Very nice prof. Attend class and basically goes through example questions that will be on the final. Some concepts are a bit challenging to understand in class, but when you go over them on your own they make sense. Great prof!

He is super willing to help out students and answer questions. He is also really passionate about linguistics, which makes it more interesting. His lectures basically consist of him going over examples which are very similar to questions on the tests, which is nice.

He is a really good prof. He tells students what is going to be on the exams and goes through numerous examples to help the students understand. I encourage taking this class as the exams are very similar to the midterms.

This professor was awesome! He actually likes what he teaches and is really good at explaining concepts. The material is easy and he makes it even easier, people complaining at it being hard probably didn't listen during class and are still in the high school mentality of "everything should be easy and I shouldn't have to work at all."

I thought he was a great professor. He is very animated in class and is very helpful when you ask questions. He was sometimes disorganized, but for the most part pretty good. I found his exams extremely easy if you did the practice ones(which are pretty much the exact same) and studied. Overall the worst part was the material, he was great.

Although I struggled with this class, I found him to be helpful in a one on one situation. He was willing to give you photocopies of your exams to study from for future tests.

Easy A. Good guy

Really boring course in my opinion, its very easy and a great engineering elective. he really tries to make it fun and enjoyable and at the same time he tells his student what would be a fair exam question and what wouldn't. the practice exams are identical to the midterms and finals too so this class is a definite easy A.

Dr. Mills is super enthusiastic about his subject. Although the material wasn't super interesting I never dreaded class. It was all pretty straightforward and he posts practice exams and all the notes are online.

Mills made LING 101 extremely easy. Textbook was unnecessary because he would only test on in class material that was very clear. His exams are easy and straight foreword, do the practice exams and you will do great. And he had an online forum that he would answer to in a timely manner. Many of my classmates had a similar experience.

I truely liked Tim Mills as a prof. He had the online videos posted which I liked cause you could rewatch them for the midterms and finals. He was very enthusiastic about the material and always answered back to emails fast. The only thing that was annoying was the ling experiment participation, as they had no experiments towards the end of the sem

Mills is a cool lecturer! He posts the lectures online and reviews them on Monday, so you really only need to go to one class a week (Wed or Thurs - where he goes over practice problems). The material is easy, the class is definitely a GPA booster if you put in a bit of effort. Beware - his practice exams differ slightly from the actual exams.

Lectures are viewed online ON YOUR OWN TIME. In class he reviews, plus group activity. If you watch the videos, going to class is almost worthless.

Extremely enthusiastic about his class. Encourages questions and participation but never forces you to contribute if you don't feel comfortable doing so. Lectures are online and you watch a head of time. In class time is used to further explain and give examples. In class time is very helpful to clarify any concepts you might not understand.

Really great prof at explaining the content. Can go on tangents that are pretty interesting in themselves. Exams were easy if you understand the content. Posted all notes, vocabulary, and even in class notes online.

Tim was great he is so passionate about what he teaches which makes it very easy to pay attention and be excited as well. He does tend to get side tracked by peoples questions that are not exactly relevant, which is annoying. Exams are very straight forward and fair, the course was an easy A.

He loves what he is teaching and is passionate about his work, which makes his lectures enjoyable, and comical. He will go on tangents too. He posts everything online, making anything you want to know very accessible. He is funny, and always wears great shirts. He goes into deep detail if you need it, and is one of my favourite teachers

I took the online version of Ling 101. There are 6 quizzes worth a total of 55% that you take on eclass every two weeks. The quizzes are very simple since you can use any resources you want while writing them. There is no midterm and only a final that is worth 45% which can be written anywhere with an invigilator . Overall very easy course.

He is helpful and respectful. This course is not hard, if you go to class then you will get a higher mark.

Regardless of your learning style, you can almost guarantee that Tim will have some sort of resource available that will work for you - videos, written summaries, and practice quizzes were all there. The concepts are fairly easy so if you put in the time to review what he's prepared, a good grade is pretty achievable.

Tim is very passionate about linguistics and it shows in his teaching. He can be a little awkward but it makes him funny. Since he posts lecture videos, attendance really is optional. There is no midterm (for LING101) so the only thing you really need to worry about throughout the semester are the quizzes which are relatively fair.

I took ling 101 as an arts elective, and it was a good class. If you show up, do the quizzes and put a little effort you are able to do well. 5 quizzes each worth 9%, no midterm and a final worth 45%. Professor Mills gives lots of material for the quizzes and final. He is an amazing prof, would recommend.

Tim is an amazing prof whose passion for linguistics shows in every lecture. This class is essentially like an online class. He uses class time to go over practice questions and answer questions. The lecture content is posted as videos on Eclass. Notes are provided ( really thorough). No midterm only a final (45%) & 6 online quizzes worth 9% each.

This class is an easy A IF you put in some effort and do practice questions. I made the mistake of not doing any. When it came to the quizzes I would do them without doing any practice questions and my marks showed it. For the final, I did all the practice questions and managed to get 98%. It was fair & resembled the practice finals he posts.

This was a blended lecture (watched videos before lectures and then discussed in class). This was good because I could watch the videos and if I understood it, I didn't go to lecture but if I needed extra help I would go. Marks were based on research participation (easy), 10 ish quizzes on eclass (therefore open book), and the final. Easy A.

This class was done as "half online" so he posts all of the lectures as videos and you have 5 or 6 online tests. I went to three classes total and did well. Tests are all open book other than the final and Tim is just an angel sooo ya would recommend

Really the most fantastic class to take if you need to lighten your courseload while still completing credits. All the lectures are videos on eClass so you can get the info whenever is convenient to you, and all the quizzes are open book & online so if you fall behind youre not out of luck. No midterms & final is a breeze if you practice!!

LING 101 with Mills was the easiest A I have ever received. Lecture material is all online, so going to class is completely optional (although some of the questions on the final were straight out of lecture activities). Exams are open book, and requirements little effort to get good marks. I got 97% on the final and only studied the night before.

easy A but needs more time for practice. He's one of the most considerate profs I've ever known. Best ARTS course so far!

I did not have him for this course, but my professor used all his prerecorded lectures and notes. Very helpful. Would take another class with him. Also I find him kinda sexy. Not super relevant, but helps when you're listening to him lecture.

Idk who the heck is on here dissing Tim... Had him for ling 101 and 205 and i still love him with all my heart. Also gotta love those online courses

His lecture style is a bit weird. You take lectures online and the in-class time is spent answering questions and having discussions. If that's not your thing, take this class only because a majority of your grade is open book quizzes, safe in the knowledge that if you miss class, the lecture is online and only 15 minutes long.

He is such a caring person and generally wants his students to do well. He had a flipped classroom. Sometimes the lectures were unproductive. With him, other students make or break the lectures. I had a know it all in mine so it was not as intriguing

Mills is an angel. His practice finals are literal replicates of his actual final, but with different words and sentences, so if you do them, you're set. No midterm, just online quizzes you can do with friends which are worth a big chunk. I found his notes bad since they were so wordy and long, but they have everything you need.

He's a very good prof, but I found his course to be very hard for me even though english is my first language.

Professor Mills was very helpful and welcoming. The class was very learning-on-your-own style with the Zoom meetings as a time to ask for help or questions. One thing I very much appreciated was the option to ask questions in Zoom meetings anonymously instead of speaking in front of the class. This was completely my favourite class this semester.

Tim's AMAZING!!! There's five tests (no exam) and a final term paper. He's an easy grader, had an optional weekly live seminar to ask questions. Very personable and caring and easy grader, my average was 93% which was an A. The only sad part is he only teachers 101, 102 and 205. If you can, take his class!!

He is so knowledgeable about phonetics/current research and I've learned a lot! Some course content is tricky and sometimes he doesn't lecture for the whole class so you have to learn some content yourself. No final exam so the course is easy to do well in! Highly recommend cause he's great. Sometimes goes on rants but not a big issue for learning

Overall fantastic prof! Very knowledgeable and provides lots of options for learning the content (lectures, videos, notes, etc.). No final exam, which was nice, but quiz questions can be a little tricky and require a good understanding of the material. We got to do multiple unique assignments that required further exploration of the topics.

He's a super knowledgeable professor, very funny, and always up to change a grade if you have a good reason. He also loves questions and is super approachable, and available outside of class if needed. He is all in all super understanding and friendly.

If ur a very independent no BS learner take this class, you'll get an A if you follow his videos If u need support and depend on strong lectures, don't take this class. Lectures are a total waste of time he's just rambling. With that being said his online videos are great but I don't remember signing up for an online class. Easy online quizzes tho!

Tim is very passionate but does not allocate much of his class time to the important material. You have to learn a bunch yourself. Quizzes are openbook and fairly doable, although the first one was pretty difficult. There are 3 lab assignments instead of midterms/final. You get options of which labs you do and the last option was the most fun!

Amazing guy. I understand why other people have said that he rambles, but I personally learned well from him and his rambling helped me understand the content. He's such a sweet man and is very approachable and funny. He also teaches this class online, so he has the entire class's worth of content in eclass. He's my favourite professor for sure.

i really enjoyed his class, and not because im just good at linguistics (im not). online/openbook quizzes for all 5 units, worth a combined total of 60%, easy if you read the modules and watch his videos, posts lots of practice too if you need. 6% for research participation (can do a 3-4 of online surveys). kind of an odd guy but so entertaining.