Pretty laid back teacher, but grades really hard on essays. He's very picky how he wants his essays done, and he gives you 3 essays and a research paper.

He is pretty laid back guy. His instructions are clear but he is very picky how he wants his essays. He is not easy but if you try you will pass.

Favorite professor of all time, he makes everything easier, no exams, no midterm. Just 4 papers. He actually listens to the need of his students, and is very flexible. There is a lot of writing, of course. But he doesn't usually assign more than one page. Don't skip unless you're determined to get a F. His class is more debates that lectures.

Mr. Ruiz is a really nice man, laid-back, and funny too. His assignments are clear-cut; he only assigned like 4 papers during the semester. He is helpful if you need help revising your essay. He doesn't reply to emails, but if you're looking for an alright ENC1102 class Ruiz is your man.

Great professor. Helped me with anything I didn't understand! Def take this class!

He is a very laid back professor but if you do the work you will pass. Read and do the assignments.

Like others have mentioned, he's very laid back. The class is interesting and with him it's very easy. I slacked off a little bit and still received an A, take him.

He tends to come late to our class but that was because he had a class before us in a different room. There was homework each week usually something easy like a reflection of the reading. There's only 4 big essays in which is peer reviewed petite being turned it. Must know how to make an outline. Makes lots of bad jokes but it was Ight.

Took as the accelerated course. Awesome teacher. Lectures are great but involves participation. You will be graded on this. If you are extremely nervous about talking aloud i suggest don't take. There is a group project but it is super easy! Response paper every week. 2 exams! do the review those are the questions!!

If you are out of high school and don't care to do anything than stay home. ITS EASY!! just read short stories and give an easy presentation. OPEN note tests. TAKE NOTES to what HE SAYS !! Inspired me to read some Murakami He's cute too.

Professor Ruiz is super hilarious, many of my classmates didn't get his jokes. You will have homework after every class, there is a lot of reading involved (articles are pretty interesting). The response for homework is just that, your own response! He really wants everyone to be apart of the discussions.

I totally recommend him. If you're ready to put in even a little bit off effort you will get an A. He's really insightful, and the class is very fun. I had a blast taking his class. There are 2 exams and a group presentation, both are pretty easy. TAKE HIM!!!!! Funny, wonderful, and easy

He's really great! Yes there is homework after every class but they are easy reads and small stories from the book. Homework is usually a response paper(your opinion on what you thought of the stories). No tests, just midterm essay and final exam. Mainly class discussion and super funny with corny jokes. Easy to participate even for the shy ones.

Easy book work for homework. Extra credit opportunities with all 4 papers. Participation counts.

He's a really fun professor and every class is enjoyable. There is always homework, but they're short reading assignments and just little, informal responses saying what you thought about them. He doesn't grade fast, so you might never find out how you did on that one essay. In-class essays sound scary, but he has mercy when grading them.

He has been my favorite professor! He gives great feedback on each essay as well he will proof your rough draft if you ask! Participation is a must. A lot of in class discussions!! Def taking his class for ENC1102 also!!

He is really amazing, he might go off topic from time to time. He knows how to get his students engaged in the conversions. He does give out homework, but it's just some simple stories and all he wants is your feedback and thoughts on the stories. He likes having in-class discussions, so be prepared to talk. Overall, great professor.

He's a pretty cool professor I have to say that. I took other literature class's and they were so boring and so were the professors. But Oscar is amazing he does give out alot of reading to do like 7 and some are long, but if u put your time into it shouldn't be a problem I have a full time job and doing 4 class I still can mange to do his work

He's a great guy but the only bad thing is you will not know your grade till the end of the semester. :( he doesn't use blackboard takes a while to respond to emails. But other than that hes an easy class just do the work and be prepared for the class if he says u need this don't wait the last min

Professor Ruiz made English fun, it was more of a discussion class but thats what had the class engaged. By the end of the semester he had students participating who usually did not participate. Super easy we just read stuff from the book and wrote a one page paper on it, twice a week. Now I can write four page essays like its nothing.

Professor Ruiz is one of the best professors I have ever had the chance to learn from. I took the Saturday morning class. There was a lot of reading but the stories were interesting and you have an entire week to read them. BE PREPARED, read the work and show up to class and you will excel. He provides great lectures and keep the class interesting

I didn't know my grade until a day before my graduation when it was posted on panterweb. He's a easy professor he was funny as well. The stories are long and you have a week to read 3-8 stories and write a response. It wasn't so bad just read take notes and talk in class

Overall a good professor. The class consisted of class room discussions (which you will need to involve yourself in), 3-8 readings and 1-3 page responses (based on how much reading you were assigned to ). The class in the beginning can be quite intimidating because of the amount of reading and writing, but just stay on top of it and you'll do fine.

I love this professor. I took him Fall 2018. You will work in his class but he is so worth it. His sense of humor is from out of this world funny. He does keep you the entire class and I took him on Saturday morning. He was one of my favorites out of the four classes I took. I would recommend him I ended his class with an A.

hes a pretty cool teacher I had him last semester and as long as you care about your grade and do the work youll be straight wish I could have taken him for enc1102

I had him for 2 semesters (LIT1000 and AML2631) and hes been nothing but AMAZING. For LIT1000 there is a textbook full of short stories but he also prints them out for you. For AML2631, we read 7 different books (all good/interesting). Youre graded on responses, participation, and 1 group project.

He is very knowledgable and caring, you will have to read and write a small essay for each story. Participation a must! no extra credit, but if you do every assignment will pass the class. I would def taking him again.

This class is ALL about reading. We are reading 100 pages a week, with a total of about 10 books for the semester, all with 300 pages or more. They are GREAT historical stories with a little fiction. HE IS A GREAT TEACHER. To pass you must read books and write reviews on them. We discuss the book in class and thats your grade.

My favorite professor!! His classes are pretty chill you just discuss the homework due that day. Theres homework due every class, its not hard just tedious. You have to read about a 2 page story then write a page response just on what you thought of it. Cant skip more than 3 classes or you're removed.

I recommend this professor to the students that try their best and actually reads the passages he assigns; the readings are very interesting. As long as you participate in his class, do your homework, and show up to class for his lectures, you will pass. He's a phenomenal teacher, he's very funny and really entertaining. wish I took him for ENC1102

I am honestly shocked that people have bad things to say about this professor. If you show up, do the homework, and participate in class, it is an easy A. He assigns homework every class, but it's nothing horrible. The assigned readings are always really interesting, and you'll get the opportunity to share your thoughts in class in group discussion

Hes a really great professor. Theres homework every class but its just reading along with your personal take on the story. He might come off as intimidating the first two classes but after a while hes a pretty easy-going professor. Just make sure you actually read the texts or listen to the audio books (which are provided) and youll pass.

I keep seeing a lot of negative reviews over Professor Ruiz but he is honestly one of the best! He does assign a bit of readings, even I would fall behind sometimes, but he was pretty flexible with the journal submissions so if you did it, you would pass! I took him twice for Intro. to Lit. and Hispanic American Lit. If you participate, you pass.

Hes a great teacher! He loves to talk and joke around with the class. He does assign work every class but as long as you show up, participate and do the work its an easy A. Very understanding teacher would 1000% take him again

Did not post grades until the end of the semester, this made me nervous because I did not know what grade I was going to have until the end of the semester. Will you read articles from the textbook or articles he emails. The readings are long but you do learn from them. He has you write a response paper that can be between 1-2pgs the final was 6pgs

He was great. he does give lots of readings, some long, but interesting, with a response paper for each. Usually 1-2 pages, can be annoying but easy. 2 big papers. 1 based off of readings and other readings/online research. They're 4-6 pages and he is very nit picky with the format. Overall good class and funny guy. Attendance matters too.

Wonderful professor. He's is very understanding and keeps the class engaged.

In the beginning he might seem intimidating but within course you find out he is funny&very understanding.Every week you read a section of a book then you will have to write a response on what you read which is not formal writing which makes it easier you have 1 presentation in a group & in final do you have to write a MLA style paper!Plz take him!

He assigns weekly reading homework and you respond what you think, of you don't do those you won't pass

He's very relax if you do the homework they are easy.unless u don't have time take someone else.

He's clear about how he grades, and doing that homework is smooth sailing

He's funny

Professor Ruiz is a very down-to-earth and respectable man. His lectures/discussions are always engaging and make me think a lot more about our readings. His only problem is the lack of showing grades, but if you're participating and doing the homework it shouldn't bother you. The homework is all opinionated which gives freedom to write anything.

Outstanding professor. While there are a lot of writing assignments, they are relatively easy to do. He has a good sense of humor as well.

Lots of reading I was genuinely tweaking at my monitor at 4 am.

He has a great sense of humor, but that does not stop him from being a very effective teacher. He will give very in-depth answers for your questions in class and feedback on your papers.

This professor gives very interesting and engaging lectures, responds pretty quickly to messages and answers any questions you may have. a good amount of homework but it's all fairly easy.

Mr. Ruiz is an amazing professor who genuinely cares about his students. His teaching style is Fun , concise, and interesting, and he's always willing to spend extra time outside of class to ensure that all of his students get the assistance they need to be successful. I highly suggest taking one of his courses!!! Advice: Tell him if your strugglin

Professor Ruiz is amazing! He is funny, realistic, and clear on everything. If you're lazy... you will struggle because he does expect the best from everyone. However, he grades based off pass or fail. So, as long as you do the work with your own opinions and show that you read the papers you'll do well.

This professor shows us more than just English he also gives us life lessons and he is very respectable would take again.

Professor Ruiz is an amazing professor. I took him for an express class, and he told us right away it would be accelerated. He truly loves to teach and is great at it. Attend and participate, or you won't get the grade you want. Do your work on time and avoid procrastinating, or you'll fall behind. If you love or hate reading I recommend taking him

He's a good professor. He likes what he's doing, but if you want to be better at writing it's not for you cause he doesn't give any feedback. No idea if you're failing or passing until the last day.

As someone who enjoys reading, I really liked this class. Unfortunately, I cannot give .5 ratings, but I think a 3.5 is what I would give. He's very fun and the material is interesting, however you will be expected to participate and work with others. This class also may conflict with your schedule if you have 4 or more classes due to the workload.

Oscar Ruiz is top 3 funniest professors in pbs, although his work is on the heavier side hes open to providing necessary help in order for your success, group discussions were always delightful and he is beyond understanding! would take his class again. Just make sure to always be on your toes when taking this class!