KOREAN-408S
ISSUES IN KOREAN LANG/SOC II
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that discussion is a clear strength. Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredFall, Spring
Typical enrollment7–8
Semesters of data2
4.1
Hrs / week
13
Responses
15
Enrollment
87%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.8
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.8
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.8
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.3
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysismedium
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 42 comments across 2 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that discussion is a clear strength. Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent.
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
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Discussion is a clear strength; students repeatedly describe the class conversation as engaging and useful.
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent.
Watch out for
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
I learned how to read longer texts in Korean, how to write essays in Korean, and how to have discussions in an academic setting in korean.
Fall 2025 · Kim, Hae-Young
Interpreting and discussing modern Korean literature, essay/short-story writing,
Fall 2025 · Kim, Hae-Young
Learned high level of korean and discussed korean societal issues.
Fall 2025 · Kim, Hae-Young
I learned how to be a critical reader in Korean, understanding symbolism and intentions behind readings. I learned about Korean history and post-war perspectives. I learned about Korean perspectives to veganism and differences in perception of veganism from that in America.
Fall 2025 · Kim, Hae-Young
I learned how to read and write critically through modern Korean literature. I learned a lot of things about Korean history as well as how to articulate arguments.
Fall 2025 · Kim, Hae-Young
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Kim, Hae-Young 4.4Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.4Difficulty2.7Would retake100%Based on 7 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Spring 2024 | Kim, Hae-Young 4.4Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.4Difficulty2.7Would retake100%Based on 7 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 8 |
Instructor
Kim, Hae-YoungAMES
Also teaches
AMES-146 KOREAN POPULAR MUSIC (K-POP)4.2KOREAN-305 ADVANCED KOREAN3.8KOREAN-306S ADVANCED KOREAN4.7KOREAN-407S ISSUES IN KOREAN LANG/SOC I4.2