AMES-560S
READING THE CHINESE NOVEL
Not in Fall 2026
Term
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. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredSpring
Typical enrollment17–17
Semesters of data1
4.4
Hrs / week
7
Responses
17
Enrollment
41%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.6
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.4
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.7
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.6
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 14 comments across 1 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. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
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.
Student Responses
Through this course, we scrutinized the narrative models of Chinese family romance via a wide variety of materials, including novels, movies, and visual materials. We not only learned a lot from the theoretical discourses but also the creative approaches of narrating family romance,
Spring 2024 · Chow, Eileen
How to closely read a text, how to connect it with personal experiences...and critical thinking skills
Spring 2024 · Chow, Eileen
I learnt various literature in China about family romance from premodern to contemporary, from letters to autobiography.
Spring 2024 · Chow, Eileen
We were exposed to a lot of different readings and common threads within Chinese family stories.
Spring 2024 · Chow, Eileen
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Chow, Eileen 4.3Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.3Difficulty1.9Would retake100%Based on 16 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 17 |
Instructor
Chow, EileenAMES
Also teaches
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