Only take if you want a reason to crash out. The professor was nice and the topic was interesting, but the TA's were not the best. We had pop quizzes every section and the questions were about specific details from the literature. Readings varied from 30 to 150 pages a week. I did like that we had a movie assignment and the final was a paper.
She is really nice but her lectures were confusing. Attendance was taken via iclicker. She gave 4 pop quizzes, some with questions that were hard to answer even if you attended lecture and read. The TAs all gave quizzes every section as part of our grade. Overall it could have been worse but if you have to take a C Lit class, pick another one.
If you want to try to have a handwritten essay, you can try it. BTW, it's very boring!!!!!! I will never enroll in the professor's class again.
The slides are mostly quotes from the readings, and the summarization of the ideas is superficial. It is hard to grasp the points they want the students to learn after sitting for 1 hour and 15 minutes (I attended most lectures so I am sure to say it.) The rubric for grading on writing assignments is extremely unclear and have no standards.
Damn this class was tough. I'm a stem major with absolutely no Asian background who took this class to fulfill a GE requirement... biggest mistake of my life. However, professor Li was great and her lectures were easy to follow. Don't take this class if you don't need it unless you love reading and/or are particularly interested in East Asia.
prof xiaorong is a good prof, but the class material is so boring. its basically a history class. lots of reading and 5 pop quizzes. theres one paper due at the end of the quarter that was graded SO HARD. no one knew the expectations for it bc it was the only paper assigned so wtf. and the final was super long
So so so much reading homework. But if you actually do it all and try to grasp the content the course is smooth sailing from there. Content is very interesting anyway, so reading isn't too boring. Li is very passionate about the subject; she gives thorough and interesting lectures and is always available for those who want further discussion
Dr. Li is very familiar & enthusiastic about her topic and she's caring to students. Although lectures might be dry this class worth taking if u are really interested in Chinese lit. Exams are based on discussion in lecture & section and they are fair if u do attend. However, if u are not familiar with Chinese culture, u'll have to study for A LOT.
She just wants you do not pass the course. Mandatory attendance for both lectures and sections, half credit if you got the quiz wrong. And even attending those lectures and sections won't help anything, they leave all questions on the powerpoint without any suggestions and answers, and exams require you to read all the readings. Bad class for GE.
CHIN144 is a literature in translation course, but it was more like a history class. We didn't exactly analyze texts; she just gave us historical facts and we were to memorize them for the final. It was basically a history course. Prof. Li is lenient and quite lax, but the class was boring and just not what I expected from a literature course.
She is a really nice professor and very understanding to students' needs. She does really cute things for students and tries her best to engage the class and help students understand the material. That being said, it's her first time teaching this class so some instructions were vague and preparation for midterm could be improved. Reading bit long.
Great teacher! but she does not know how to teach this course (her first time teaching this course). lectures are interesting. However, ppt is boring, need to improve. Grading is not clear, need to pass quizzes to get attendence credits.