GLHLTH-270T-5
VOICES IN GH:MANDARIN TUTORIAL
Not in 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. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentGLHLTH
Terms offeredSpring
Typical enrollment8–8
Semesters of data1
1.4
Hrs / week
8
Responses
8
Enrollment
100%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.3
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.1
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.4
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.1
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 28 comments across 1 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. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
More reachable A
Student comments make the grading bar sound relatively reachable. This reads more like a course where steady work is rewarded than one where students describe the A as unusually hard to land.
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
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
• 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.
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
• Most of the signal comes from a limited sample, so be careful about over-generalizing.
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
Mandarin skills, global health knowledge, cross cultural analysis.
Spring 2025 · Liu, Yan
I learned about mental health in China, traditional Chinese medicine, and smart hospitals in China.
Spring 2025 · Liu, Yan
thinking about global health specifically within the context of China and its social norms, culture, traditions, etc
Spring 2025 · Liu, Yan
I learned more about Modern health conditions in China, how to present formally in Chinese, and how to better understand and analyze primary sources in Chinese.
Spring 2025 · Liu, Yan
1) I learned about health issues that are impacting modern Chinese society such as liver cancer and lung cancer. 2) I learned about Traditional Chinese Medicine and barefoot doctors, and how they shaped cultural conceptions of health and medical systems, especially in rural areas. 3) I learned about how environmental issues are impacting health outcomes in China.
Spring 2025 · Liu, Yan
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Liu, Yan 4.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.8Difficulty2.8Would retake100%Based on 12 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 8 |
Instructor
Liu, YanAMES
Also teaches
AMES-337S CHINESE SOCIOLINGUISTICS4.3CHINESE-203 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE4.1CHINESE-451S CHINA & U4.4CHINESE-99 SURVIVAL CHINESE4.3PUBPOL-273T-3 VOICES IN PUBPOL: CHINESE