Professor Zheng should be a Harvard professor. 2 in-debates and 2 papers that correlate to the debate. weekly forum posts, but its mostly opinion based which makes it easier. The professor is super accessible and clearly loves teaching Chinese history. Powerpoints are extremely unorganized and hard to understand so attending lectures is helpful.
I gained a much better understanding on nation-formation after taking this class. Particularly enjoyed the debates, which helped me understand the main points accurately. The professor emphasized critical thinking and encouraged us to express our own opinions, and she created a safe environment for us to do it. I also made friends in this class!
This class opened my eyes about China and Chinese history. The professor was kind and academically rigorous at the same time. She respected students' opinions and pushed us to think harder. She was also very understanding and did everything she could to make this online class normal and engaging. Seriously, my favorite professor at UCSB!
This class is a pretty run of the mill basic class nothing too exciting. I was hoping we would learn more about the overall culture of the Qing but instead, it felt like we just studied individual people every week. She's nice and accessible outside of class but her lectures and slides are extremely dry. She makes you turn on your cameras too.
Did not expect to really find any part of this class enjoyable, but found so much of the material amazingly interesting even though (maybe it was the time of the course, but) I found myself dozing off more times than not. Provides guides for the exams which are helpful and 1 lengthy paper at the end, plus a few pop quizzes.
super hard to get good grades. Absolutely not a fun class to take. lots of reading. lack the ability of managing time. always late for class. ends her class at least ten mins later than she supposed to end. If you are a hardcore study worm, go for it.
The class is a bit challenging (a lot of info), but as long as you do the readings and take notes in class (the slides are an OUTLINE of the readings), you will do fine. The professor negotiates how long the exams will be with the class and she is always willing to help after class or during office hours. I surprisingly ended up doing pretty well.
unclear slides, bad attitudes and hard exams.
Zheng is a really great teacher! She knows how to motivate her students to learn. Amazing class, easy on the eyes too. She's has amazing credentials as well, you can't go wrong with Zheng.
HIST 185A is a great class and Zheng is an excellent professor. Her lectures are very interesting and inspiring. I will crash her class for next quarter. Modern China is fascinating.
Very good. Love it
She is the best Professor at UCSB I have met so far. Learned so much from her.
Professor Zheng is truly inspirational and she definitely knows how to teach. I feel lucky to have her as my teacher and I am grateful for everything she has taught me at UCSB.
Professor Zheng is one of the best professors at UCSB. I took her HIST 185B this year. If you take her class, be ready to read 100-200 pages per week and have a quiz every week. The class is hard but also interesting! She is a really good professor and she definitely knows how to teach.Take her class if you have a chance! My favorite prof at ucsb!
Professor Zheng is one of the best professors at UCSB. She is extremely knowledgable about her subject. I learned more in her class than in any of my other classes. Take 185B! Expect to work! Edit: my favorite professor.
She is the best professor in ucsb
She is a very generous grader and her readings are very reasonable. Everyone is likely to receive a good grade. The midterm debate paper is also enjoyable and doesn't require much time. I recommend taking it without hesitation. You'll have a great chance at succeeding in this course.
If you REALLY love Chinese history this course is for you. Strict grader. Though professor Zheng said that "No need to write a long paragraph", you need to write 1000 words a week for the forum post to get full credit or you can only get 2/4. Textbooks are useful(Everything is in the textbook and the reading task is heavy).
Prof. Zheng's lecture is resourceful, but(for Winter 2023 case) if you don't want to write ~800 words for homework that she said "~100 is okay" to get 3.5/4, and write a 7 pages paper in 9 days(without extension it's 7days) and be informed that the final has been changed from take-home to in-person 3 hrs essay writing. Prepare a substitute ahead
Best Professor at UCSB, learned so much from her.
One monograph a week. Super difficult class, but grading is generous. Discussions were super nice. Prof Zheng is very helpful and caring. The best class taken at UCSB so far.
Took this class in summer 2021 and I recommend this class to all the new students at UCSB.
Took this course in Winter 2021. Prof. Zhengs lectures are detailed and interesting. She is also very caring. U will have to write and read a lot for weekly forum posts, but they can be really helpful when it comes to the paper (7 pages long). The TA is generous in grading. The final is 2-prompt, each 500-600 words. Choose her if u can.
Took her 185 series when I was at UCSB. I still can remember many of the things she taught me after having graduated for four years. Very inspiring classes and professor.
