Chinese

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

The class is very fast paced so it is important to keep up with the material as with every class we built on it further. I'm surprised by how much material we've covered. The teachers provide a homework schedule which outlines what students should do after each class to prepare for the class tomorrow which I found really helpful. The teaching style is fun, there is a variety of activities during the class and the materials and presentations provided by teachers are also fun, I enjoy the atmosphere in the class. The teachers are always ready to help and answer questions during class, after or before, and the office hours are almost every day. If you're interested in Chinese, I definitely recommend the class - the resources here are great so I would encourage anyone interested and committed to the language to give it a try.

The class is very fast paced so it is important to keep up with the material as with every class we built on it further. I'm surprised by how much material we've covered. The teachers provide a homework schedule which outlines what students should do after each class to prepare for the class tomorrow which I found really helpful. The …Read more