One of the best teachers I've had at uni. Fun, enthusiastic, concise, and encouraging. Did not bull-sh*t us, which is rare for a prof. Wish we had more teachers like her but she is one of a kind. She is smart and a good instructor. Great experience even though I didn't want to take this course. Sold my textbooks and got my $$ back, hehe.

She is very funny, makes the class not so boring, very random. Will tell you things that she's done or eaten recently. Very young, seems like one of us, but is the prof. pretty hot too!

She is very approachable, funny, and very random at times. I honestly hated english before taking her class, but she made me love it. This was my favourite class. She's just like one of us and can very much relate to us. Very fun class!

She's very pretty, funny and friendly. Hard marker, though. She sometimes talks about random/unrelated stuff. She was an okay prof.

she is somewhat a hard marker, but if you just follow everything she says to put in your paper, then you'll do just fine. i never got an A in high school english..but i got an A in her class=)

great prof and easy on the eyes

She's a good teacher!

Dr. Lee really inspired my love for literature. She's always there for her students, and she's definitely a lenient marker. Lectures are sometimes boring, but she's really nice and open to any ideas. Her notes are somewhat useless though. Just understand the main themes.

really fair marker with helpful lectures and available for help

Really nice prof

Tara is extremely nice. She encourages creativity in her class. Extremely open to different perspectives. The only thing I had difficulty in this class was the abstract thought that really went beyond everyone's heads when talking about de(re)colonization of blah blah blah. Other than that, she's a person who you would want to take a course with!

She's a wonderful professor - very interesting, very knowledgeable and extremely nice. I only wish there wasn't mandatory attendance, but otherwise, she's a great prof - I really recommend her!

She's a very nice woman, class is mandatory to attend (takes attendance) and sometimes the content is irrelevant. Don't really have to read the textbook unless there is a quiz (there are only 2 quizzes) She is available for help and is a fair marker! Also has a sense of humour and seems to be quite fashionable. Great prof!

Extrememly nice, a fair marker, always there to help you, respect towards her students. I just LOVE her =)Take english112 with her!

absolutely fantastic teacher. i very rarely did any of the readings (and it was obvious) and she was really easy going about it. do well on your essays and show up for class on a somewhat regular basis and you'll be fine. she's really nice, helpful, and really funny. the only problem i'd say is that she reads outloud REALLY fast. but otherwise GREA

Whatever you do, take a class with her. This was the most hipster class ever and I enjoyed it. Totally open to creative projects. Pretty easy marker once you know what she likes (deconstructing deconstruction, etc.).

She reads aloud VERY dramatically and her whiteboard writing is illegible. You get easy marks on assignments if you get straight to the point and don't have structural / grammar mistakes.

Great Professor, easy marker, very good with emails, which allowed you to email her outlines and drafts for the essays as you wrote them; thus with her feedback, even easier to get a good mark.

AMAZING! so creative and willing to make it exciting to come to class. Let's you use the option for a creative assignment for final paper and use of texts for exams. She is the best prof in the English department as she understands her students.

shes super nice, and very very clear about what ur expected to know. As long as u follow her instruction u'll get a good grade

Couldn't have had a better prof for summer! She makes lectures interesting, explains concepts in the book/articles well, doesn't give too much work, and allows you to choose your own topic for the research paper!

She's one of the nicest profs in UBC.

I love her! She's really nice, and extremely approachable. Unlike some other professors, she's happy to answer any questions/concerns students have. I usually hate English, but she actually made the course interesting and I actually liked going to class. So happy I got her as my prof!

Topics and articles are very interesting. As long as you follow her criteria you'll do fine. Just prepare your in class essays well ahead of the due date unless you feel like pulling an all nighter.

Organized prof. Tries to make class interesting. However dedicating a mandatory first year general English course to such a narrow topic as "Canadian Asian Literature" made the course boring to those who didn't have any common backgrounds or special interest in such topics. Broaden the topics please.

Her lectures were interesting and her marking was fair. What I found most helpful were her comments on my essays; I went to see her at least twice before each due date and she helped me narrow down topics and edit. Awesome. I wish I had gone to see her before the final though, which I didn't due to lack of time.

She makes my day! Her classes are always very fun&entertaining! The enthusiastic atmosphere helps me learn better! Her notes are very clear thus when i do my assignments i have a formula to follow Her dresses are very pretty&colorful in which inspires me to write! Her class is small so that she has enough time to give us feedback on our work!

She's okay. I found Tara to be a little condescending at times, as she kind of expected us to have background knowledge of a lot of broad concepts; I think she forgot that she was teaching a first term, first year mandatory English course. She attempted to make the class interesting but it fell a little flat. She's also a pretty hard marker.

Has interesting articles to make the dreaded ENGL 112 somewhat bearable. Hated the course, but she is great! Sets out clear guidelines and willing to give extra help if you ask.

She marks fairly and is really helpful if you find her at office hours. I am only taking english to satisfy one of my arts requirement, yet still enjoyed the course at the same time. Recommended!

Tara gave the best lectures despite them being early morning. She arrives with enthusiasm and teaches with an interactive approach. Tara regularly gives feedback on your writing and offers tips on improvements. My grade went from a B+ in the beginning to an A- at the end. The topics you write are not ancient, often on the modern media.

Tara is amazing! I can't believe how helpful she was, not only in her office hours, but in class as well. She took the time to walk around and ensure everyone in the class was on the right track for essay assignments. Very fair marker. Would highly recommend!

Small class with some discussions made English 100 a really enjoyable class. If you're a shy person, you're not forced to talk. She gives very good feedback and really helps you develop writing tips and essay structure. The literature we read was very moving on the theme of marginal and deconstructive identities, which was taught brilliantly.

Tara is really helpful in office hours. In spite of the dry material which is ENGL 112's nature (a mandatory course...), she tries her best to make the class fun. She's very nice and very kind!

Great prof! She's incredibly helpful, let's you send her your ideas for papers and she'll edit them and tell you how to improve. She's very clear on what she wants you to do, and is awkwardly funny and engaging in class. Not the easiest marker but she gives you every resource to do well.

Extremely clear expectations, intriguing choice of articles for the dry material (usually about media and pop culture), relatable and meaningful discussions, awkward humour, one-to-one help/feedback every time there is in class writing practice. Not even a keener in English but this was the most enjoyable class this semester

I can see why a lot of students love Tara, she's funny and she really does go above and beyond to help her students. I guess I just struggled with the amount of essays we had to do, and her final exam was quite difficult. She's a very tough grader, and despite her help and clear guidelines, me and many of the students found ourselves struggling.

Great, easy prof. Doesn't expect more than what is required.

Tara was the best English professor/teacher I've ever had. Her reading materials were very well thought out and relevant. Class lectures never strayed off topic and she gave many opportunities for students to discuss their opinions. Lots of note taking. Hard, but very fair marker and she gave very good feedback for you to improve your writing.

FABULOUS professor. Tara is great and she definitely helped me with my writing skills that I know I will continue to use. She makes her course interesting and very enjoyable to attend, so go to her class. She's easy to talk to and is more than happy to help you with your writing. I recommend taking her classes! Definitely worth it.

She was a fair grader, and she gave sufficient feedback as long as you showed up to class.

She is easily one of the fairest markers for English, although it is very, very difficult to get above 90 (although doable). Easy to talk to and friendly, and will give extra office hours if you email. Write up a rough draft and go to her office hours and she'll tell you what she wants. Participate in class often and make sure she knows your face.

Genuinely caring and easy to talk to. I got overwhelmed first term and couldn't deal with my term paper, but Tara was really understanding and patient, so I managed to pull through somehow. She does what she can with limited class time for feedback - go to office hours! Wish she would upload lecture notes, but she doesn't use Connect (email only).

Prof Tara was super accessible outside of class (via email, office hours, what have you). Super clear in what she expected. Made a very plain english class super interesting. For the essays, she helps you proofread them if you send it to her before the deadline - which helps boost up the grade. Overall, highly recommended.

Tara is very friendly and helpful. A hint for the in-class essays: email her a rough draft before the in-class and she'll give you feedback, which you can keep in mind when writing the essay in class. For the term paper you can show her your works in progress and get feedback on it. She's very very helpful. Also, she is adorable and funny.

Tara was an amazing professor and an easy marker who was dedicated to student success. Throughout the course, she would look over our samples and gave helpful tips on how to improve our writing. She would even look at rough drafts of hand-in essays and would edit it before the deadline. I highly recommend anyone to take her class.

She's great

Tara is so amazing and sweet. She takes time to read through students' rough drafts and provide valuable feedback, even when she herself is strained on time. This semester, she had an increased workload, but she still looked over my essay the day before it was due and emailed me back. She's so funny and relatable, 12/10 recommend!

Pretty good Eng prof, but had family matters this semester and wasn't able to provide much feedback but that wasn't her fault at all. Expect 2 smaller in-class writing assignments and 1 big term paper (I quite enjoyed writing it once I got a topic figured out!). Willing to discuss matters if you go to her office hours.

Tara is really sweet and friendly. She really cares about her students. She helped me with my papers outside of classes, understanding that I am not a native English speaker.

Tara is very nice approachable and a fair marker. I enjoyed taking the class with her and am taking another one with her next year. She chooses readings that are relevant and interesting and always discusses them in class. overall great prof!

Best English prof I've had in a long while. Easier grader than most. Lighter workload, but beware the final exam. Class actually helps cover relevamt writing concepts.

Attendance is not really mandatory but you do need to go to a certain number of classes to pass. To do well you need to consistently ask Tara for feedback. Overall he is a wonderful teacher and you can tell she cares.

Tara's lecture is interesting or at least she is trying to make it interesting. She tries to combine the literature stuff with the things in real life, sometimes we do some interesting activities in class, like watching makeup videoes on Youtube and acting the drama scenes. Good professor! I will definitely recommend her if you will take ENG110

She's really nice and understanding. Don't be afraid to ask her questions, she helps a lot.

Prof Tara is a lovely human, such a sweet person! She really cares about her students and has a ton of availability for online office hours per request whenever you need them (super helpful, especially during Covid). The marking scale is hard but reasonable, on-par with university-style writing.

The best professor ever! Always accessible via Email; give us time when we feel overloaded; flexible; always there to support

This class was such a pleasure. Throughout the term, I felt incredibly supported and held to a high standard of achievement, and was constantly engaged and enlightened by course content. I felt welcome to bring up questions/concerns, and always felt encouraged by professor and classmates alike. If I could take it again, I would. Great reading list.

A reliable and helpful prof. Willing to give as much feedback as you want. I met up with her through the planning stage, writing stage of my essay. Said to read 3 of the 5 books in details as we needed to write essays on them, the rest you can skim as she took a quote from the last 2 books and had us answer them in short answer format.

An amazing person but a hard marker

Great and funny person, but tough grader. It's easy to pass her class, but hard to get an amazing grade.

Dr. Lee is somewhat of a tough grader, but she is so genuine and intelligent. She is very accessible outside of class and will go above and beyond to help her students. She cares about her students. I think the more effort you show her, and if your writing genuinely improves, you can get great marks in her class. I appreciate her hard work.

I love Tara Lee! The section I was in revolved around representation in media and it was phenomenal! She's a great prof and really cares about you and your improvement. Although she is a tough grader, her comments will overall help you improve skills greatly in all aspects. The final project requires public speaking but has a lot of flexibility too

She's the NICEST and most caring prof ever! Love her!!! Highlyyy recommend. Not as hard of a grader as everyone is saying imo.

I think it's funny that other raters have said Tara is a hard marker because all you have to do in her class is care a little more than every other eng kid who doesn't like writing and you're good to go. She was very kind and humorous. She did make attendance mandatory during covid tho which I though was unfair. Didn't enforce masks well either.

the best prof!! extremely likable and really cares about her students.

Great prof! Super sweet and engaging! She isn't as hard of a marker as these reviews say imo. I really recommend consistently asking her for feedback on your work, and you should be good to go!

I took this course with Tara summer of 2021, she turned out to be one of my favourite profs. Even though I did not expect to like this course, I found her lectures to be very engaging and thought-provoking. She is also very generous with giving feedbacks and I ended up really enjoying the course.

Tara is an awesome prof. She gives really great feedback and is super helpful when answering questions. Honestly did not find that she was that tough a grader as the criteria was pretty specific. I'm sure WRDS can be a dull experience, but Tara really helped to make it enjoyable.

She is the best English prof at UBC. I learned much from her about close reading, textual analysis, and critical lenses to view lits. She takes care of her students and is willing to help if u struggle. She is a god figure, giving extremely engaging, helpful and knowledgeable lectures and good feedback in depth. She is super approachable.

Very considerate professor!

Tara was always available and had lots of office hours to help! She's also willing to look over stuff if you send it to her via email, which definitely came in handy. I can honestly say that I'm a much better writer after taking this class - she really helped me think about my structuring and phrasing.

Tara was a wonderful person, she is easily accessible and gives lots of feedback when asked. She tends to be tough on marking and isn't flexible for grade change adjustments (I only needed less than 1%).

Really nice, obviously cares about the students. Not that many assignments so each one is pretty high weight but I think thats pretty standard for these courses. Would recommend for communication requirement

Tara was always very engaging and gave fantastic feedback on all work. All students are able to do well and improve by following her clear criteria and applying her corrections. Super caring motivated me to come to a class I didn't think I would enjoy, as she made a potentially bland class fun and exciting.

Tara Lee is undoubtedly one of the best English profs. Go to her office hours! She is flexible with deadlines. Overall, her course is not very content heavy however attending all of her classes is a must because the slides are very informative and can help you when you write the research paper at the end of the course.

An amazing teacher really flexible with deadlines. Bit of a tough marker and is very blunt with advice, but as long as you attend her office hours before you submit something, getting a good grade is very achievable. Overall super chill prof

Tara was an amazing prof who always tried to make class more interesting by cracking jokes. She honestly wasn't as tough as a marker as I expected and was extremely helpful through her feedback and flexibility with deadlines. Highly recommend WRDS 150 with Tara for communication requirement!

impossible to ask for a better prof for wrds150. She is kind, clearly passionate/devoted to her work, gave great & fast feedback for assignments. She facilitated interesting/eye-opening discussions throughout the course. Only advice for students I could give is make sure to participate in class and not just be idle !

She lets you write your own criteria for your participation grade, amazing prof, listens and cares about her students, fair assignments.

Tara was a great lecturer who taught the content from an interesting and focused lens. She provided clear and instructive feedback on drafts and assignments. She even occasionally brought food for the class! Her class management could improve tho, as the same students tended to dominate class discussion with irrelevant personal stories.

Tara is honestly one of the best profs I've had. She is so caring and truly wants you to do well. She is very accessible outside of class time and is always willing to help you improve your writing if you are willing to put in the work. I have so many great things to say about her as a professor and a person. She is also very funny.

Loved tara. She is super engaging and kind. we did not have many assignments, an in-class essay, a term paper, and a project.

Dr. Tara is very accessible outside of class even on weekends, and has very clear grading criteria with lots of sample papers provided. There was one in-class writing piece, a presentation and a research paper. Participation is worth 10% and you have to justify your participation grade at the end of course.

Fun prof and a very fair marker. Overall, one of the better WRDS profs.

Tara is probably one of the most caring and welcoming prof at UBC. She really cares about helping students improve as a writer through lots of outside of class support. Her evaluations are very fair, marking only structure and not content. Attend her office hours to talk about your work and you most likely will find success and actually learn.

I wasn't sure what to expect originally from a mandatory WRDS course and struggled with the initial assignments but the professor always offered helpful feedback which allowed me to improve... This became one of the highest-scoring courses for me as a first year. get ready to put in the work for a nice mark.

She's a great prof! I really enjoyed taking ENGL 242 with her. Gives great feedback on essays.

Tara is such a nice person, and I always looked forward to going to her lectures. She curated a number of books for the class, and they all related to one another, so it was nice to build off concepts. She had a take-home final and graded relatively fairly. All in all a good prof :)

She was very knowledgeable and qualified on the topics in the class, and really engaging. However, she graded quite strictly. She had clear expectations and provided sample papers, but I found that for the most part, it was just too tough to receive a high grade.

Tara makes 9am class very enjoyable with her enthusiasm and charisma. She makes it very very clear what she expects so be sure to use her feedback and go to her useful office hours. She is a very tough grader unless you do incorporate feedback.

Great professor who is always out there giving great feedback. Was difficult to get past the 87% mark tho (bare-minimum A grade) – she only uses a proficiency scale (Excellent, proficient, etc). You might get excellent but translate to 85% percentage grade. Workload was completely doable, and learnt a lot of good writing habits such as transitions.

Professor Lee was always accessible after class, and her support helped when it came to assignments. If you want to excel, ask for feedback because she provides thoughtful guidance and wants her students to succeed. I found her classes helpful and interesting, and she is also hilarious. Would love to take her class again!

I love her so much, easily the highlight of my term. Not too much work (two papers, a final, and a creative project), very engaging lectures.

She is an amazing professor to have! She is very clear with what she expects from students and provides valuable insight into the course material. As long as you follow the given criteria, it is simple to achieve a good grade for this course. Only a few assignments, but lots of time is given to complete them. Make sure you participate!

Take the course with Tara if you want to be able to get an 80 with minimal effort. It's pretty hard to break past that plateau, so I wouldn't recommend if you want that 90+ GPA booster.