HINDI-204
INTERMEDIATE HINDI
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.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredSpring
Typical enrollment9–9
Semesters of data1
9
Responses
9
Enrollment
100%
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.
2.3
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 26 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
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
• 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
I learned how to come up with skits and converse in Hindi on the spot.
Spring 2025 · Knapczyk, Kusum
I learned a lot this semester, specifically about grammar constructions, acting in plays, and my speaking skills have really improved over the course of this semester!
Spring 2025 · Knapczyk, Kusum
Continued learning Hindi, grammar, speaking, reading and writing,
Spring 2025 · Knapczyk, Kusum
- more fluent speaking - increasing response speed in conversations - learning more about perfect and imperfect participle
Spring 2025 · Knapczyk, Kusum
I learned a lot about how to fluently read and write in the language. I also learned many new vocabulary words and grammar tenses.
Spring 2025 · Knapczyk, Kusum
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Knapczyk, Kusum 5.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality5.0Difficulty1.6Would retake100%Based on 15 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.8 | 2.3 | — | 9 |
Instructor
Knapczyk, KusumAMES
Also teaches
AMES-191 INDIAN LIT OF MARGINALIZED4.5HINDI-101 ELEMENTARY HINDI4.6HINDI-102 ELEMENTARY HINDI4.8HINDI-203 INTERMEDIATE HINDIHINDI-203D INTERMEDIATE HINDI4.9