The best aspect of this course was the very enthusiastic professor who was always open to suggestions from the students. It was an exciting course with enough quizzes to refresh students on al the new information they were constantly learning. The worst aspect of the course was the way the professor taught grammar. Many felt the professor needed to restructure the way she taught Chinese grammar and possibly find a textbook that also better taught grammar. This class could also improve if more exercises were tailored to grammar and students were not made to cram large amounts of information in short periods of time. Prospective students need to know that the course is fun and engaging, but they wil have to study and cram for lots of tests and quizzes.

Students thought that the professor was the best aspect of this course, as she was very helpful and patient with students who struggled with the language. Students felt that they learned a lot of vocabulary and basic grammatical concepts over the semester and liked how the exercises helped with memorization. Many students felt that the pace was very quick and the workload intense, especially with the amount of vocabulary they were expected to learn each week. Suggestions for improvement included giving more detailed instructions and explanations on some of the grammatical concepts, and providing more materials to use for studying the language. Prospective students should have some working knowledge of Mandarin Chinese going into the course, and be prepared to memorize and study between 60 to 80 words a week.

Students praised this course for having an energetic and engaging instructor, for providing students an opportunity to practice speaking Chinese in class and for incorporating Chinese culture and vocabulary in the course. The frequent quizzes were by far the worst aspect of the class, students said. One common suggestion for improving the course in the future was to reduce the number of quizzes. Prospective students should know that there was a heavy workload, although it was typical for a language class. Students also found it was helpful to have a background in Mandarin Chinese.