KOREAN-101
ELEMENTARY KOREAN
Offered Fall 2026
Term
Instructor
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 offeredSpring, Fall
Typical enrollment8–18
Semesters of data4
5.1
Hrs / week
70
Responses
101
Enrollment
69%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.6
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.6
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.8
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.5
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysishigh
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 183 comments across 7 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
Heavy homework load
Homework load is one of the clearest friction points. Students repeatedly describe assignments, readings, or problem sets as time-consuming.
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.
Student Responses
alphabet of korean; way to speak and write; grammar of korean
Spring 2024 · Yang, Seojin
a lot of vocab, honorifics, sentence structures, number systems
Spring 2024 · Yang, Seojin
I learned how to basically speak in a new language while learned basic survival skills to survive there
Spring 2024 · Yang, Seojin
I learned basic concepts and grammar in Korean, including writing, listening, reading and speaking.
Spring 2024 · Yang, Seojin
I learned how to speak, write and read Korean at a higher proficiency.
Spring 2024 · Yang, Seojin
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Yang, Seojin 4.6Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.6Difficulty2.6Would retake100%Based on 5 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.4 | 4.0 | — | 8 |
| Fall 2024 | Yang, Seojin 4.6Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.6Difficulty2.6Would retake100%Based on 5 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.6 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 26 |
| Spring 2024 | Yang, Seojin 4.6Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.6Difficulty2.6Would retake100%Based on 5 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 16 |
| Fall 2023 | Yang, Seojin 4.6Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.6Difficulty2.6Would retake100%Based on 5 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 51 |
Instructor
Yang, SeojinAMES
Also teaches
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