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If you suck at writing, he'll tell you, you suck. you need to know how to write a correct paragraft and essay to pass the class. he will be hard on you but is kind of fair.
First of all bad because he doesn't teach, he just reads and then you FALL ASLEEP. He is very boring DO not take him. Only thing i can recommend is that he gives you some good stories to read. Other than that don't take him
Boring class, sometimes lets his **** tendencies come out. The guy is a total jerk and his class sucks. He just reads from the book and assigns readings. Really bad teacher.
Bad teacher. You can read the book on your own, instead of having this weirdo recite it to you. To make things worst his****etty tendencies interfere with his reading.
This guy is such a jerk. He does not help at all. and if you try to ask a question he will just look at you in an evil way and tell you to sit down. he puts you down in front of every one and makes you feel like your nothing. so dont ever take his class.
Dr Lanyi isn't difficult at all. The class is boring & straightforward, and if you stay on task it's a guarenteed A+. His conferences are lame, but it helps u get a better grade plus it's mandatory. He WILL agonize u if u show ur ignorance of the basics.
This guy is a total d*ckhead. He not only biased towards mexicans, but asians also. He has no respect for any of his students. Will not help when you ask for help, and will embarass you in front of the whole class.
he has a dry sense of humor but he makes you laugh, and his grading system is a point system. so you can never go down, unless you don't do your work.
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worst teacher in the world, he wouldn't help anyone and constantly makes fun of the students, he kicked me out of class because i got a bad grade on an essay. He really has serious mental problems and serious issues. He should be fired. DO NOT TAKE HIM
I really thought he was a jerk at first. But have some respect and let him teach you something and you will do well.
ok i admit hes a little wierd but you can deal with the crap and get an a if you try hes the easydo everything from your book type guy so if you do it he will pass you as for asking for help ask other teachers...
He was horrible and sets up his classes to fail his students. Sets homework through out the semester to be due at the end of the semester. He didn't do anything to motivate us, only critizes. Horrible teacher, and a horrible man
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BAD TEACHER. AND YES HE IS TOTALLY RACIALLY BIAS. Should have been fired long ago but instead he waves his tenure like a stick and ignores his student to be a ass.
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Mr. Lanyi doesn't know how to teach. He would give assignments and expect us to know how to do it as if he taught us something, which he didn't. He gave assignments even though he wasn' in class to teach it. I learned more from the substitute he had.
he acts wired, but i think he is a easy teacher. just do whatever he asked you to do and correct the mistakes that he pinted out on yr paper, you could get perfect scores. turn in teh journals, cuz he won't read it. Easy to get A, if you know what he want
was an easy class. good selection of materials. got an A.
He doesn't know how to teach, but his assignments are easy.He'll put you to sleep with his lectures, but his grading system is easy, just make sure you write your 10 summaries (Go to sparknotes.com for cliffnotes).
A fantastic professor. I find that coming out of the class I have a greater appreciation for literature. For those who are not so great at writing essays, Prof. Lanyi assists with editing. His assignments are fair and geared towards how "you" th
Dr. Lanyi, arguably, is the best English teacher I've ever had. He has taught me so much about my writing. His lectures can be quite inspiring. No joke, this man opened my eyes to the of world literature. Plus, he is very helpful with essays.
HE SUCKS, VERY UNCLEAR, DOSEN'T TEACH, AND BORING
IF YOU SUCK AT WRITING, HE'LL TELL YOU "YOUR WRITING SUCKS". HE'S MEAN AND BORING. NOT THAT HARD IN THE SUMMER. YOUR FINAL GRADE IS BASED ON YOUR ESSAYS.
Dr.Lanyi might look a little scary, but he's OK overall. Remember to shut up when he's talking. All the books he assigned us to read are very interesting and inspiring! He's not very harsh on grading, and he helps you with your essays.
Lanyi is boring, but a easy teacher. Just show up to class and make use you write all the summaries and you'll get a good grade. Easy class and when he shows movies just leave because he only takes roll when a essay is due.
Horrible! doesn't teach, grades hard, won't really help when you ask questions, boring, gets irritated easily, and doesn't seem to enjoy his job.
For people that gave him good ratings, it shows how much you learned writing "a" instead of "an" before a word that starts with a vowel. Very offensive. He provokes people to get in fist fights with him. Needs to be refered to a psy
He uses life examples and little jokes to help you understand.He does'nt really have too much patience, but thats usually only if you make dumb mistakes.I learned what i needed to learn from him quite easily, so I think he's a good Prof.
He's very easy and helpful. If you want to learn how to write and get an "A" in the class take him. He gives you alot of work but he also gives you 3 chances to get it checked off.
IhadMrLanyiforsummerschool.IthoughtitwouldbesupereasythefirstweekbutbeforeIknewitiwasgettingad.Istillstickbythefactthatheisagoodteacher.He'sfunnyeventhoughhisjokesarecornysometimes.Butyouonlyneedtoknow2things1knowcompoundcomplexsentences2onetooneeveryday.
Easy A if you do all the work.
I felt that this teacher prepared me better than any other professor at PCC. My essay writing skills improved immensely and now I'm breezing through 1b. Take him if you want to become a better writer. Take someone else if you want to sleep for an easy A
He Helps me like no other teacher.All you need to do is do all the work which is not even that much.He will help you with your essay by checking your essay "one on one" Most of the classes are short.You let him see your essay and you can leave.F
He is condesending if you ask a basic questions. You must be able to write well in his class because he doesn't really help you much. He is really scary looking and wears gay shirts. I must admit his selection of books are really neat.
I recommend all of you to chose another teacher becuase he is not helpful. He will choose to like you or not too. He is short-tempered! most of all DO NOT ROLL your eyes at him even though you have something in your eyes becuase he WILL GIVE YOU A FAIL! He's not willing to help you on your essays!
This professor w/o a doubt may intimidate you, but why wouldn't he? He seems to know way more about English than most professors I've dealt with. If you're a procrastinator I suggest you not take this class; however, it's fairly easy and he gives you so many opportunities to get an easy "A"
BAD BAD BAD PROFESSOR!!! He Doesn't Help You Understand His Material So Just Be Prepared For a FAIL!!! So I Recommend You To Choose Another Professor.
Brilliant man! Beside his bad temperament and scary demeanor, he is a great English teacher. Beware: He will shove lots of English material down your throat! Be ready to answer his confrontationally in-class questions. This part is torturous and nerve reeking. If you do your weekly journals and essa
Take Mr. Lanyi if you want an easy A, but don't take him if you actually plan on learning anything. He doesn't teach and doesn't prepare students at all for the next level of English. He's a bit tempermental and I don't recommend him at all.
This is what English is all about. Very clear when he speaks and he makes grammar easy. I took him one year after my entrance to the States and he made English a much easier subject.
Excellent teacher, if you are willing to work. He doesn't like people who want the teacher to do their work for them, so if you're lazy and not really interested in learning don't take him.
i took him last semester and i must say he easy.most students hate him because the way he act but don't let it bug u. grade are base on points to try to earn much has u can.he call on everyone so pay attention,sit in the front so u can see better& write ur name on the board first for one on one.
I like him, he really teaches me****.
get your work done ahead of everyone else and make sure you do them all for an A
what a gr8 techer.really the best english teacher i have ever seen.he is very clear,makes english fun to learn. he really appreciates good work n encourages us to do even better.i wished he could teach me eng1a..for those who r thinking abt taking his class,take it if u r willing to put sincere effort,else B gade teachers are there
awesome teacher
Mr. Lanyi is a good teacher but annoying at times. He is brutally mean when addressing students but the class is extremely easy. Not the best teacher for English but if desperate, it's not hard...
It appears that half of the ratings below me were forged (Probably by Lanyi himself). This man is such a jerk i dont know why he teaches. He is rude and is always in a bad mood. He does'nt even look like he wants to help anybody out. DO NOT TAKE THIS SO-CALLED "INSTRUCTOR".
Wowww....please save yourself the trouble!!! He is theee WORST TEACHER AT PCC!!! He is the biggest jerk...he makes you feel like an idiot... I had to drop his class half way through the semester because I couldn't ask for help because he would make you feel stupid... over half the class had dropped his class.
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I learned so much from him just the first week of class. Very easy teacher as long as you do all the work, you'll get an easy A.
awesome, simply the best
Absolutly the worst teacher i have ever had. He could care less about his students, he just wants to hurry up and retire. Thank god i don't know how he has been around so long. Do not take his class, he is the biggest jerk and he really enjoys making fun of his students especially the ones that don't speak english well. bad bad bad bad the worst.
Wow.....DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER!! he does not care about his students and he is rude and not helpful, I don't even know how he got hired!
SAVE YOUR TUITION MONEY.TEACH YOURSELF.Thats how you'll feel once in his class.Doesnt care about students.Everyone on their own.Method of teaching very different from text & previous professors which gets you lost easily.You read the book, teach yourself, go to class, all he does is proof read your work, grade, send u home.BUY BOOK, TEACH YOURSELF
First day of the class... He demanded a 5-paragraph-well-structured essay to be done in an hour class time--- Topic: "If you can pick your skin color from the color of rainbow, what would you pick and why?" On top of that, he is mean and rude... Need me to say more?! I agree with the previous guy... BUY BOOK AND TEACH YOURSELF!!
Do Not take this "so-called" instructor! He is rude and he does'nt care about his students. I have NO idea how he got hired! He likes to humilate his students and make them feel stupid. I just wasted half a semester with that jerk. Save your time and do not take this professor! He's a disgrace to PCC!
He was the worest...very rude and not helpful. take my advice...dont take him!!
harsh rude and disrespectful, dont have any other words to describe
horrible! i wrote an awesome essay and he gave me a D; other students got great grades and their papers sucked!
Very unclear, you need to be on top of everything otherwise you will fall behind quick because of his unorganized One to One sessions. Highly disrespectful to students and will not inform students of tardiness/drops unreasonably boring... One good thing however! He makes fun of himself occasionaly to get the point across sometimes.
Hmm....turn in all your work on time if u want to pass the class. When he is correcting essayw, he will sigh a couple of times when you made some common mistakes and it will make you feel stupid. The class is pretty dull. When we have to do the one-to-one, about 80% leave. We have a lot of students in the beginning, now there are barely half left.
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HE IS REALLY NICE,ESAY TO GET A ,JUST FINISH HIS ESSAYS ON TIME!ESL STUDENS SHOULD TAKE HIS CLASS.
Although most students have complained about him, he's not that bad actually. At first, I dreaded going to his class because I read all his ratings on this site. I did learn a lot from him, and he's very straightforward. A definitely easy A if you do all your essays on time, journals, and go to labs. I recommend him if you want an A & want to learn
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hes cool, dun have 2 stay in da class but have 2 go 4 attendence. essays are not bad, just dun wait til the last week to turn them in. journals r easy. he doesnt read them, he just checked if they r 5 page long. i copy n paste my friends' xanga w those smiley faces on it and he didnt say anything. just attend lab, he doesnt check work from lab.
Honestly i didnt like him but the class was pretty easy. Basically go to class, go to the writing labs, do the journal entries, and his essays. No due dates for the essays but dont leave them to the last minute. He doesnt read the journals, he just checks them off. He likes to make you feel stupid and all that good stuff.
Lanyi's a sharp editor but a poor communicator, and, therefore, an inadequate professor, at times. He’s unclear and easy to misunderstand. If you can understand him, his grammatical lessons are invaluable and will improve your writing immensely. He's harsh and hostile. As helpful as he can be, there are more productive and kinder professors.
He was a great teacher. He seriously changed the way I write papers. Very straight forward and a bit intimidating. Easy A if you do everything that he says.
Mr.Lanyi is very helpful and a great professor. He helps his students a lot.If english is your second language,I recomend you this class. This class is very easy and you will pass with no problem. Easy "B" if you do the essays. I love this professor.
dude, if u take him, i m sure u can get an A- at least. as long as u turn in all ur ****ing essays during one to one everyday and fix all ur ****ing errors, not a big deal!i dont understand why people said he's ****up and ****. but i guarentee if u always show up on time and pay aattention to him, he'll be easy on ur essays. Final is optional
Mr. Lanyi is a really nice guy when it comes to getting to know his students. He does have a lot of class participation and one on one time most of the class periods. As long as you do your work, you'll come out with at least a B. The last three assignment are mojor so do them!!!!
He's easy. Just make sure you do all your homeworks and have that one on one with him so you can get credit for it. He has a lot of participation for you and mainly just class work. Make sure you stay in class the first, two weeks before he drops you for other people.
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dude, first of all, he is so ****ing easy. and he does care about his student. absolutely treat students who want to learn with lots of respect. maybe he has a hot temper, but think about this, who give a **** to lazy students
He is really helpful and patient. He cares about students. Just remember to do the One-to-one time, and attend his class everyday. You will be fine, take him!
He wants you to have no mistakes with grammar on paper. He grades "one-to-one" (just like a conference) with you. You sits next to him while he's grading. And he'll teach you while he's grading. I did not learn a lot depite grammar. Easy A if you go to office hours (Hint)
This class is pretty easy. All you have to do is do everything on time. Don't procrastinate, really b/c everyone always does. Plus if you pass all your essays and reach an A in the class your done, and dont have to take the final or come to class. If you do what you gatta do its pretty easy.
He's probably the easiest english teacher you'll ever get in college or ever!! The work is completely elementary and is all about sentence structures which is the only thing he really grades u on. If you keep your paragraphs short and simple, there is a greater chance of full credit and for sure you'll get an A, Just do the work. It's really easy.
If you want to get a good grade quickly, you have no soul and take absolutely nothing personally, take him. The class was extremely easy, but Lanyi is a **** **** who picks on shy kids and flirts with the girls. Asian girls, in particular. What a creep!
He is an esay teacher. You just complete all the homework he assigned and you will get an "A" for sure. His one-to-one lesson is very helpful. He gives you enough attention to help you improve your essay grammars significantly.
I TOOK THE CLASS OVER WINTER SEMESTER AND IT WAS PRETTY EASY. YOU JUST HAVE TO DO ALL YOUR JOURNAL AND ASSIGNMENTS AND DO ONE ON ONE WITH HIM. EASY A BUT MAKE SURE YOU DO ENOUGH ONE ON ONES.
Prof Lanyi is a great teacher. You'll pass his class with an A if you do all your work. There is no reason to fail this class. He allows you to correct your papers to get a higher grade. He's really intelligent and all he wants from his students is to learn how to write papers correctly.
Good professor. It is a pretty easy class, and I find myself writing better essays because of him. Highly recommended.
hes great, easy A,you barely have to show up to class, just turn in all your assignment and you got a A, never have a due date on the assignments, if you complete all your work, you dont even have to take his final
Prof. Lanyi is awesome. The one to one sessions were very helpful and he was funny as hell. My grammar improved so much after this course. Definitely take him.
Good professor. Lot of down time to complete your other homework. No tests, no quizzes.
Great Professor, wish he taught higher level English classes in order to take him again. Choose your grade based on how much work you want to turn in. Funny guy, makes instructions crystal clear which for some reason confuses people.
he's great....very funny and smart...be sure to be there everyday, he's never late. review your grammar, independent, subordinate, he can be boring but patient. After 30's of teaching, he knows how students think. grades by points..finals optional if you follow up on all assignments!! great teacher!!
I dont understand why people rae failing or dropping this class. No stress at all! Just do all required assignments and try to get full credits on it which is not hard. He's funny & helpful when it comes to grammar, punctuation, topic sentence, etc because i learned a lot from him. so MUST TAKE HIM!
expects an essay with no mistakes at all in order to get full credit
easy A although i didnt get an A and thats cuz i waited til the end to turn in the essays so as long as u turn them in early then ur good ...plus if all u want is a C u can just do the number of points required and get out
To keep it simple, this class is very easy. He doesnt exactly really care about his students. Quick tip to anybody taking his class, always type simpe sentences. Such as : My dog is red. His name is Sparky, istead of combining all of it. Another tip. Dont wait until the last moment to turn in essays. He sucks at teaching but is extremely easy.
Easiest class i ever had. He is really helpful. grades by points so make sure you have enough at the end of the semester. He is funny sometimes and he is very experienced( 30+ years knows wat hes doing) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
He's nice. If he hates your essay, he won't hesitate to let you know. It was hard to stay motivated in his class. Gives out lots of assignments
One of my favorite professors at PCC. He's got a witty sense of humor and helped me write much better essays. It was a great class to end the day and I wish I could take him again.
This teacher is pretty easy, sometimes. If you don't understand something and you ask for help he'll make you look stupid, he doesn't like anyone talking in his class. He just looks miserable and mean. I wouldn't take his class again!!!
OMG !!! OKAY EASY TEACHER TO GET A B BUT REALLY U NEED TO DO YOUR WORK AND IF YOUR BAD AT GRAMEER HE WILL NOT HELP YOU AT ALL SOMETIMES EBEN GOING TO HIS CLASS IS A TURTORE LOL BUT HES EAZYYYYYYY JUST VERY PICKY ON GRAMMER EVERYONE COULD PASS HIM
dont take him.. he treat you like your morans
This teacher is old and frustrated with teaching. I beleive he is a good teacher,HOWEVER, he is very rude! and does not welcome questions. If you have a questions he will not help you! He throws students out of class for sneezing or coughing,so don't let him see u do that. If you have no choice but to take his class jst ignor his insults!
i know this picture he looks creepy but hes not that pic must have been taken a while ago. his class is easy u just have to do everything and turn everthing in on time. he is huge on grammar. u gotta know it to do well in this class. yeah he treats u like ur morons but thats his sense of humor. 1/3 of the class is one to one where he helps u.
This professor is fairly easy. He is a good professor. You do need to do your work in order to receive a decent grade. He is helpful. He may come off as rude but he is actually very helpful and nice.
Rude teacher, but the class is easy as long as you do the work and do it well. Take this class if you don't mind being made fun of and humiliated.
Professor Lanyi was a pretty rude but easy teacher. He gave us a speech on the second day of class on how most PCC students are doomed to fail, that was why most of his students doesn't pass his classes. He was right. The first day we had 40 people; the last week we had 17. At the midterm, there were 6 people who were failing out of 20. I got an A.
Seems mean, but not a really hard class. Grades are based on points. Does one on one with each writing assignment. Gives u 3 tries to get all points on an assignment. I got enough points for an A and I didn't have to do my last essay, or the final in class essay.
This teacher is a doosh bag dont take him. Lamest teacher ever... hes lucky someone hasnt kicked his ass.(With his stupid hawaii shirts). He also made some girl cry by humiliating her in front of class.
Keep up with the essays and assignments and that will guarantee an A or B. He doesn't like to help, you have to find out on your own.
The assignments are easy, just don't be lazy to do them because they are easy. He's not looking for professional essays, he even recommends the class to make them really simple. He has some sense of humor. THat picture does not look like him! Overall, you need to be a good student to like his class, not a slack off
Those who say Lanyi didn't teach, well, that's where you are wrong. His lectures are understandable, and if you don't understand something, then ASK! He will answer your questions. Yes, he may be intimidating, but that's to scare off the students who could care less about the class. I got along with him because I care about my education. Do Take!!!
CLASS - EASY. STARTS OFF WITH ONE PARAGRAPH ASSIGNMENTS. MOVES ONTO 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAYS (MIN OF 20 SENTENCES) - WHAT GETS BETTER THAN THAT. NOT THAT HARD OF A GRADER, JUST PAY ATTENTION TO GRAMMAR LECTURES. I FEEL THAT IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HIS CLASS, YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF LIFE. IT IS WAY TOO EASY, AND HE GIVES THE EASIEST GRADING SCALE.
I dont think hes mean at all but he does help you sometimes. It think that it is very easy to get an A in the class if you do all the assignments and dont procrastinate. He does not really grade hard. As long as you do all the assignments ahead of time, then you can easily ACE the class. TAKE him :)
ok he is a very easy teacher you will actually learn alot from taking this class! the only problem is that he randomly calls on people when we are doing a class exercise. and if you dont answer correctly he makes you feel like a fool!
STAY AWAY from this Guy as is he were the bubonic plague!!! He is a pompous ass. Call on people in class makes you feel stupid if you don't know the answer and critiques the hw as if his life depended on it!
Well I dont think he is as mean as people think. I do enjoy seeing his exciting shirts:) But when he callson you in class and you dont know the answer he does make you kind of feel like an idiot. Thats about the only thing I dislike about him
Well for the people who like him thats crazy. he is the hardest eng teach i've ever had. Instead of helping he'll make you feel dumb and im not good with teachers like that. He's horrible.
super easy. EASY A
worst.teacher.ever. I've never had a teacher this bad before....he's a jerk. glad he's retiring after this semester!! everyone who DOESNT have to take him is very lucky
Worst. He takes his issues out on his students. He's retiring this year so others are in luck. Doesn't help students revise their essay, and he makes you feel like a moron.
Easiest teacher ever! He even encourages you to write simple sentences! Fun essay topics like, "what are ou afraid of", What do you want to be", "3 things you dislike in a friend", etc. etc. Take him! easy A! He does not look like that in that picture! He may look like he wants to murder someone, but he is pretty cool! the work is like elementary!
All you have to do is have a semi clear grasp on the english language and you'll pass. If you think he's hard, just wait until you get a transferable level class. The people that can't pass this class are either unmotivated or non english speakers. He can be mean sometimes but wouldn't you after reading hundreds of boring, crappy essays?
This professor might be rude and he may like to humiliate students, but I have learned a lot from him. I know he looks scary, but he has a sense of humor. The one to one sessions helped me. He really forces you to look at your mistakes, not to make you feel stupid, but to show you what you need to work on.
he's an easy teacher. in class, i was able to pick up what he was teaching. however, it's hard to contact him. he doesn't have an email nor office nor a number to reach him. then to top it off, when it's a person turn to give his/her paper to the teacher, he tells him/her what needs to be fix and send him/her back to her/his seat. he doesn't help!
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