Like most reviews said, THIS CLASS IS NOT AN EASY A. I got an A for all three quarters, but I worked my tail off for it. I honestly think Sun Laoshi is a good professor, she lectures mostly in Chinese but most of the grammar concepts should be fairly straightforward if you speak Chinese (which is assumed for this class). If you are rusty with vocab words & characters, I would recommend looking over them ahead of time so you are not cramming for a quiz the night before. There are two quizzes per week (1 per lecture), one on vocab words and the other on Chinese phrases. If you are keeping up with the vocabulary and reviewing words, you should be fine. There are other miscellaneous assignments as well, such as workbook and character HW, but those are pretty easy. Exams are pretty easy when you take it, but Sun Laoshi grades very harshly and does not curve the class, even when the highest score for a midterm was a low 90. You must be very careful when writing sentences because even the smallest mistakes will cost you points. Overall, I think I learned a decent amount of Chinese and my speaking has improved, and I don't think it would've happened with an "easier" class. If you don't want to be as stressed, take the class P/NP.

Professor Sun is a caring professor and teaches well. The workload can be a lot at times but I appreciate the fact that she is pretty understanding especially during these times. The homework and midterm exam is fair, as she taught everything that were in these assignments. Overall really enjoyed this class!

The TA is extremely helpful with this course; take Song if you can! She's the best!