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Polly Yang

CHI3 · CHI21 · CHI2 · CH1 · CHI1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
46.15%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want real Chinese skill and can put in steady study time each week.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy HomeworkExtra CreditTough For BeginnersPop QuizzesCulture Focused
  • Chinese is genuinely hard for true beginners, especially when many classmates already know the language.
  • She often offers , drops a low score, and is caring when students engage.
  • Workload is high with , and tests; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and dropped scores help, but true beginners must study heavily to earn a strong grade.

and Incomplete reports.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and mixed-level classmates make the content hard for newcomers.

Both formats call CHI1 hard if you are not already comfortable with Chinese.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Attendance and participation are frequently required and can hurt grades when missed.

In-person is usually mandatory; some online still required weekly Zoom.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Great if you want real Chinese skill and will grind; poor fit for casual GE seekers.

Positive long-sequence in-person fans contrast with beginner and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and dropped scores help, but many still call her a .

Format shift

Online extra-credit praise coexists with strict absence and test-heavy complaints.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly quizzes, long homework, papers, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize lots of homework and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students split between caring culture-rich teaching and hectic, fast, or low-lecture experiences.

Format shift

In-person multi-semester fans are stronger; online quality is more uneven.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment mixes homework, discussions, quizzes, oral or skit work, and tests.

Format shift

Online leans more test and discussion board; and presentations.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but many credit her care, culture integration, and ; absolute beginners without prior Chinese often struggle most.

Main concern

Class often has many heritage or prior speakers, which raises the bar for true newcomers.

What students said

“BEWARE OF THIS TEACHER AND CLASS”
CHI1
“I'm NOT a native speaker so CHI1 was not easy at first. .”
CHI1
“I had Yang Lao Shi for four semesters of Chinese, and she made me love the language.”
CH1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections range from fair extra-credit and essay tests; tech and mandatory Zoom can frustrate.

Main concern

Some online offerings provide little teaching and and proctored tests.

What students said

“It's only offered in summer (6wks), online, & ZERO LECTURES.”
CHI21
“ UNLESS YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF CHINESE!”
CH1
“This professor was really easy to work with and gave many chances of for redemption.”
CH1

Exam style

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Frequent quizzes and and essay exams.

Weekly QuizzesPop QuizzesProctored TestsEssay TestsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report weekly quizzes, pop quizzes, and .

Weekly QuizzesPop QuizzesTest Heavy
“Beware of pop quizzes”
CH1
“There are but due dates are pre-set in Canvas.”
CHI1
“ .”
CHI1

Online

Online comments , and challenging quizzes.

Proctored Multiple-Choice TestsEssay-Based TestsTest Heavy
“There are 5 discussion boards, 3 multiple choice proctored tests, & 3 essay based tests”
CHI21
“ and have super specific questions.”
CHI21

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ UNLESS YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF CHINESE!”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 Chinese-language reviews across online and in-person formats. Credibility rating: Medium.

🔥 Beginner Difficulty

28/100

“Very difficult class if you are not fluent.”

⭐ Support

52/100

“She constantly gave out , but students still wanted more.”

🧭 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ if you want to learn Chinese well.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she made me love the language
  • Kinda all over the place
  • ZERO LECTURES

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • Her class was an easy A for me

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Caring
  • Yang Laoshi cares about the subject and her students
  • very generous and caring person

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews cover a long time span with mixed but recurring themes; older easy comments and newer hard comments reduce consistency.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHI19 reviews
CH17 reviews
CHI22 reviews
CHI212 reviews
CHI31 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2