Not designed well for students from Chinese 1-6. This class combines NH students with the 1-6 and is very obviously tailored toward the needs of the NH students. This leaves the 1-6 kids behind and there is not extra accommodation to fix the discrepancy between fluency among students. The class itself is fine but the homework content isn't taught.

Prof. Guan is incredibly caring & he's an engaging lecturer. Attendance is mandatory since it's part of your grade. It's relatively easy to do well in the class. I enjoyed going to class since he always tells fun anecdotes!

Best professor in UCSB

The best Chinese teacher in UCSB. All of my classmates love him so much!

He is literally so sweet and kind. I lowkey stopped going to class and even though I skipped class for a month I still am doing well because he lets you make up basically everything even if the syllabus says no and doesnt give you a hard time. Hes a very pleasant presence to be around and is very laidback.

Ive taken Chinese 1-3 with Guan Laoshi. Hes a very kind and flexible professor and the class was very reasonable. A short HW assignment everyday and a longer assignment and quiz every two weeks.

Reminds me of my grandpa, super chill, easy class, easy A. Big GPA booster. Go to class cause attendance is worth a lot.

Tries very hard to accommodate all of his students and is a great professor! All the professors I've had in the Chinese department have been fantastic, and Professor Guan is no exception. Ask questions and attend class and should do fine in the class.

Lenient but very helpful; pull your own weight and show him that you want to learn, and he will be understanding. Questions are answered clearly and he gives lots of cultural background to help you understand more about what your are learning.

Really great guy, and an amazing teacher. That being said, if you dont show up youll fail for sure... one of my friends did. Grading is lenient, and they really want you to do well.

Really great teacher. I graduated in 2010 and told myself I'd rate him but never got around to it. Thank you Guan Laoshi for all the great lessons. I went to China and really learned everything he taught me. Chinese is the best language to learn.

This dude is soo chill. He has major smoker's lung though. Other than that he'll buy you coffee if you hang out with him during office hours and he is SOOO incredibly nice and forgiving even for the most ridiculous problems.