CHIN 6
Intermediate Modern Chinese
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 5 with grade of C or better or Chinese placement test. Second-year Chinese. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Chinese to qualify for more advanced courses. Continuation of course 5. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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I really enjoyed Fu Laoshi's lessons and her teaching style in Chinese 4-5. However, I thought Chinese 6 could have used a change of pace. She maintained the same lesson structure as the previous classes, and I felt that it became easy to get bored. I wish she had incorporated more oral/speaking exercises in the classroom. Overall I really enjoyed Chinese 6, and if you pay attention you should have an easy time getting an A.
I really enjoyed Fu Laoshi's lessons and her teaching style in Chinese 4-5. However, I thought Chinese 6 could have used a change of pace. She maintained the same lesson structure as the previous classes, and I felt that it became easy to get bored. I wish she had incorporated more oral/speaking exercises in the classroom. Overall I really enjoyed Chinese 6, and if you pay attention you should have an easy time getting an A.
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Spring 2020 - Professor Shen is a very dedicated teacher. The entire class is taught in Chinese, even when you ask for clarification. This usually isn't a problem, since intermediate-level classes should be taught in Chinese anyways. So I don't take it as a negative. However, it seems like learning vocabulary outside of the class material is necessary to do well on exams and take-home essays because of how much has to be written and the limited scope of the textbook. If you don't go beyond the textbook vocabulary, your essays will seem very contrived. If you aren't enthusiastic about learning Chinese, this class can get annoying. But if you do care for the subject, then Professor Shen is great. Attendance is mandatory. On Zoom, Breakout sessions usually take up about 15-20 minutes per class. Homework is graded for completion rather than correctness. Purchasing the workbook is not needed, since she provides the homework worksheets online to be printed. The midterm and final will be most of your grade. This class uses the Cheng & Tsui Integrated Chinese series textbooks.
Spring 2020 - Professor Shen is a very dedicated teacher. The entire class is taught in Chinese, even when you ask for clarification. This usually isn't a problem, since intermediate-level classes should be taught in Chinese anyways. So I don't take it as a negative. However, it seems like learning vocabulary outside of the class material is necessary to do well on exams and take-home essays because of how much has to be written and the limited scope of the textbook. If you don't go beyond the textbook vocabulary, your essays will seem very contrived. If you aren't enthusiastic about learning Chinese, this class can get annoying. But if you do care for the subject, then Professor Shen is great. Attendance is mandatory. On Zoom, Breakout sessions usually take up about 15-20 minutes per class. Homework is graded for completion rather than correctness. Purchasing the workbook is not needed, since she provides the homework worksheets online to be printed. The midterm and final will be most of your grade. This class uses the Cheng & Tsui Integrated Chinese series textbooks.
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What can I say? I had a great time in Chinese 6! Yao Laoshi had so much energy and was constantly making the class laugh. Everything she did in class contributed to making the class more enjoyable. Her slides with pictures will entertain you for hours! And of course, she teaches Chinese as well :) Chinese 6 with Yao Laoshi was BY FAR the most enjoyable class I've ever taken. It really made it worth for me to go to campus everyday! I highly recommend her if you're up for lots of Chinese fun!
What can I say? I had a great time in Chinese 6! Yao Laoshi had so much energy and was constantly making the class laugh. Everything she did in class contributed to making the class more enjoyable. Her slides with pictures will entertain you for hours! And of course, she teaches Chinese as well :) Chinese 6 with Yao Laoshi was BY FAR the most enjoyable class I've ever taken. It really made it worth for me to go to campus everyday! I highly recommend her if you're up for lots of Chinese fun!
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