CHINESE-203
INTERMEDIATE CHINESE
Offered Fall 2026
Term
Instructor
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredFall, Spring
Typical enrollment9–23
Semesters of data5
4.3
Hrs / week
141
Responses
155
Enrollment
91%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.3
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.2
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.6
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.7
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysishigh
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 344 comments across 11 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Heavy homework load
Homework load is one of the clearest friction points. Students repeatedly describe assignments, readings, or problem sets as time-consuming.
Lecture Load
Regular lecture load
Lectures matter here, but the evidence points to a fairly standard lecture burden rather than a course dominated by long or exceptionally dense lectures.
Strengths
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Student Responses
Reading skills, listening skills, understanding skills.
Fall 2023 · Liu, Yan
more chinese grammar and vocab
Spring 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
I learned a lot of new Chinese vocabulary and developed my writing skills.
Spring 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
I expanded my knowledge in chinese a lot. I also learned how to use context clues to fill in gaps in my understading.
Spring 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
Did a combination of listening, typing, and speaking practice to learn grammar structures, vocab, etc.
Spring 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Chou, Ya-Chuan | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 33 |
| Spring 2025 | Hsieh, Chi-Ju 3.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality3.8Difficulty3.6Would retake75%Based on 28 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.0 | 3.9 | — | 17 |
| Fall 2024 | Liu, Yan 4.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.8Difficulty2.8Would retake100%Based on 12 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.5 | 3.4 | — | 23 |
| Spring 2024 | Hsieh, Chi-Ju 3.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality3.8Difficulty3.6Would retake75%Based on 28 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 36 |
| Fall 2023 | Liu, Yan 4.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.8Difficulty2.8Would retake100%Based on 12 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 46 |
Instructor
Chou, Ya-ChuanAMES
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