Fourth Year Chinese Adv I · East Asian Languages And Cultures
Through this course, I read many classical Chinese articles and know how to improve my writing.
I learned not only about Modern Chinese, but also about the Modern Chinese literature. I did not expect to learn this much.
Three "tests," one final. Inane weekly writing assignments that she is apathetic to. Lots of useless work and energy wasted on them.
It's a good opportunity for students to learn Chinese literature and have intense disccusions in the class
Writing academically or with formal disciplines in Chinese Chinese modern literary history Great foundational works that made Chinese literature what it is today
For starters, Sobelman is a highly disorganized teacher, if we are technically even supposed to give her that much credit. Bullying everyone to call her "Su-Tai-Tai" because she somehow feels unjustified in accepting the fact that she deserves no respectable title because she does not even own a Ph.D. and is teaching at one of the most prestigious universities in the nation, Sobelman is a egotistic freak. She loves to play favorites, mainly for those who are not native English speakers. She is highly unprofessional, in that she discusses politics when unnecessary or rude, bashes specific students to both her TA and her other "little favorites," and sticks her opinion into subjects no one cares about but herself. If she were smart, she would keep her derogative comments about certain individuals to herself, but unfortunately, she is not, and so students have a legitimate excuse to deride her in all sorts of ways. She is a shame to the EALAC department, considering that it is highly renowned and prestigious--one of the best in the nation. However, many students have lost total interest in the EALAC department because of Sobelman, because she is most certainly unrepresentative of the otherwise great department. I cannot stress enough, and I'm speaking for the majority of people who have taken her classes, that having her as a teacher is one of the worst mistakes one could make. A…
这节课真的非常棒！是我上过最好的中文课！遇到的同学也特别好，大家都好有文采。每周最爱的语文课！
I learned contemporary Chinese history, contemporary Chinese literature and literature theories. I learned a lot on how historical events shaped literature produced in particular time periods.
This class is a good chance to enhance both language skills and literature knowledge.
Sobelman is becoming a stricter, more serious teacher, but of course, still very disorganized. There is a lot of busy work and the tests do not always cover information from class. Many practically fluent Mandarin speakers hide in this class, so students who have learned Mandarin at university/high school alone are at a disadvantage. I feel like I didn't learn very much in this class. Definitely geared towards native speakers.