Ritumban, Raymon D. teaches at Ateneo de Manila University. Across 48 comments from students, they hold a rating of 2.3 out of 5. Of those comments, 11 read positive, 7 read mixed, 7 read neutral and 23 read negative. They are listed for 5 sections this term.
Ritumban, Raymon D.
Ateneo de Manila University · 48 comments
What students said
positive 11
neutral 7
mixed 7
negative 23
Ritumban, Raymon D.2.3
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Instructor · Associate Editor, Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia · Communications and Events Head, Kritika Kultura
Literary and cultural studies (Philippine literature in English, Nick Joaquin, modern Korean fiction, trauma and memory studies)
Education
MA Literary and Cultural Studies, Ateneo de Manila University
Career
Instructor, Ateneo de Manila University · Department of English · current
Associate Editor, Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia · Ateneo de Manila University · current
Communications and Events Head, Kritika Kultura · Department of English, Ateneo de Manila University · current
not the worst but hope your interpretation matches his
mixed
LeniencyNo
He's not the worst prof ever but at the same time, his class won't be an easy one as well. You genuinely just have to get past his reactions whenever you give your opinions on the piece of literature and HOPE AND PRAY that your interpretation of the literature is the same as his.
His class is mostly structured around close reading assignments on a handpicked piece of literature which is worth 15 points each where you have to give a response of around 150-300 words based on the prompts he gives. Whatever you do, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE follow the paper format for this because he WILL dock points off if something as little as the words "works cited" is not centered. At the same time, you really have to be direct when answering the prompts and make sure you answer all of it in order to get perfect as much as possible. He values "textual evidence" a lot so READ, READ, and READ over and over again to understand the text you're reading. You'll be doing around 7-8 of these reports so DO NOT cram them because it will not be easy catching up. On that note, the final essay will also pretty much be similar to what I just said but with a much longer word count so be prepared for that too. ALWAYS try to consult with him because it can help in getting a perfect score should he like what you have written.
On his personality, he can be a bit moody at times during class so just be ready to deal with that in case he is in a bad mood. I highly encourage participating in class (even if he'll be giving you side-eyes) so that he'll remember you. Lastly, he also is strict with attendance so be early and try not to be late as much as possible.
Verdict: B/B+ with effort. I got a B+ in his class even though I got a lot of 11/15 or 12/15's in his class (that tends to be the average grade most people get) so if you get closer to 15, getting an A won't be impossible as well. Just do well for the close reading assignments, the midterms, and the final essay and you'll hopefully get a good grade. wishing you the best of luck OP!!more
Swift Lynx
Quizzes are exact definitions from the readings
positive
Hi! i was in his class before last sem and one of the trickiest requirements were really the quizzes. I suggest when reading the readings take down notes of ANYTHING with a definition. He is very specific about them and if you put something otherwise or even has same meaning he will refer to what the reading exactly says. So be sure to know which definitions are for which and don’t mix them up! His quizzes are the typical identification high school way but he doesnt consider other answers so stick to what the reading EXACTLY says (i mean it hahaha).
Also avoid forgetting about your blue book when you know you will have a quiz on that day! Stick to that only one until your last quiz for the course. I had a friend who had to buy 4 blue books because he forgot it was a quiz day hahaha sobrang hassle.
When it comes to group work and writing essays, best to always consult with him to know you’re on the right track. Know what he wants out of your paper from the start and stick to that as much as possible. If you feel unsure, consult again amap. + Much easier too if you have found good groupmates.
Also during classes he will ask the class what the reading is about / opinions about the reading so participate evenly to make him remember you which can boost you at least in participation.
He is definitely B+ able so as long as you typically get 5 mistakes/points off ur scores in quizzes and other works. A - would be a challenge considering his standards but definitely possible if you get to perfect most of the quizzes and allow some space if ever you dont get the perfect score written/group works.
P.S. DONT ARGUE WITH HIM. He has the correct answer and there is no turning back from there hahahamore
Happy Dove
Not worth it, nitpicky quizzes and unreachable standards
CourseENLIT 12
Retake?No
LeniencyNo
WorkloadHeavy
tldr not worth it
took him for enlit 12
to be fair he has insanely good attention to detail when it comes to the readings. but he expects the same, even more from students -- quizzes every day within the first 10 minutes of class about literally the most nitpicky parts of the readings you wouldn't even care about or notice. close reading analyses due almost every session. every paper is out of 7 lang and he takes a point out of it for every interpretation that's not the exact same as his. his workload was so heavy, tied with his unreachable standards -- so it was a frustrating experience because he expected us to read his mind and know EXACTLY what he wanted. and if you recited anything else in class he would give you a disgusted face in front of everyone.
okay sana yung workload and difficulty if he was nice to us and understanding -- if he showed us patience and guided us to where he wanted us to be, instead we were met with an attitude.
he has a policy wherein if you are late twice to his class he will tell you to withdraw. idk if this is just for his 8AM class or if it also applies to his other classes but i found it very inconsiderate considering we took him during the peak of ateneo traffic. having two lates = drop his subject was wilddd 🤯 so don't even dream of efficiently using your cuts kasi late pa lang ipapawithdraw ka na
his general attitude in the classroom was super masungit and so inconducive to learning. maybe it depends though kasi some reviews say he's nice naman but for me and a good majority of my classmates this was not the case
smart and clearly loves literature but imo anon you're better off with other enlit profsmore
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Brave Crane
Closed-minded, doesn't listen to other views
negative
agreed! he thinks of himself as super socially aware and thought provoking and free thinker, when he just repeats basic talking points and is the most closed minded person ever. he does not listen to other perspectives at ALL and gets mad if you even try to justify your position thats even just slightly different from his (very surface level) perspectivemore
Earnest Osprey
He will make fun of you mid-presentation
negative
also, he does not have high standards, cos the content and things he creates are really bad. he just wants everything to be in his exact POV, if he even slightly disagrees either way your topic or execution, he will make fun of you and get other people to whisper about you mid presentation. and no matter how hard you try to defend yourself, even when u prove him wrong, mantataray lang siya.more
Lucky Otter
honestly what did u learn in his class 😭 he never explained the narrative
negative
honestly what did u learn in his class 😭 he never explained the narrative concepts, his analyses of the texts were surface level, and his feedback on outputs was often nitpicks and not actually constructive 😭 if anything, all i learned was how to pander to a bitchy profmore
Keen Crane
Run away, not worth the tuition
negative
Retake?No
Yep, I took him for ENE and holy shit I had to book back-to-back therapy sessions just to cope with his attitude. Imagine this, we made our presentation about a specific thinker/framework from the reading (and hid lectures) and he got MAD because he "didn't even teach that" despite them being mentioned in a lot of the resources he gave. Second worst professor in the department next only to S*. Speaking even as a SOH student, a lot of what he teaches are just plain bastardizations of important cultural theories such as in cultural marxism and deconstruction/poststructuralist thought. Not worth the tuition at all, run away.more
Lucky Otter
Not that bad once you follow the syllabus
positive
& everything u need to know for your close readings (criteria, paper format, etc,) r in the syllabus! i started getting scores ranging from 13-15/15 once I actually started paying attention to the links in the syllabus 😇
he’s really not thatttt bad, his classes were even fun at times. goodluck!!more
Happy Finch
mixed
Lowkey terror prof. Read everything!! Hes super specific with what the answers on quizzes are so pay attention (ex. if ur using a synonym not the exact word he said, it’s minus na). Make sure u have good groupmates!!! He’ll let u choose naman. He also gave half a sem to write our paper so it was free cut the entire second half of the sem. (Except for mandatory consultations which are super useful naman). U can get a B+ if u work for it!!! Definitely not an easy B.more
Witty Tiger
Hi! He didn’t mind at all when we spoke Filipino in class, and he also spoke
neutral
Hi! He didn’t mind at all when we spoke Filipino in class, and he also spoke quite a bit of it during lectures. As long as your interpretations make sense, you’ll be fine. He was also a Fili prof before kasi.more
Noble Yak
dont be late HAHAHA
Anonymous
So sungit, did not enjoy his class
negative
Retake?No
so sungit… did not enjoy his class I had him 2 yrs ago in intersession so might be diff now. I dont remember much na basta the answers to the quizzes had to be the exact word lol That said my friend had him too and she loved him. iirc they bonded over kdramamore
Anonymous
Not for the faint of heart, but I learned a lot
mixed
WorkloadHeavy
not for the faint of heart but I learned a lot in his class!
his requirements are tests every lecture session (identification), mini tasks (each are different but are related to the topic), literary analysis, a creative output, and a synthesis paper.
before the production of your major tasks, consult consult consult. consulting with him gives you a big advantage since he sometimes gives you the actual direction he wants you to take for the projects.
the syllabus will be your best friend, the rubrics in there are really detailed, and gives you a rough idea on what he'll look for.
the major tasks are group heavy ++ when presentation day comes, HE WILL FIND SOMETHING TO CRITIQUE (all in the name of discourse ig 😔)
he's clearly passionate about narratives, but he is as bad as the others say. all I'm gonna say is to be open to his criticisms 😭more
Rapid Wolf
run 🥲
negative
run 🥲
Golden Ibis
Maldita, nitpicky with output, late feedback
negative
Maldita, had him onsite for the same course. Very nitpicky rin with the output. Gives feedback late din grr
Happy Crane
RUN.
negative
RUN.
Anonymous
Hard class
Hard class
Mellow Tiger
HAHAHAHAHHA run
negative
HAHAHAHAHHA run
Swift Gecko
run!!!! dont get him
negative
run!!!! dont get him
Golden Gecko
RUN, save your mental health and grade
negative
Retake?No
RUN OMG SAVE UR MENTAL HEALTH AND GRADE AND RUN
Anonymous
hi op!
definitely find good groupmates since the class is divided in two: him teaching, then group project. other than that, make sure that you read/watch whatever material extensively since he asks about very specific things during tests!more
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Rapid Yak
also if he offers opportunities for incentives, grab them agad. In our case he added them to our quiz scores
Gentle Yak
hi! how many people in a group normally?
Anonymous
how does he do his quizzes?
Vivid Badger
hi! how many people in a group normally?
Anonymous
hi! how many people in a group normally?
Swift Falcon
hi! how many people in a group normally?
Keen Robin
Low quizzes can still pull up to an A
LeniencyYes
If sablay ka sa quizzes, you can bawi in the group and paper requirements. Make sure to always double check the rubrics and as what anon 843 said, set consultations to know whether you’re on the right track.
I thought I was gonna get a B-B+ because my quiz scores were so low pero my scores in the group works and final paper were able to pull it up to an A!more
Earnest Llama
Passionate but snobby; memorization-heavy quizzes
mixed
Hi! Sir is very passionate, but that also comes with him being pretentious.
His quizzes require a bunch of memorization, so make sure to hammer the terms of each reading/video down to a point.
Get good groupmates too... Otherwise it's an okay class.
-Hard B+.
-Memorization heavy quizzes
-Gives the grade you deserve for your effort (a bit harsh)
-Will be snobby sometimes
P.S. Don't ask for online classes, or trying to argue with him because once he's set on a thought, he won't go back...more
