excellent instructor. very reasonable and fair marking.

Made me appreciate Canadian Lit. Loved the use of Pop Culture. Too Much Music!

Very helpful. Loves what he does!

Unclear expectations for assns, little *teaching* (just in-class discussions)

coolest, greatest teacher at Doglas. Kinda cute too.

laid back, funny, provocative, lambent

terrific teacher. Nice eyes

Learn to take initiative pple! For once we have a prof who's not a nazi, and most of you complain! Just follow the 7 catagories! The class was a great mix of Geog., Hist., Soc. with some great creative assignments and good tunes.

approachable, modest, followed course outline closely--predictable, well prep., reading material thoughtfully chosen,good use of video, music to enhance story ideas,encouraged students to think & give ideas, no spoon feeding, thank goodness!

He's enthusiastic about English and History.Didn't like choice of books.If you know history or are from a certain culture, the books would be easier to gain meaning from.He's pass-ionate re course content,but class work,at times seemed unhelpful for exam

Great mix of reading material. Loved the group discussions (when I was with people who actually wanted to discuss.) Really enjoyed the use of music, history and geography to lend new perspectives to reading material.

great prof, if you don't succeed in his class thats 'cause you are a bad student..simple as that

Great teacher and very approchable. There's no such thing as an easy English teacher, though. Read the material, ask questions, listen to the lectures, and be prepared.

best prof I evuh had. simple as that

great guy. funny. understanding, and he is a fairly easy marker. I would recommend him to most students

fantastic professor -- funny, provocative and passionate. Take him!

Very enthusiastic & approachable guy. There is a lot of reading to do, but he goes aver all of the pieces in detail. Will give you excellent feedback on papers-BEFORE and after they're due! Fun and interesting class that you get an arts credit for.

He is a great teacher, he likes to talk about sex too. He is sexy, and his class is good :) I liked all the books we had to read. Gives u essay questions before the exams to study. Nice guy, easy marker

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Good teacher! Fun, easy and very informed about the world.

Fair marker. Interesting class, but not easy to get a good mark if Eng is not your first language since students will have to do 3 in class essays and one research. 1 group presentation is worth 25%, so make sure you take his class with your friends.

who said english is easy when you've to write so many inclass essays. well: 3 inclass, 1 research & a group presentation, not bad afterall. i like him. my writing really improved! take him & you won't regret. one of the good prof.

Hey Dr. C! wish u were teaching back at UBC especially your children's lit course!

realy wants you to do well in his course. If you go to his office hours and take an interest to what he says in class you will do fine

I really enjoyed taking his class. Awesome teacher. I highly recommend him for English. Very fair marker. If you do your work and listen in class you will get a good mark. Also, awesome choice of books that we read.

Awesome prof. I'd recommend him any day. Personally, I dislike english but he made this class worth taking. If you read the material, go to class, and attempt effort you will do well.

Fanfabutastic professor. This guy is knowledgable AND helpful. But he does make you think, and apparently some people around these boards don't like that. However, if you like to have your preconceptions challenged, this dude rocks.

He is very helpful and a very generous person.

Great teacher, made class interesting. He's very passionate, and he makes you think critically. He's a little disorganized.

this guy is very amazing, so don't listen to the dumb-wads out there who can't even spell their own profanities.

he was one of the most helpful and funny profs I have ever had. kept up my interest all year. will definitely take himn again. kinda cute too

I found this lit. course to be one of my fav courses taken yet! I owe this to the prof as he consistantly made class interesting and fun. He was humourous, but we also got down to business, had a lot of class discussion, + learned things. I would definitely take another course with this prof.

supa! will definitely take his course again, man.

Best English Prof I've ever had...teaches you stuff and you don't even realize you're learning. The song lyric analyzation is perhaps one of the most effective comprehension tools I've ever come across...If you like English TAKE THIS COURSE!!

Great guy! Very friendly and funny. Never boring at all. He is a VERY UNDERSTANDING person. If you just listen to what he says, you'll do great. Very open to many different ideas. Had to do group presentations...they are fun. Take him if you can.

i never liked english before , but roger makes it cool

what an amazing dude! The stuff you learn, awesome. some hard work, though, but definitely worth it

If you hate english and can't stand it, this teacher is the right pick. I will always hate english but I actually learned a lot of things and did fairly well. As long as you have good grammar and can write clear paragraphs, you'll do fine. Workload may be heavy of you decide to do the readings, which I never did.

Rodger is an awesome teacher! he grades a class how it should be graded: a first year class is graded as a first year class etc. VERY understanding a little boring but DEAL WITH IT just read the book and look at the sheets he gives you to study

BEST ENGLISH PROF, YOU'LL LOVE HIM

What is the person below me talking about. He's an approachable teacher and is open to many ideas. If you dropped his course, you must be a lazy first-year student whos looking for an easy grade. Suck it up and write your paper, it's not a hard class to do well in. I got a B+ with minimal effort.

Easy, nothing to do, just sometimes boring because there's so much to talk about but little of it essential to the midterm and exam. Boring when unnecessary tedious. Otherwise, very nice and helpful. Subtle humor. Not a bad english teacher.

very understanding and helpfull prof... take his class! u wont regret it!

Clark was my favourite prof from first semester at Douglas! We talked in his office about Radiohead and Dave Matthews for an hour one day. Always willing to help with anything. I was very sad that I had to drop his course due to program constraints.

TRUELY THE BEST PROF I'VE EVER HAD. HE'S PATIONATE AND MAKES THE CLASS INTERESTING. I HIGHLY SUGGEST TAKING ANY ENGLISH CLASS WITH HIM. YOU'LL LOVE HIM!

Roger was pretty good. He knows a lot, though he always says, "I don't pretend to be an expert." He's got his opinion, but he was extremely welcoming to other opinions and encouraged class discussions. The class was interesting (but could be boring) and really easy. Take it if you like literature from around the world.

really super professor. passionate and intereseting and loves music. cute too.

Awesome prof. Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Challenging course for some but if you make an effort he will notice and marks reflect effort as much as quality of work. I learned more in this class than I ever expected and feel much more confident in my writing ability. I got my money's worth here.

roger is the best teacher ever..he made me like english!! his class is so interesting...with interesting discussions....hes so knowledgable and an easy marker.........ROGER U ROCK!!!!!!!!

This was an amazing expereince. Roger has designed a very interesting and relevant course. If you pay attention, do the readings and take note of what is emphasized, you will do so well. I loved him and the course. I wish he taught English Lit!

Roger is one of the most interesting professors in douglas. Although english is a hard class, I really enjoyed his lectures. He tries to keep the students interested in the subjects and besides teaching english, he makes you to think differently and see things from different aspects as well. Make sure to attend his class becuase you will enjoy it.

This is only my first semester at DC... but Clark is by far my best teacher. His classes are interesting and fun, and yet you're stil learning!!! it's amazing!!! I recomend him if you're taking Creative Writing, or any other English course

He talks a lot and sometimes goes on for too long but does occasionally play movies. Good guy!!! His midterms are long. And sometimes he criticizes people's outlines in front of the class. But for the most part he is a good guy!!!

Roger is a good prof, but sometimes goes on too long in his lectures. Theme tends to be on rhetorical analysis and evaluation, not as bad as it may sound. Sometimes it seems he starts teaching history instead of academic writing, but he is clear in what he talks about. His essays are ok. Presentations are easy, pretty much guaranteed an 80%.

Like most proffessors, you just have to get interested what they are interested in and learn how they talk, write, etc. The first couple of classes are a bit akward, but he's a good prof with some really great content.

If you're an English major, or if learning English writing methods is important to you perhaps you shouldn't take his class. If you need to take English because of your program Roger is your best bet, I'm an ESL person and i got a B in his class, i speak fluently but my writing is not as good, taking roger saved my GPA and got me though English.

Roger Clark is awesome. We loved him, he is so passionate about writing that makes you pay more attention to his lectures. He is also very smart one of those that knows very much, views disscussion from very different aspects.And this is good becuase you get encoraged to think critically and not accept everything easily. A very cute guy loved him

Academic writing sucks but I definately suggest taking the course with him. His marking is really fair and there aren't many huge projects of essays.

He is ad odd guy but I found him a pretty good teacher. He has a different style of teaching but if thats works for you, then take his class. I have taken him for 2 English classes and I do well in them.

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His class was more challenging than I expected for a first year class, but I learned a lot. Before taking lit, I expected it to be really boring, but Roger was so enthusiastic that it actually turned out fairly interesting. I'd recommend that you take general notes about what topics he discusses - helpful predicting essay questions on the exams.

brillant man. so smart it is almost freaky...as long as you attend class, and follow his instructions for papers you will do fine!

He is really into literature. He seems to really care about the student's feedback. I honestly believe that if you got a bad grade you must have been skipping class or day dreaming during class. it's a super easy course, but it can be dry at times.

I have mixed feelings about him. But you can always give a try!!! His book choice is not the best, unless he has changed something, not much joy there, i like things funny!!!

hes a very fair teacher and pretty smart guy he knows alot, he talks alot and it can get boring at times but overall hes much better than most of the english teachers at douglas

He is a great teacher. Very passionate about literature and loves talking. I reccomend taking a class with him.

Not recommended if you need to bump up your GPA! He is a nice man, it's evident he is very educated and passionate about his work, but he expects a LOT from students. He doesn't realize how much pressure he puts on us with the midterm and final. You must know EVERYTHING about EVERY reading. It's a shame, because the course content is great.

If you are a slacker student, don't attend Rogers class. His teaching is fine, his inclass essays are challenging, but just read your readings and talk about it in class. Lazy students won't thrive. SIT IN THE FRONT FOR GOOD GRADES. Oh and he is cute in an older man kinda way.

really good and knowleagable teacher. He expects you to work hard but really knows his stuff

Smart but expects way too much from students. Had millions of things to read for each class. Nice guy but regret taking his class because my GPA will not be the same.

Roger talks a lot and his lectures are a bit drab but I would recommend him. I don't like his no electronics rule, I think its silly. Overall he is a fair marker but expects a lot. Do the readings, pay attention and you will ace this course.

Roger is very organized. He gives you VERY specific instructions and if you do everything he says... you will not only pass.. you will do very well. He is a hard marker but at least you know EXACTLY what you need to do to improve. He gives 10 marks that are straight up gimmes. I got C's in the first half of the class and A's in the second half

Roger is a great professor, talks quite a lot, but is interesting and insightful. You definitely need to participate and do the expected reading. No spoon-feeding here. Class outlines and course files are very clear and helpful. He is very easy to get hold of, responds to emails right away, and is easy to talk to. Work hard & you'll do well!

It was really refreshing and inspiring to see a teacher so passionate and interested in what he was teaching. Roger marks tough but fair, and is very interested in helping you improve your analytical writing. Classes include lots discussion on readings, and developing theses and topic sentences. Would take a class of his again in a heartbeat.

Roger is a nice guy, very approachable and has a cute old man charm to him, but beware he goes off topic A LOT. He gives a lot of mini history lessons in his lectures. He also has a thing for poetry, so if you write poetically he will give you an A for sure. Reviews a lot in class and lectures can be boring but he gives ample breaks.

Poetry lectures are dynamic including videos, music, etc. Very up-to-date with today's culture, as he included Kanye West's Ultralight Beams into our course, coinciding with the concert tour. His course pack provides an abundance of resources and examples. You must build a strong argument and provide evidence for all poetry essays and group work.

I don't mind him at all. The people who rated poorly were probably made to take the course for a program they're in a have no real respect for the subject itself. He does go into MASSIVE tangents but for the most part they're funny (unless they're last minute!!). He's very respectful and if you email him with concerns he replies. But hard marker!

English is my second language, but I enjoyed participating in all his classes. He is very organize, understanding and knowledgeable. If he knows that you are really working hard and "Trying" he will actually help you to achieve a good grade. This class might seem boring, but it is Not! he collaborates all our writings into our generation.

I had this teacher a couple semesters ago and am surprised by his low rating and negative comments. Roger has a PhD in English Lit - he's an academic guy and not everyone's cup of tea, but he obviously knows what he is talking about and how to teach. In all my years at DC he's not bad. Google rycspace to see his blog/course syllabus. Good luck!

I was apprehensive taking this course because of the reviews but I genuinely enjoyed his class. He made his lectures very engaging by including pop culture into modern day poetry and I thought that was very cool. The overall course was very interesting. The only problem is that he can be a picky marker but my writing improved by the end!

Roger is an excellent prof I've had him for two courses. He really enjoys speaking so be prepared to listen, not everyhting he says is relevant but he really loves what he teaches. Uses cheap course pack and his personal online website, both very helpful. Very nice guy, marks fairly easy, and is very approachable. Would reccomend.

Roger is great! You can tell he's really genuinely passionate about what he teaches which goes a long way. Seeing him get excited explaining nuances of poetry was enjoyable. His website is chock full of good info if you're willing to go looking for it and he mixes pop culture and modern music in with old school poetry to great effect.

Although his methods for writing about poetry can be confusing at first, your job is simply to adapt and learn how to write an essay in the style he's looking for. If you did well in Grade 12 English, you'll do well in his class. Participate in class discussions - he values unique ideas and individualism. Also, if you're unsure, ask for feedback!