# ASIALANG 457: Advanced Chinese: Reading and Writing | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

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### importer version

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### built at

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### term

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### departments

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| SURGERY   | 25    |
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| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
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## course

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### semester

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### course number

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### subjects

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### title

ADVANCED CHINESE: READING AND WRITING

### description

Learn to interpret modified and authentic Chinese reading materials, including textbook articles, news reports, and online posts from various social media. Learn the basics of Chinese writing, and practice planning, writing, and revising Chinese essays. Solidify Chinese reading and writing skills, cultivate wider and deeper perspectives towards Chinese society and culture, and develop insight into one's own language and culture.

### requirements text

ASIALANG 301,379, placement intoASIALANG 302, or graduate/professional standing

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### llm summary

Advanced Chinese course focusing on interpreting authentic reading materials and practicing essay writing, planning, and revision.

### llm topics

* Chinese reading materials: textbooks, news, social media.
* Chinese society and culture.

### llm skills

* Interpret authentic Chinese reading materials including news and social media.
* Plan, write, and revise Chinese essays.
* Develop cultural perspective and cross-cultural insight.

### llm assumed background

* Intermediate to advanced Chinese reading, writing, and cultural context from ASIALANG 301, 302, or 379.

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* ASIALANG 457 essay planning
* Chinese social media interpretation
* fifth sixth semester Chinese

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### student summary

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#### difficulty workload

The course is more difficult than prior levels, with assignments that take considerable time despite not being extreme in quantity.

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#### quick take

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.70 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.79 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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#### student experience

Reviewers found the class highly educational and recommended it, noting that perfect scores are hard to achieve.

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#### teaching history

TIANLU ZHANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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### sections

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    "end_date": "2026-12-09 06:00:00+00:00"
  }
]
```

### grade instructors

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]
```

### grades

```json
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      "ASIALANG 457"
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]
```

### statistics

#### gpa

3.812

#### graded

56

#### counts

* 44
* 6
* 4
* 1
* 1
* 0
* 0

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json)

#### reviews

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json)

#### meetings

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course\_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_a2bedc36fa8e6839b0ac85ec-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.8125

#### count

56

#### university

##### size

2734

##### gpa Percentile

59

##### count Percentile

25

##### median Count

105

##### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 6     | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 183   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 704   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 1840  | true    |

#### departments

```json
[
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    "subject": "ASIALANG",
    "comparison": {
      "size": 21,
      "gpaPercentile": 55,
      "countPercentile": 30,
      "medianCount": 71,
      "histogram": [
        {
          "range": "0.0–0.4",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "0.4–0.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "0.8–1.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "1.2–1.6",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "1.6–2.0",
          "count": 0,
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        {
          "range": "2.0–2.4",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "2.4–2.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "2.8–3.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.2–3.6",
          "count": 3,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
          "count": 18,
          "current": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]
```

### terms

#### 1232

##### term

1232

##### gpa

3.8684210526315788

##### count

19

##### departments

| subject  | comparison |
| -------- | ---------- |
| ASIALANG |            |

#### 1242

##### term

1242

##### gpa

3.7

##### count

10

##### departments

| subject  | comparison |
| -------- | ---------- |
| ASIALANG |            |

#### 1252

##### term

1252

##### gpa

3.789473684210526

##### count

19

##### departments

| subject  | comparison |
| -------- | ---------- |
| ASIALANG |            |

#### 1262

##### term

1262

##### gpa

3.875

##### count

8

##### departments

| subject  | comparison |
| -------- | ---------- |
| ASIALANG |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

2734

###### gpa

3.6828436876066126

###### top Share

83.37648184927653

###### count

105

##### ASIALANG

###### size

21

###### gpa

3.7333278215527255

###### top Share

87.44250920378312

###### count

71

#### terms

##### 1232

###### school

###### size

1216

###### gpa

3.575457431972425

###### top Share

77.33712216234007

###### count

66

##### 1242

###### school

###### size

1295

###### gpa

3.595302892737449

###### top Share

78.36291889885307

###### count

67

##### 1252

###### school

###### size

1333

###### gpa

3.619494049739118

###### top Share

79.71442190500672

###### count

69

##### 1262

###### school

###### size

1320

###### gpa

3.628825763035853

###### top Share

80.21118846327654

###### count

70

## instructor Trends

```json
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    "name": "TIANLU ZHANG",
    "count": 56,
    "terms": [
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        "sections": 1,
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      {
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        "count": 10,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.7
      },
      {
        "term": "1252",
        "count": 19,
        "sections": 1,
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      },
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        "sections": 1,
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      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## following

None recorded.
