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Difficulty71%
Would Retake86
Reviews71%
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“Russell Frank is a good teacher”
33B - 5.0 rating“Great teacher, if you listen and follow youll pass with an A”
33B - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
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A-
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33B
5.0
(4)ESL33AB
5.0
(2)LINGUISTICS
5.0
(1)ESL133
5.0
(2)ESL0742
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
ESL122
5.0
ESL420
5.0
LING10
4.0
LING0101
4.0
ENG10
4.0
Reviews (86)
HE'S VERY HELPUL AND HIS CLASSES ARE VERY INTERESTING ALL THE TIME, YOU REALLY LEARN WHAT HE TEACHES. HE IS NOT HARD GRATING YOU. =) VERY NICE PERSON
Mr. Frank is such an excellent professor for ESL learners. He’ll help you step by step to get into English as an immersion easily. To those whose English are not the mother tongue, Mr. Frank is a good English teacher to think of. For sure, you’ll learn a
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3 words: good, nice, and patient....period!
The best!
very nice teacher, interesting class to be in and very helpful, i got a B
oh man!!he's so cute. he's not that easy but very helpful, and u can realy LEARN stuff form his class just do wut he asks to do and u will be fine.kool guy
He such a nice teacher that i have ever took before. He looks so friendly and tried all his best to help his students.....I reallly like him. He is not easy but not really hard...he teachs a lot of things that very helpful and intersting. A lot of writing in his class. One word to describe him..nice
This is by far the best teacher I have ever had!!! Keep up the good work Dr. F...
very good
He is really a great teacher.I feel so lucky that I can be one of his students. He is not easy but not hard. He makes everything become interesting to learn and tried his best to help his students. If you wanna learn things, you really should take his class. But,work hard!So wonderful!! I like him!!
nice, helpfulness.
Dr. Frank is a very helpful and nice teacher. He knows how to teach! Take his class, and you will improve your writing skill a lot.
He is very kind and responsible teacher. Although you have to do a lot of homework, you will get a lot of improvement in writing skill. After I took his class, I passed the TOFLE. He is the best teacher that I have at PCC
He is so boring, the other linguistics classes seem to be enjoying themselves but this teacher makes this class horrible. He may be fine for esl, but if you already know English, he's not so good. Find a different teacher!
Class was intense through most of the semester with quizzes every week plus six papers due throughout the course. Effective instructor and an extremely rewarding class.
I think he should be the easiest pro for ESL, since essay only count 75%. Try your best on quiz.It could puch your grade up a lot. The topic for in-class writing usually is given ahead which is one of the topics of the informal writing.
The best esl pro. I have ever had. Take him.
good professor
VERY GOOD AND VERY HELPFUL, TAKE IT, THEN U GET A
Dr.Frank is always best professor to get them through the ESL class, he treats students very nice and keep patience to teach. He is caring for every student as long as u ask him. No matter for u don't understand somethings, he will be patient and appreciate u ask him . On the other hand, he is handsome young man would make everyone love him at all!
he is good
not good
The people below are just lying because they don't work hard. Dr Frank is the one of the best professors in PCC. He is very very helpful & nice person.u are very welcome to stop his office if you have any question and he grades fairly. If you work hard, you will get a grade u deserve. Take him if you want to improve ur english. Trust me!
He is really a good professor. Care about his students. I learn a lot from him. Before take his class, i don't know hot to write a 5 pages essay and 7 pages research. Right i feel comfortable to do all of those. Dr Frank helped me a lot. His class is funny and he let u ask question at the beginnig of the class. Highly recommended!
One of the dedicated teacher I had ever had. His smiles always bring joy to the class. His grades are reasonable. I enjoyed the class throughout the semester. =)
Great professor! The class is not easy, a lot works, but I really learn something in his class. Dr. Frank is very help!! By the way, he treats girls better than boys.
Prof. Frank is an excellent Professor! Be prepared to work very hard for your grade though. Six essays, and a very difficult final (2/3rds was take home, but not the easy kind). Definitely worth the time and energy. He makes the class pretty fun and laid back and it's easy to ask questions if you don't understand. LEARN IPA!
very good professor forever!
very good professor, learning everything from him!~
Dr.Russel is always through the best!!! Attention:If people who want to receive a B without CR(non-credit), please take him, he is patient and kindness teacher that can give everyone a satisfy grade as well! you can learn and receive a lot of writing method and the research paper would teach everyone how to write a good college paper.
He is a really nice and helpful teacher than others in ESL department as he tries use his own way to teach everyone, even he has a strongest patient to answer all of questions from students. From bottom of my heart, i eternally thankful for his help during the hardest time of my life!
Dr Frank is an excellent teacher for sure, he has very good lecture and lots of hw will help you practise on your writing. But he is a strict and careful techer which show up on check reserch paper by solving every tinest problem (Th MLA, resources, parapraph, topic sentence, thesis...) Ovel, he still being an excellent professor!
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Dr.Frank is excellent! He is tough on check your essay. He has their unque method on teach compare to other ESL professor. He will not teach until to next year because he told us that he will go to Beijing to have a culture trip and continue to explore the deepest knowledge of China. Overall, he is great! Super great!
Not a very good teacher cuz he sometimes is very lazy, he allowed group work in class which is so boring, also, he never turn all your grade back cuz he never done it ...lazy, so u will feel nervous cuz u don't know what percentage of your grade and u will know in the last week of the whole semester.. that is terrible!!! overall,not a good teacher!
Dr. Frank is an awesome teacher. His explaination is very clear..Fun class.
You seriously have no reason for not taking Dr Frank's class, he is so nice and will be patient to teach you as long as you can understand how to write a good essay. Grammar quiz isn't hard, keep studying, then you will receive a good grade. Moreover, he will not teach after this summer section until to next year. Recommened!
This is a medium hard class, the reason is that students would very difficult to follow Dr Frank's direction. Most people get a grade that he/she do not want. However, if you keep chllenge on this class, i think you can get at least a C and pass this class. Stink to this class and following Dr Frank's direction. Do homework and practice on grammar!
Linguistics is an interesting class, but Dr Frank would make this class very boring, he shows the population of LA that everyone can say the secondary language people who lived in the San Gabriel area and everybody is laughing....
Dr Frank is a very fair grader. He uses worksheet to check your essay which include thesis statement, grammar and language problem, examples and conclusion. Students need to consider to take him cuz he always help on student and keeps patient in teachingg this class. I learned a lot from 33b class, and learned her moral for being a teacher.
Guys, if you want to really learn a lot, you should better to take Dr Frank, if you just want to waste your time and get an easy class, you should not take. He will give you tons of hwk for practice your reading and writting. Now, I am taking English 1A and I get A, i am thankful for Dr Frank since I had a great time of him, i get B but learn a lot
Dr Frank seems very nice first and u will think this class is intensely interesting. You will feel like to eat candy as sweet as you can enjoy on it. After a few weeks, this class turns out very boring, the group work is just for wasting time and you will suffer with the boring atomsphere. Not a hard class but it is not an interesting class.
Dr Frank is a very nice gentleman, you should take him or you will regret. He is so nice tot reat everybody and pay attention on his lecture. Very knowledgable and interesting lecture always absorbs every students who sit down in the class. Over all, he is a great person and being a great professor.
Dr Frank is an excellent professor, u r not only understna dfor his lecture but u will feel very interesting in English. He will change the boring English becomes very interesting. Class is medium . You should put effort and try it to get a good grade! Over all, nice professor:)
Dr Frank is a managable person. He is very organized in his lecture and both his in-class and out-class assignment. He has bountiful experiences in teaching ESL class. He understands second language students. I learned a lot from her even though I got C. I never regret for taking him. Dr Frank, you are always a best professor throughout PCC!
very good teacher, a little bit hard though.
He's a very organized teacher.I like his way of teaching.u can learn a lot from him.He is friendly to everyone in the class.He encourage you to learn.Nice teacher.I believe you will like him if u r willing to learn. I CAN SAY, HE IS MY BEST TEACHER I'VE EVER TOOK IN ESL CLASSES.
Dr Frank is really a knowledgable professor. You can improve your writing skill a lot and enjoy his lecture. He would pay responsible to teach you. His teaching style is so unique and professonal, a little hard to describe for his personality, but his pationable and careful person. He will count all problems from your essay, even a puntuation.
He is the epitomy of awesomeness. He comes in with his Pink shirt and amazes you with his Englishiness. He is clear, concise, and on occasion has a cool story to throw in with his integrals.
He is the best professor I have ever seen, highly recommended. I love him so much. You will learn a lot of from him, such as culture of the United States and English. You will never regret if you take his class. You will love him after taking his class.
Such a nice teacher, who will teach some knowlaged out of textbook. Class is fun and organized that easily following his schedule. Go to take him.
Excellent teacher!!His lecture is very clear and helpful. He teaches us lots of American cultures, which is very very helpful!! He is very handsome as well!! =D Highly Recommend!!
This guy is lazy!He never correct the essays,and never grade us till last minute.The group work was boring and wasted time,he didn't teach of text books,but told lots out of the book to show his knowledge.He sat on the table just chatting any topic he wanted, waste time! not a good teacher at all!
He is wonderful professor&kind person. He care of his student?s feeling. When the students are in presentation, he reminds them quietly that there is only a minute left, and he always encourage us to ask question& involve the class(group discusion)&give the chance to us who are shy to talk in public.Yes, he doesn?t always teach basis on the textboo
He is wonderful professor&kind person. He care of his student?s feeling. When the students are in presentation, he reminds them quietly that there is only a minute left, and he always encourage us to ask question& involve the class(group discusion)&give the chance to us who are shy to talk in public.
the true is that isn?t hard for him to teach basis on it since he wrote it&he well know it. He has his own way to teach which can expand our view &enlighten our interesting, ?teach the way how to get the gold but not give them gold?. That?s my understanding! Dr.Frank is the best grammar, reading&writing professor in PCC. He is outstanding!
the true is that isn?t hard for him to teach basis on it since he wrote it&he well know it. He has his own way to teach which can expand our view &enlighten our interesting, ?teach the way how to get the gold but not give them gold?. That?s my understanding! Dr.Frank is the best grammar, reading&writing professor in PCC.
He is HARD. Yes he may be a good teacher, but if you care about your gpa at all, try to avoid him. Most of the class did not get even a B, I suggest you take an easier teacher.
boring class
Great teacher, very helpful, I learnd a lot Grammar from his class. He is very knowlegable, and nice! I can't believe whose who doesn't like his class! Strongly Recommand!
Helpful??r u kidding!!?not at all..
he is a funny guy, he hleps you to figure out all of the questions which you have. do all of his assignment then you will pass. if you want get a good grade, then you need to have a good grammar
you gotta study really hard in this class... ton of HW and essays. He will not give you F , but he will give you D. Think Twice before take him. He is not easy as everyone said
he is very nice
Mr.Frank is really nice. He know what Asian students' thinking. He'll try to be easy on you, but you have to pay attention on class as the duty of students at least. Just don't be lazy to do the works all he asked, and you will surely pass at least with C to have a happy ending of the semester.
He is nice and helpful.. he explains everything clearly, BUT his homework is way too much..i think it's twice more than other 33b classes...i can't imagine how ppl will survive during short term with such lot of work... also he's lazy to grade the exam and assignmnts..even the midterm grade will come out like almost the end of the smester...
This professor doesnt know how to teach, suck.
He is becoming more and more difficult. Many of my friend fail his class.
It seems hard at the beginning, so I changed to pass/ no pass. But I actually get an A. There are a lot of homework at first half of the semester. The second half was much easier, since we only focus on research paper in class. Overall, it?s an easy class.
not easy anymore
bad professor. very unfair on grading. IF your are a hot girl than you will be fine
I got C in this semester. Is this mean I'm not a hot girl?? haha~ Everyone has different opinion. I chose Dr. Frank's class because my friend who failed in his class insisted that he is the best. Well.. I agree. He was the one of best at least among the teachers I've taken in PCC so far.
He is the greatest professor I have ever met. He is helpful and know how you think. It is a great thing to stay in his class because he will teach you lots of things not only writing but also American culture. He is a homework nut. If you expect to get a grade which you desired, you need to work hard, and he will make it come ture.
He is helpful and nice. Everyone should take his class because you are going to learn a lot of great things. His lectures are clear and easy to understand. He usually encourages his students. DR.frank is the best.
He is really helpful and nice to students. You should take his class if you really want to improve your English skills. He will help you to analysis the mistakes that you made instead of telling you the correct answer. But his class is hard to get an A, so you have to work really hard . Good luck everyone !
got a B in his class in summer?His lecture is OK.but he is an IRRESPONSIBLE professor.we wrote 5 essays in class,Dr.Frank just graded the first one.His course progress is too slow even could not keep up his class schedule website.so he NEVER gave the opportunity to rewrite.Many works on canvas have not been rated.He focus on another work for money.
Prof. Frank's classes might not be easy and can be considered hard, but either way i'm still taking his class. He's a fair grader and helpful. His homework may be a lot and sometimes you may have a tough time finishing it. But trust me, if you do your part as a student and listen to what he says, you can get C or better.
Worst teacher i have ever met in my whole life. He is looking for ways to fail you instead of helping you improve yourself in English . His lectures are super boring he keeps talk about his self.
I took his class in winter term and got an A. If you take his class, you will have a lot of homework or endless homework. But, you will learn a lot. Trust me, if you study hard and do whatever he asks you to do, you will have a good grade. I transferred to UCLA and graduated with 3.9GPA. If you can survive his class, you will succeed in university
A lot of homework! I need to buy a book and summary it often! Too tough!
Russell Frank is a good teacher. He would tell u anything he knows, although you would feel a little bit hard at the beginning of the semester. Put efforts to this class and it will pay off in midterm, and the second part is Research Paper, in this part you should make up lot informations. Professor Frank will instruct you step by step...
Great teacher, if you listen and follow youll pass with an A
Russell Frank is really tough. In his class, you will learn a lot at the same time put a lot of efforts too. There is tons of homework and things you need to read. Honestly, No lazy people can survive in this class. You have to be tough and be prepare to all the homework. But still, he is helpful and his lecture is useful.
good professor, easy class
He is an amazing professor. I took his 33A and B, and I received both A. To be honest, his class is not that easy because you will learn a lot of valuable things. It is true that he gives lots of homework. However, it prepares you for Eng 1A or higher level. One thing I didn't like about his class was his late feedback.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.64 avg changeRatings by Course
33B
5.0
(4)ESL33AB
5.0
(2)LINGUISTICS
5.0
(1)ESL133
5.0
(2)ESL0742
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
ESL122
5.0
ESL420
5.0
LING10
4.0
LING0101
4.0
ENG10
4.0