Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.70 GPA, 85.2% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.48 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=27 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Fall 2026
Fifth Semester Chinese
Fifth Semester Chinese focuses on reading selections from modern Chinese society to expose students to various topics and styles.
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Historical reviews of Christine Welch: The course involves an ungodly amount of projects that stress students, alongside unit tests every two units and a cumulative final exam.
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Prerequisites
Course mapASIALANG 202, 212, or 358(or E ASIAN 202, 214 or 318 prior to Fall 2019) or placement into ASIALANG 301
- ASIALANG 202
- ASIALANG 212
- ASIALANG 358
- E ASIAN 202
- 214
- 318 prior to Fall 2019
- placement into ASIALANG 301
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- ASIALANG 202
- ASIALANG 212
- ASIALANG 358
- Any of
- E ASIAN 202
- 214
- 318 prior to Fall 2019
- placement into ASIALANG 301
Professors
Fall 2026Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.35 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Christine Welch: Christine Welch is described as a generous grader who does not penalize heavily on tests, though she assigns an ungodly amount of projects that cause significant stress. She teaches unit tests every two units and a cumulative final.
WEIHUA ZHU is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YANG LIU is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YUXIN HOU is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 20 / 22 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 21 / 25 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Christine Welch describe a generous grader who teaches well, though the heavy project load caused significant stress for students.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.74 GPA, 86.0% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.44 GPA, 74.1% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.48 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Christine Welch: The course involves an ungodly amount of projects that stress students, alongside unit tests every two units and a cumulative final exam.
Historical reviews of Christine Welch: Students learned a lot from the instructor, but the excessive project volume was a major source of stress despite lenient grading on tests.
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Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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Fifth Semester Chinese
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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