Chinese

Professor Wiebe is very enthusiastic and a fun lecturer. She is very clear in her explanations of grammar and vocabulary, and is a pleasure to talk to. She is very understanding and accommodating, and communicating your needs with her is very effective. She is also very clear in her expectations for pre-class work however. She does expect that you have at least looked through vocab before class, and read the lesson's text to the point that you won't be stuttering through it, or looking up how to pronounce a character. The class mostly consisted of lecture, with very frequent dictation quizzes. When I say frequent, I mean frequent. Some weeks there were quizzes every day, so you do need to keep a consistent study schedule. The tests were fine if you were okay with the first-year level tests, and these tests don't have any long essay-type questions. There were two skits total for the class, and although they were a little stressful, were really fun. The transition between first-year and second-year Chinese wasn't too dramatic from what I remember, and I definitely recommend continuing on with Chinese. It may be a bit of an adjustment if you are placing into this course however.

Professor Wiebe is very enthusiastic and a fun lecturer. She is very clear in her explanations of grammar and vocabulary, and is a pleasure to talk to. She is very understanding and accommodating, and communicating your needs with her is very effective. She is also very clear in her expectations for pre-class work however. She does e …Read more

There is one movie to watch every week, some weeks there are two movies, and usually a reading that accompanies the film. Weekly discussion posts for the first half of the course and the last two weeks. The class usually begins with some context for the film such as background on the directory, style and artistic motivations for the film, as well as the history taking place in the background in China and Chinese speaking areas. Professor Wang is super kind and knowledgable but the hard part about the writing. There are two papers: a film review and an analytical film essay as the final (you can also do a video essay). The kind of writing she is looking for is completely different than any other kind of writing that I had to and that was difficult.

There is one movie to watch every week, some weeks there are two movies, and usually a reading that accompanies the film. Weekly discussion posts for the first half of the course and the last two weeks. The class usually begins with some context for the film such as background on the directory, style and artistic motivations for the …Read more

Professor Mairead co teaches this course with Professor Du. They make a good tag team. Mairead is very enthusiastic and understanding of every students needs. She is always open and excited to have you visit office hours. Chinese as a course is very very challenging and would not recommend it to anyone just wanting to have fun. You will need to be very intentional and keep pace to stay on top.

Professor Mairead co teaches this course with Professor Du. They make a good tag team. Mairead is very enthusiastic and understanding of every students needs. She is always open and excited to have you visit office hours. Chinese as a course is very very challenging and would not recommend it to anyone just wanting to have fun. You w …Read more