Advanced Chinese course using media like documentaries and movies to improve language skills and cultural knowledge through analysis and creating audio/video stories.
Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
Attendance required active participation, and the instructor was accommodating when students struggled to articulate answers in Chinese.
Identify and translate the main Chinese messages and supporting details from selected Chinese media materials.
Memorize and use new vocabulary and sentence structures learned from selected Chinese media materials.
In response to certain media materials and topics, use Chinese to discuss interests, express opinions, explain complex matters in detail, and provide lengthy and coherent narrations with ease, fluency, and accuracy.
Search, evaluate, and share information from various Chinese sources.
Strengthen critical thinking and inquiry abilities through class discussions, individual projects, and group collaborations by analyzing and presenting different aspects of an issue.
Foster an objective and open attitude towards selected topics.
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ASIALANG 301 or placement into ASIALANG 302
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Raw average: 4.94/5 from 17 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.
For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 2.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews
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Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
Tianlu Zhang made the class engaging by requiring participation, and she was supportive when a student struggled to articulate answers in Chinese. The student found it to be the best Chinese-related course they had taken and strongly recommended it.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.60 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
TIANLU ZHANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
A former student described this as the best Chinese-related class they had ever taken, praising the instructor's supportive approach to participation.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.60 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
Attendance required active participation, and the instructor was accommodating when students struggled to articulate answers in Chinese.
Past student reviews · Tianlu Zhang
The reviewer felt the instructor was incredibly nice and helpful, making the class a positive experience despite their limited language proficiency.
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
Through Spring 2026
Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
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Advanced Chinese through Media
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Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
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