tough prof, but if you don't act like a jackass in her 1st year courses you will be fine. She also doesn't tolerate ignorence or stupidity so watch it. But if your passion is english and especially poetry you won't find a better prof.

I took Olga's english class 3 years ago, and I was a total pain in her ass. She knew I'd rather do physics than poetry, but she wouldn't let me give up on it. She helped me write my papers, until I got my very first 9. She inspired me to follow my passion instead of my parents' money, and I couldn't be happier. She'll help you do well - if you ask.

Oh, gimme a break you bunch of whiners! Yes, she makes you work really hard! Don't get your panties in such a tangle. If you care listen to her and pull your heads out of your first-year butts you will succeed. I went from a 6 on my first paper to a 9 on my last. She's tough love for sure, just keep a good attitude and you'll be fine!

Mrs. Almon rocks my socks. Yes, she's tough, but how do you expect to learn anything if you think you're doing everything right? Yes, she smiles when the same 5 people say insightful things, but she might smile at you too if you gave her a reason to. Whine if you like, but Mrs. Almon and her class have truly been the best part of my first year.

Amazing teacher. Totally made first year!

Serious about English, but great at what she does.

Olga is a fantastic, charming, and wonderfully helpful woman. She is ABSOLUTELY strict about grammar and plagiarism. But you know what? Good! This is University people. If you cheat, you deserve to be kicked out, and if you write a miserable pile of gibberish for an essay, you deserve a poor mark. Give your best, and recieve it in kind.

At first I was very intimidated by her. She follows the university marking guideline very close but is very encouraging to see her outside of class. She helped improve my writing substantially. Also, you get class participation marks, very easy to get an A towards 10% of your grade.

Very helpful, actually very nice. I'd only recommend taking her intro English classes if you actually want to become a better writer.

She is tough but she is a great teacher and very clear on what her expectations are. Her classes are almost always entertaining except when she is lecturing on grammar and horrible essay writing, then she'll have you quivering in your boots. At the end of it all though, she is really awesome.

Mrs. A is a fantastic woman with a lot of knowledge and despite being so knowledgable she is humble. She is humerous but strict with grammar. If you need help she is more than willing to help you. If you give an honest effort it will translate into your marks as she is very fair. I find that people that write on these websites are often jaded.

I think that this was a great class. Very helpful and informative. The ones who complain are the one's who do not attend class and if they do they are talking to one another, texting or on their computers. This is not high school anymore guys.....it's time to grow up and do some work! This class was great...snd we were lucky to have such talente

Mrs. Almon was the best English teacher I've had for years. She was helpful, easy to talk to, and while she may have marked somewhat hard, it was fair and justified. She explains why your essay gets the mark it does if you go see her. She likes to tease her students so I hope you have a sense of humor. Very good prof, IF you're willing to work.

And I'd like to comment on the unjustified reviews on Mrs. Almon. The students that did poorly are in the following categories: The slackers, those who rarely came to class, those who sat in class chatting, and the idiots who tried to plagiarise an essay. Instant Fs. You people got the mark you deserve so don't blame the prof. Grow up, or get out.

I think she is good. Very helpful in and out class. Although marking is somehow unfair, it does not make a big difference. Exams are easy compared to the assignments

Very helpful prof who gives lots of tips on writing top-notch essays AND on structuring them well. Although somewhat harsh on grammar, she ultimately strives to help her students improve in English. Those who fail so see as much are obviously SLACKERS. However, keep in mind that English still can be subjective :)

She's great if you're her favorite, are obsessed with perfect grammar and spend 20 hours writing an essay. If you have other courses don't bother, she requires perfection and does not mark appropriately for a first year class. She failed half of our class on our second essay worth 40% of the term mark.

Unless you LOVE the english language and sucking up DO NOT take this class! She is an EXTREMELY HARD marker and has a great tendency towards favoritism. Definitely should not be teaching a first year course! Treats class like a senior class.

Hard marker really tough on grammar. The final was only worth 30%

Professor Almon was hard but in no way unfair. If you need help, go to see her for help after class on your own time. Take the initiative to learn unlike that fat kid in the class who kept whining about his D+. You don't even care about the course enough to get help and you're complaining about your mark? Suck it up. Excellent professor however.

What's with all the talk about favoritism? Anyone who paid attention in class, showed some interest and actually interacted with her was a "favorite". I don't think that counts as favoritism, that's just normal. Professor Almon was a pretty good professor, marked a bit hard at times but was in no one unfair. Get ready to work hard.

Olga is a tough prof. She likes things done to absolute perfection and doesn't give you any grace if you make any mistakes. She is relatively fair in her grading, but expects a LOT from her students. I went from an A eng student in high school to a C with Olga. If you need eng just for the credits don't take it with her. Its too much extra work.

Tough and she scared me but she still is 1 of my favorite profs. As long as you attend class, be polite,do your work, anyone who has her will be fine, especially if you go get help from her, she is really good. She just doesn't like people who act foolishly, and I even fell into that category a time or two but she didn't hold that over my head.

Mrs. Almon was a wonderful prof. She was so motivating! I could not have done nearly as well without her. She expects alot and if you work hard you will recieve a 4.0 It is a shame she is retiring.

This professor marks extremely hard for a first year class. Few people actually pass her assignments. Attendance is mandatory, otherwise, you will fail!

Amazing!

very hard marker and hard on her students. she expects too much from a first year class. when you go to her for help she does not help you. i would switch out of her class

She expects you to act a like a grown adult and to do your readings. Not really high expectations but you've got to actually try. As in, you can't write the essays the week its due.