Cynthia Klekar

School: Western Michigan University
Department: English
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
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Cynthia overall is a nice person, but if you take any of her classes you can expect to have a tough time. Your entire grade in the class is based off tests and quizzes all depending on her opinion of the book. No creativity allowed. If you have your own original thought and write it down on an exam YOU WILL FAIL. Exams are impossibly long.
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Learn what she wants from your papers and exams and do only that. She's very stuck in her ways of seeing and interpreting the poems discussed in class and doesn't allow you to take your own creative opinion about it, even if you can back it up with evidence. Tough grader and harsh in-class rules. Wouldn't take again.
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Klekar was awesome! ENGL 4440 was equal in class discussion and lecture. She was great at adding to the class discussions without completely interrupting. All homework is reading except for 3-4 short journals and a long paper at the end. She was genuinely nice and incredibly knowledgeable. One of the best ENGL profs I've ever had, hands down.
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She's not easy, but it's possible to put in an A if you put in the work and especially if you meet with her in office hours if you have any difficulty or a poor grade you'd like to work through. She will work with you and the class (she let us redo our first papers). Show up and participate and you'll be on her good side.
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Dr. Klekar obviously knows what she is talking about. It's apparent she loves brit lit more than breathing. She's extremely tough for grading though and will show you no mercy. She seems a bit snooty and will make it tough for the casual reader to succeed. I would definitely recommend taking brit lit with someone else. I struggled HARD to get a C.
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Dr. Klekar expects you to read and analyze texts thoughtfully. If you aren't interested in doing that you won't do well. Don't take this class if you're looking for an easy A. Dr. Klekar is very willing to work with students but approaches instruction with a high degree of professionalism. You should too.
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Decent gal, but not the greatest in terms of instruction. She lectured over half the time. She seems sort of open to new ways of instruction but she's not good at encouraging class discussions, which is so very important in a class like this. If you enjoy conversing with other students to discover new meanings it won't happen much, so be warned.
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This teacher was probably one of the most difficult teachers I have ever had. She wasn't very prepared with grades, especially if you meet with her outside of class. She wasn't timely with returning papers and her comments and expectations exceeded that of the level of the course to begin with and were condescending and pompous at times.
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She is very fair. She knows what she's talking about and is passionate about it. If you read the material you will like this class. Very funny and down to earth in a clumsy/awkward and endearing sort of way. She is an intelligent woman, and you will get a lot out of her lectures. Testing methods and paper grading were both a bit intense.
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Professor Klekar is so smart and insightful. She is also really nice and open to everyone's ideas. She encourages everyone to discuss the literature we are studying and is never insulting even when people are crazy in their interpretations. She is super helpful and will meet with you any time. She is very respectful and communicates well in email.

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