Jennifer Wang
ENGL
This class was unnecessarily hard in terms of grading. Even during in-class discussions, its clear that she seems to be one of those professors who are looking for a specific answer and will shut you down if you don't give it. I liked the people in my class, though, they made it worthwhile and fun.
I took Asian American Pop, thinking I would learn about more recent pop cultural trends and whatnot. But the course focused a lot more on Asian American history than anticipated. The class content itself was really interesting, but Wang teaches everything through lectures, where she will ask questions that you must answer with very specific, narrow, and “correct” answers.
Although the course material was super interesting, I found Wang's teaching style to be disengaging. There was no room for discussion or different perspectives on reading, which created a tense atmosphere in class. Pop quizzes and in class essays were graded harshly, often without feedback even after asking her directly, so there was no way to improve on assignments. Professor Wang also has high expectations for students' ability to critically analyze readings with ambiguous meanings.
Although the course material was super interesting, I found Wang's teaching style to be disengaging. There was no room for discussion or different perspectives on reading, which created a tense atmosphere in class. Pop quizzes and in class essays were graded harshly, often without feedback even after asking her directly, so there was …Read more