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Chuc Bui
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Fall 2024 - Very easy A. In Viet 100A, Thay Quyen Di teaches about Vietnamese proverbs/sayings. To get an A, all you have to do is show up to class, write one midterm paper and one final paper, and make one midterm skit/video and one final skit/video. The papers are each 1-2 pages double spaced, and you just need to write about something you learned in the class. The skits just need to be somehow inspired by what you learned in class and all in Vietnamese. Thay doesn't dock points for not coming to class—he thinks that it's cruel. That being said, he gets very sad when people take advantage of that and not show up to class. Please show up to class. That's the least you can do when he's such an easy going and loving professor. He even brings food and stuffies during midterm and finals week.
Fall 2024 - Very easy A. In Viet 100A, Thay Quyen Di teaches about Vietnamese proverbs/sayings. To get an A, all you have to do is show up to class, write one midterm paper and one final paper, and make one midterm skit/video and one final skit/video. The papers are each 1-2 pages double spaced, and you just need to write about something you learned in the class. The skits just need to be somehow inspired by what you learned in class and all in Vietnamese. Thay doesn't dock points for not coming to class—he thinks that it's cruel. That being said, he gets very sad when people take advantage of that and not show up to class. Please show up to class. That's the least you can do when he's such an easy going and loving professor. He even brings food and stuffies during midterm and finals week.
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Winter 2023 - Thay Quyen Di's upper division classes are awesome. In V100B, he teaches about Vietnamese poems. The only two assignments/projects you have to do for the whole quarter are 1 midterm essay, 1 midterm video, 1 final essay, and 1 final video. He does not assign any homework or readings. For the essays, you just have to write 1-2 pages double spaced in Vietnamese about how you like the class so far, or you can write about something you learned. For the videos, you have to create a 10 minute video with your group that is inspired by a poem you learned in class. You can also get away with not attending class regularly since he doesn't dock you off for participation or anything like that. Would highly recommend.
Winter 2023 - Thay Quyen Di's upper division classes are awesome. In V100B, he teaches about Vietnamese poems. The only two assignments/projects you have to do for the whole quarter are 1 midterm essay, 1 midterm video, 1 final essay, and 1 final video. He does not assign any homework or readings. For the essays, you just have to write 1-2 pages double spaced in Vietnamese about how you like the class so far, or you can write about something you learned. For the videos, you have to create a 10 minute video with your group that is inspired by a poem you learned in class. You can also get away with not attending class regularly since he doesn't dock you off for participation or anything like that. Would highly recommend.
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Spring 2024 - The workload for Thay Quyen Di's upper division classes is very very light compared to the workload for his lower division classes. In the upper division classes, all you have to do to get an A is show up to class, let him ramble about whatever Vietnamese novel he wants to ramble about, then write two short papers and make two skits/videos. The first paper (about 1-2 pages double spaced) is for your midterm, and the last one (also 1-2 pages double spaced) is for your final. You just have to write about anything you learned in class. It's ok if your grammar isn't perfect and stuff---as long as you write the paper, you get the A. He is a wonderfully easy-going teacher. Reminds me of a gentle grandpa. He brings food and stuffies during midterm week and finals week. There are many students who take advantage of his easiness and will only show up to less than half the classes. This class is an easy A---the least you can do is show up to class. He really just wants to teach some kids about all the Vietnamese books and poems that he's into.
Spring 2024 - The workload for Thay Quyen Di's upper division classes is very very light compared to the workload for his lower division classes. In the upper division classes, all you have to do to get an A is show up to class, let him ramble about whatever Vietnamese novel he wants to ramble about, then write two short papers and make two skits/videos. The first paper (about 1-2 pages double spaced) is for your midterm, and the last one (also 1-2 pages double spaced) is for your final. You just have to write about anything you learned in class. It's ok if your grammar isn't perfect and stuff---as long as you write the paper, you get the A. He is a wonderfully easy-going teacher. Reminds me of a gentle grandpa. He brings food and stuffies during midterm week and finals week. There are many students who take advantage of his easiness and will only show up to less than half the classes. This class is an easy A---the least you can do is show up to class. He really just wants to teach some kids about all the Vietnamese books and poems that he's into.
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Winter 2023 - Winter 2024 review: Thay Quyen Di's upper division classes are awesome. In V170, he teaches about Vietnamese songs. During lecture, he'll play a song or two and then talk about their lyrics and maybe reminisce about his time in Vietnam before the Vietnam War. The only two assignments/projects you have to do for the whole quarter are 1 midterm essay, 1 midterm video, 1 final essay, and 1 final video. He does not assign any homework or readings. For the essays, you just have to write 1-2 pages double spaced in Vietnamese (or English) about how you like the class so far, or you can write about something you learned. For the videos, you have to create a 10 minute video with your group that is inspired by a song you learned in class. You can also get away with not attending class regularly since he doesn't dock you off for participation or anything like that. Would highly recommend. Winter 2025 review: I decided to retake this course, since the topic changes each year. That means you can get credit for retaking the class. This quarter, Thay Quyen Di decided to teach about Vietnamese war songs. Very easy A. There's only two papers and two group projects. Each of the papers is 1-2 pages double spaced, and can even be written in English. The group projects require you to make a skit/video based on a song we learned about in class. You don't get docked points for not going to class. That being said, please show up because he's a really loving professor and just wants to nerd out about Vietnamese songs in front of everyone. He always brings food and stuffies during midterm and finals week too to let everyone have fun. He doesn't get mad if you're not paying attention. Just show up—it makes him really sad when the classroom is empty.
Winter 2023 - Winter 2024 review: Thay Quyen Di's upper division classes are awesome. In V170, he teaches about Vietnamese songs. During lecture, he'll play a song or two and then talk about their lyrics and maybe reminisce about his time in Vietnam before the Vietnam War. The only two assignments/projects you have to do for the whole quarter are 1 midterm essay, 1 midterm video, 1 final essay, and 1 final video. He does not assign any homework or readings. For the essays, you just have to write 1-2 pages double spaced in Vietnamese (or English) about how you like the class so far, or you can write about something you learned. For the videos, you have to create a 10 minute video with your group that is inspired by a song you learned in class. You can also get away with not attending class regularly since he doesn't dock you off for participation or anything like that. Would highly recommend. Winter 2025 review: I decided to retake this course, since the topic changes each year. That means you can get credit for retaking the class. This quarter, Thay Quyen Di decided to teach about Vietnamese war songs. Very easy A. There's only two papers and two group projects. Each of the papers is 1-2 pages double spaced, and can even be written in English. The group projects require you to make a skit/video based on a song we learned about in class. You don't get docked points for not going to class. That being said, please show up because he's a really loving professor and just wants to nerd out about Vietnamese songs in front of everyone. He always brings food and stuffies during midterm and finals week too to let everyone have fun. He doesn't get mad if you're not paying attention. Just show up—it makes him really sad when the classroom is empty.
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Honestly, one of the nicest and thoughtful professors I have ever had. He genuinely cares about all his students, would often bring us food to eat in class and souvenirs he brings back from trips to Vietnam. He's been teaching for a long time, so the man is very wise. The only drawback is that there's a lot of group work (video projects), but still manageable nonetheless since he's an easy grader.
Honestly, one of the nicest and thoughtful professors I have ever had. He genuinely cares about all his students, would often bring us food to eat in class and souvenirs he brings back from trips to Vietnam. He's been teaching for a long time, so the man is very wise. The only drawback is that there's a lot of group work (video projects), but still manageable nonetheless since he's an easy grader.
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