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Chinese

Weihsun Mao

CHIN101B · CHIN101 · CHIN101A · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you already like Chinese or can self-drive; do not expect polished lecture-led mastery.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHands-off language learningLots of homeworkSweet and patientMyChineseLab focusSelf-study required
  • , and helpful, but teaching quality is mixed and some feel little is learned in class.
  • , and practice outside lecture.
  • ; several older in-person reviews criticize disorganization or weak instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Several As appear and some call her easy, but and .

Online review stresses tests and homework; and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Average difficulty is low and many say easy if you already know Chinese, though non-native speakers must grind outside class.

Online rated harder (4/5); .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and participation; others report optional or .

; in-person answers range from no to mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About two-thirds would take again where stated, but .

The single online review is positive; in-person opinions range from role .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Known grades skew A or A- and several call her easy, with .

Format shift

Both formats report achievable As with enough self-work.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Repeated lots of , and self-study load dominate comments.

Format shift

Online explicitly notes lots of tests and homework; and extra tasks.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Warm personality and help for some, but others report reading PowerPoints, weak instruction, or wasted class time.

Format shift

Online is more favorable; and teaching criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and video presentations outweigh pure lecture exams.

Format shift

Online is tagged test heavy; and projects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

sweet snacks and patience for ; homework-heavy.

Main concern

Inconsistent teaching quality and .

What students said

“You learn Chinese through the .”
CHIN101B
“She's easy but I feel like she can't really teach.”
CHIN101A
“She's a really sweet teacher who tries hard to teach her students Chinese.”
CHIN101B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Helpful and prompt online instructor with a hands-off toolkit approach; and .

Main concern

Lots of tests and .

What students said

“I like her hands off approach towards learning Chinese, she arranges the right tools but it is up to the students to implement them”
CHIN101B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and projects appear standard for language class, with .

Practice tests similar to examsChapter testsVideo presentation finalTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

the ; one final was a short-notice video presentation.

Practice tests similar to examsChapter testsVideo presentation final
“She also passes out a if not the same as the test.”
CHIN101B
“she told us our final was a video presentation that was due less than a week from the assigned day.”
CHIN101B

Online

Online reviews mention lots of .

Test heavyLots of tests
“Lots of . Such is learning Mandarin.”
CHIN101B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You learn Chinese through the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (1 online, 11 in-person), highlighting mixed teaching quality and . Credibility rating: High.

52/100

“she arranges the right tools but it is up to the students to implement them to the max when learning the language.”

32/100

“Gives a ton of homework. You learn Chinese through the .”

Warm personality

70/100

“She's one of the nicest teachers you'll ever meet.”

Recommendation split

55/100

“Want .”

Theme 1

About teaching style

  • I like her hands off approach towards learning Chinese
  • She's easy but I feel like she can't really teach.
  • She's probably the nicest and most sincere teacher I've met at Ohlone

Theme 2

About difficulty and grades

  • Lots of . Such is learning Mandarin.
  • If you want to get rid of those 2 yrs of .
  • most of if you already speak really good chinese.

Theme 3

About materials and class time

  • MyChineseLab.
  • During lectures she tends to read off of PowerPoints
  • I always feel like I'm walking away wasting 3 hours of my day.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews spanning 2008-2019 with both praise and criticism give a consistent mixed picture and solid sample size.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHIN101B7 reviews
CHIN101A3 reviews
CHIN1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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