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Fall 2025 - This class starts out pretty easy, but then it picks up the pace a lot to the point where there are three quizzes a week. Sometimes we had a quiz before even covering that material in the lecture, which was a little annoying. Also, the pace was a bit much because there were times that I couldn't learn all the characters because we had to learn twenty of them in one week. Other than pacing, it was alright and I will say that I did learn a lot. I would definitely take Chinese 1 again, but maybe with a different professor.
Fall 2025 - This class starts out pretty easy, but then it picks up the pace a lot to the point where there are three quizzes a week. Sometimes we had a quiz before even covering that material in the lecture, which was a little annoying. Also, the pace was a bit much because there were times that I couldn't learn all the characters because we had to learn twenty of them in one week. Other than pacing, it was alright and I will say that I did learn a lot. I would definitely take Chinese 1 again, but maybe with a different professor.
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Winter 2018 - Good professor. He goes kinda fast in lecture to actually learn the words and characters but I think his emphasis is more on practicing speaking and listening to Chinese than writing. I ended up doing lots of flashcards and that got me through the class. The final is challenging and everyone has to participate in a skit at the end of the class. He can get really pissed if he catches someone on their phone or laptop and really wants people to attend lecture. Sometimes he'll do a participation quiz just to take attendance and he'll do role by calling your name to participate in class. There are weekly quizzes in discussion so if you slack on your character memorization your grade will take a hit, but it's really easy most of the time if you've done that. Homework isn't too bad and I mostly did it the night before and it only took 2/3 hours for workbook and characters.
Winter 2018 - Good professor. He goes kinda fast in lecture to actually learn the words and characters but I think his emphasis is more on practicing speaking and listening to Chinese than writing. I ended up doing lots of flashcards and that got me through the class. The final is challenging and everyone has to participate in a skit at the end of the class. He can get really pissed if he catches someone on their phone or laptop and really wants people to attend lecture. Sometimes he'll do a participation quiz just to take attendance and he'll do role by calling your name to participate in class. There are weekly quizzes in discussion so if you slack on your character memorization your grade will take a hit, but it's really easy most of the time if you've done that. Homework isn't too bad and I mostly did it the night before and it only took 2/3 hours for workbook and characters.
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Spring 2019 - The pacing is definitely different from CHIN 1 and 2, as there are more sections in the textbook to cover. With that, there are more quizzes in sections. It can definitely add up quickly in terms of having to memorize words as well as doing the workbook. However, if you manage your time accordingly, this will be an easy A.
Spring 2019 - The pacing is definitely different from CHIN 1 and 2, as there are more sections in the textbook to cover. With that, there are more quizzes in sections. It can definitely add up quickly in terms of having to memorize words as well as doing the workbook. However, if you manage your time accordingly, this will be an easy A.
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