CHINESE-105
FIRST YEAR CHINESE IN REVIEW I
Offered Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment7–10
Semesters of data2
5.8
Hrs / week
16
Responses
17
Enrollment
94%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.2
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.4
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.4
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.7
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysismedium
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 27 comments across 2 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
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
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
• 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 want substance, not a disposable elective.
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 to read, write, and speak Chinese.
Fall 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
Chinese vocab + grammar, reading Chinese characters, transcribing Chinese speech -> pinyin
Fall 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
how to write Chinese how to speak Chinese how to read Chinese
Fall 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
1. Grammar skills 2. Improve my listening skills 3. Learning how to read better
Fall 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
I learned how to speak, read, and write mandarin.
Fall 2025 · Hsieh, Chi-Ju
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Hsieh, Chi-Ju 3.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality3.8Difficulty3.6Would retake75%Based on 28 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.2 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 10 |
| Fall 2024 | Hsieh, Chi-Ju 3.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality3.8Difficulty3.6Would retake75%Based on 28 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | — | — | 5.3 | 7 |
Instructor
Hsieh, Chi-JuAMES
Also teaches
CHINESE-102 FIRST-YEAR CHINESE II4.0CHINESE-105D FIRST YEAR CHINESE IN REVIEW I4.1CHINESE-203 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE3.9CHINESE-306 ADVANCED CHINESE II3.4CHINESE-307 TECH AND SOCIETY IN CHINESE4.4