Third Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students

A graduate course for third-semester Asian language study, focusing on research-oriented language application and professional development.

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Students face daily homework that typically takes 20-30 minutes to complete, along with unit tests administered every two units.

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ASIALANG 356

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Fall 2026
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Weihua Zhu is described as a nice teacher who is good at teaching Chinese, though she only teaches directly on Tuesdays and Thursdays due to other commitments. The remaining lectures are taught by a TA, with daily homework taking 20-30 minutes and unit tests every two units.

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Raw average: 3.92/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BENJAMIN OSTROW is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BYUNG-JIN LIM is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHOUA LEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERLIN BARNARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HONG DINH is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MUHAMMAD ASIF is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NAOMI F. GEYER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEIHUA ZHU is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 010Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LEC 025Classroom Instruction0 / 250
LEC 030Classroom Instruction0 / 250
LEC 013Classroom Instruction1 / 240
LEC 015Classroom Instruction0 / 100
LEC 020Classroom Instruction1 / 250
LEC 050Classroom Instruction0 / 100
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 004Classroom Instruction1 / 200
LEC 051Online Only0 / 200
LEC 055Online Only1 / 10

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Student experience

the class

Weihua Zhu is a nice teacher who effectively teaches Chinese, though she only leads lectures on Tuesdays and Thursdays while a TA covers other sessions.

difficulty & workload

Students face daily homework that typically takes 20-30 minutes to complete, along with unit tests administered every two units.

The course structure involves direct instruction from the instructor on specific days and TA-led lectures, with regular assessments and manageable daily assignments.

Topics

  • Research proposals and field work materials.
  • Professional language learning goals.

Skills

  • Developing research materials and interview scripts in a target language.
  • Reflecting on professional language learning and research progress.

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UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Chinese

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Indonesian

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Filipino

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Hindi-Urdu

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Japanese

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Korean

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIALANG 357 · Fall 2026

Third Semester Hmong

Recorded 2026-09-07
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