Lectures were so so messy and all over the place. If there weren't TA sections, I would have failed this class. Would drift off topic during lectures as well.

I stopped attending lectures because I got nothing out of them; the professor would ramble on about things that did not correlate to the reading, like his hometown. The test is fill-in and blank, if memorization is not your strong suit, you will suffer. Do anything in your power to not take this class; it'll save you a lot of stress.

graded solely on section attendance, midterm, paper, and final. the paper and final occur around the same time. both tests have a fill in the blank section, which was absolutely ridiculous and taught nothing. the paper had no prompt, the only requirement was the page count. did not specify in the course description that the class was only poetry.

Lectures were unorganized/all over the place. Didn't know what was going on half the time. Only graded on section attendance, midterm & final, and paper. Exams are fill in the blank and a short response. Really didn't like the fill in the blank part, as that teaches nothing about the content of the readings and was hard to study.

Good Professor. The class consists of just reading lots of poems. Tests make sense - you're graded on the key ideas that the professor talks about (the hardest part) and then matching these quotes to the poems and poets, so mainly memorization. Don't bother with the textbook you can just look up the poets/texts.

This prof is awesome! No idea why he's rated low. If you show up and do the work you'll do well in the class. That's all anyone can ask. They check your thinking but incorporating an essay at the end, and check your knowledge with the fill in the blank tests. They're not everyones favorite, but if you go to lecture you will get a lot out of class

God I should have listened when I was told as an English major to skip this professor. I scored a 90 on the midterm without ever going to lecture (they're truly useless, I've gone to two all quarter). That said, the test format is truly ridiculous. Someone said it before, I'll say it again, fill in the blank ID is not the point of an English class!

Took this class for a GE and was far better than I expected. Reading is a max. of 10 pgs prior to every class. Majority of tests consists of info off the syllabus such as author names and titles of poems, and the memorization is usually just a single key word that he has emphasized in lecture. Midterm, final, and one 5-7 pg paper. Highly recommend.

Took this class for a GE and was far better than I expected. Reading is a max. of 10 pgs prior to every class. Majority of tests consists of info off the syllabus such as author names and titles of poems, and the memorization is usually just a single key word that he has emphasized in lecture. Midterm, final, and one 5-7 pg paper. Highly recommend

This is by far the worst English class that I have taken at UCSB. He spends most of lectures stating his political opinions and giving stories about his personal life. He does not produce developed insight about the poetry and short stories read for class. He encourages participation, but challenges and mocks everyone that volunteers.

Worst class ever. The lectures were fine but pretty dull but the tests are RIDICULOUS. He will select two lines of poetry out of the hundreds of pages of poetry you read for this class and take out two words and expect you to remember exactly what they were, the author, and the title. Rote memorization is not the point of an English class!

I really enjoyed this class. It's about poetry, and his lectures seem very confusing at first. Just know the tests are super easy.

BEST PROFESSOR EVER!!!

If you are looking for a GE requirement and an easy A, take this class. If you are an English major- avoid! Prof Huang spent an entire lecture reading from his memoir, and riddles most of his lectures with stories of his childhood in China... interesting but completely unrelated to an American Lit class. I would never take another class with him.

Meh. Professor Huang is alright. His lectures aren't very filling and and are riddled with odd ideas and concepts that don't seem relevant to the material. Midterm was fair, mainly id's, and one 5-7 page paper and final. If you're an English major there are far more stimulating professors to learn from!

This professor is crazy. His lectures usually devolve into a bunch of random humor with a glint of his own professional brilliance we sometimes got a peek at. He doesn't take the class seriously, which is ideal for people looking for an Area G requirement because the class is ridiculously easy. There is no reason you shouldn't get an A.

Lots of jokes, very sardonic and always has some sort of quip to any situation. Easy class, 2 short papers and weekly 1 page responses. The reading was just a few poems a week. If you can't pull at least a B in Huang's class maybe you shouldn't be in college.

easy class, but it really depends upon who ur TA is. do not take it with bryan meyerwitz. if u do, u'll regret it. midterm and final were really easy. author and title of poem and essay. the essay was more like short answer. i really recommend taking a class with him. i read all the poems right before section. lectures not really important to go to

He is a really nice guy, but the class can be a little frustrating. The tests are really easy...but you still walk away not really knowing what you learned. Very poetry heavy.

Didn't like this class, but loved the prof. I probably could have passed the class without going to any lectures, but I went anyway because he was so entertaining.

I love this guy. He is a fabulous teacher, both in a large setting and also one-on-one in a Senior Seminar. Take his classes... trust me, you will learn something. He's super straight forward and a pretty easy grader.

His lecture material was kinda confusing, but he was so fun to listen to, it almost didn't amtter. I thought the class would be really hard, but the exams were super easy as long as you had read, just fill in the blank and short answer. The reading was of decent length and interesting.

His class is easy, but I have no idea what he says whenever he talks. Nothing relates to anything and the tests are crazy. Not crazy hard, just crazy. He's a nice guy, although this class really didn't relate to any topics I thought we would be covering.

the easiest class i've ever taken, hands down. prof. huang is a comic genius. only complaint: he can be condescending and sometimes makes snide remarks towards students in lecture. he came here from harvard and kind of has a superiority complex. but i love him and he made me love modernist poetry.