Kate Sirluck - University of British Columbia

Professor: Kate Sirluck
Department: English
College: University of British Columbia
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I trusted all those good reviews but I felt the exact opposite...
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Katherine Sirluck is amazing. She sincerely cares for the wellbeing and improvement of every students' work, strives for the best way to be helpful to her students, and writes the best constructive feedback that students can actually improve from. She is by far the most insightful professor I have ever taken a class in. I learned so much from her.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr Sirluck is so engaging and inspiring! She chooses great literary works to study, shares with us her reading of the work, and encourages everyone to share their own interpretation, accepting all of them despite how vastly different they may be. She's very critical but leaves lots of good feedback, and prompts us to think further in discussions.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL349
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Sirluck is incredible, not least because she's able to make 17th century lit a fascinating subject; her lectures are downright masterworks of eloquence, though if you don't pay attention you will lose the plot; the class average was quite high, so she is not too tough a marker, or rather she is generous and open-minded, unlike many profs out there
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENG220
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Honestly, one of the best professors I've had to date. I've never been overly interested in classical literature before, but she took texts that bored me to death when I'd been forced to study them before and lit them on fire. She's great.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENG220
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
These reviews are the reason I enrolled in English 220, I was looking for something along those lines for an elective and couldn't miss the chance. Let me tell you, it's all true. Dr. Sirluck is simply the best. The course changed the way I relate to the world by encouraging me to think about it through the eyes of literature and history. Take it!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENG220
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really, really good lecturer. I've never really been into classical literature before, but I thoroughly enjoyed going to her classes.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG365
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Top five if not the top of all English profs throughout my years at UBC. Highly recommend. Above all, shes fair, quick with good advice, funny and brilliant!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG220
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Super fun to listen to. Makes the texts come alive with her theatrical, dramatic readings and always engages students. She does make a ton of references that you will not get if you don't do the readings, but will undoubtedly accept any views that you have as long as you back them up. Very encouraging of independent thought, and quite funny.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL348
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Sirluck renewed my passion for my degree. Her intelligence and knowledge about Shakespeare was truly inspirational. I learned so much in every lecture and she was genuinely respectful of students, wanted to help you learn and succeed, and was born to be a teacher. Her sense of humour made every class enjoyable. The best prof I've ever had.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL220
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Sirluck is without a doubt one of the best profs i've ever had. Coming into the class, I was worried it would be boring (literature up to the 18th century) but Sirluck made each reading and lecture super interesting! She allowed student discussion to bring up points she might not agree with, but still treated the opinions as valuable.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENG220
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Sirluck is the best professor of all time... aside from maybe one or two others. Definitely the most charismatic and enthusiastic.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL220
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Sirluck is an amazing lecturer! I felt like I left every class having learned a lot (which can be pretty rare with a lot of English profs). Classes are always interesting and engaging and you can tell she's really passionate about the material. Very fair marker. Definitely take her class if you get the chance.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Her lectures are quite informative, but I really don't understand what all the hype is about. There are many English profs at UBC who are as equally, if not more, insightful and interesting. I personally found her to be quite intimidating and condescending during office hours as well.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL220
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Sirluck was fantastic-- interesting lectures with lots of discussion, really made an effort to make everything interesting. She is a very fair marker and gives great feedback. If you put in the extra work, it does not go unnoticed! She's absolutely fabulous.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL220
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Lectures flow organically and are highly interesting and engaging. She is brilliant, witty, and has an amazing grip on the content, but is not intimidating. Rather she is inspiring and fosters a wonderful creative environment. Easy marker too, which is so rare for a prof this good! Being in her class is a privilege, I can't wait to take more.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG348
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof Sirluck is absolutely in LOVE with Shakespeare, and her passion is contagious! Really encourages participation, had mini-performance groups and marks fairly based on the clarity and strength of your argument, rather than whether she agrees with it or not. She's the kind of teacher you dream of having!!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL348
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's a fair marker and I loved her classes. She made Shakespeare fun and lectures were very detailed. You'll learn a lot
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL348
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She reminds me of Kate Bush—she is the Kate Bush of the English Department. Lovely. Wonderful. Somewhat eerie.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL348A
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Was wary after the first few classes as she seemed very opinionated, but quickly changed my mind! Extremely passionate about Shakespeare but is willing to accept any view or opinion as long as you have a solid argument for it. Despite critical feedback on assignments, she marks fairly well depending on the strength of your argument. Great prof!
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