# YAFEI LI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### current instructors

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### term

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### departments

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| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

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### source

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### name

YAFEI LI

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

27

#### quality

2.52

#### difficulty

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#### quality count

27

#### difficulty count

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#### graded

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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### revision

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                               |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1264 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1262 | course\_e81aa31521069bc83d1b7fe1 | LINGUIS 309 | GRAMMATICAL VARIABILITY OF LANGUAGE |
| 1262 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1254 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1254 | course\_1ed4e5db7910b6475923b83f | LINGUIS 482 | JUNIOR HONORS TUTORIAL              |
| 1254 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1252 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1252 | course\_e0af5abb1e554a85308c64e7 | LINGUIS 977 | SEMINAR                             |
| 1244 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1244 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1244 | course\_e76f9dd1c4d281ade34b6a64 | LINGUIS 699 | INDEPENDENT READING                 |
| 1242 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1242 | course\_1fab06c0d3d4cc5c1f938e20 | LINGUIS 373 | TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS               |
| 1242 | course\_e76f9dd1c4d281ade34b6a64 | LINGUIS 699 | INDEPENDENT READING                 |
| 1234 | course\_e81aa31521069bc83d1b7fe1 | LINGUIS 309 | GRAMMATICAL VARIABILITY OF LANGUAGE |
| 1234 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1234 | course\_e76f9dd1c4d281ade34b6a64 | LINGUIS 699 | INDEPENDENT READING                 |
| 1232 | course\_e76f9dd1c4d281ade34b6a64 | LINGUIS 699 | INDEPENDENT READING                 |
| 1224 | course\_265d1beb1ab410a64ab83fdd | LINGUIS 427 | FIELD METHODS II                    |
| 1224 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1222 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1222 | course\_33a89dc2a6ddb06633636bc0 | LINGUIS 481 | JUNIOR HONORS TUTORIAL              |
| 1222 | course\_e0af5abb1e554a85308c64e7 | LINGUIS 977 | SEMINAR                             |
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| 1212 | course\_e81aa31521069bc83d1b7fe1 | LINGUIS 309 | GRAMMATICAL VARIABILITY OF LANGUAGE |
| 1212 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1204 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1202 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1202 | course\_1fab06c0d3d4cc5c1f938e20 | LINGUIS 373 | TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS               |
| 1194 | course\_e81aa31521069bc83d1b7fe1 | LINGUIS 309 | GRAMMATICAL VARIABILITY OF LANGUAGE |
| 1194 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1194 | course\_e76f9dd1c4d281ade34b6a64 | LINGUIS 699 | INDEPENDENT READING                 |
| 1194 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
| 1192 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1192 | course\_1fab06c0d3d4cc5c1f938e20 | LINGUIS 373 | TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS               |
| 1192 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
| 1184 | course\_e81aa31521069bc83d1b7fe1 | LINGUIS 309 | GRAMMATICAL VARIABILITY OF LANGUAGE |
| 1184 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
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| 1174 | course\_e81aa31521069bc83d1b7fe1 | LINGUIS 309 | GRAMMATICAL VARIABILITY OF LANGUAGE |
| 1174 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1174 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
| 1172 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
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| 1172 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
| 1164 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
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| 1142 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1142 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
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| 1142 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
| 1134 | course\_80aa68c5bbb39adf2901aadd | LINGUIS 330 | SYNTAX                              |
| 1134 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1134 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
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| 1132 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
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| 1124 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1124 | course\_65e01d5ce1b8de018301527a | LINGUIS 681 | HONORS SEMINAR-SENIOR THESIS        |
| 1124 | course\_f682f9e0457146a1c67b8a55 | LINGUIS 682 | HONORS SEMINAR-SENIOR THESIS        |
| 1124 | course\_41cf20a97fb2733d3de88c33 | LINGUIS 990 | THESIS                              |
| 1124 | course\_80160f2e73a87b72792b250c | LINGUIS 999 | INDEPENDENT READING                 |
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| 1122 | course\_33a89dc2a6ddb06633636bc0 | LINGUIS 481 | JUNIOR HONORS TUTORIAL              |
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| 1102 | course\_920b1859f800da7c99a965bb | LINGUIS 530 | SYNTACTIC THEORIES                  |
| 1102 | course\_65e01d5ce1b8de018301527a | LINGUIS 681 | HONORS SEMINAR-SENIOR THESIS        |

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| 1084 | 3       |
| 1092 | 1       |
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| 1102 | 3       |
| 1104 | 4       |
| 1112 | 3       |
| 1114 | 4       |
| 1122 | 7       |
| 1124 | 6       |
| 1132 | 5       |
| 1134 | 4       |
| 1142 | 4       |
| 1144 | 3       |
| 1152 | 3       |
| 1154 | 3       |
| 1162 | 1       |
| 1164 | 1       |
| 1172 | 3       |
| 1174 | 3       |
| 1182 | 3       |
| 1184 | 4       |
| 1192 | 3       |
| 1194 | 4       |
| 1202 | 2       |
| 1204 | 1       |
| 1212 | 2       |
| 1222 | 4       |
| 1224 | 2       |
| 1232 | 1       |
| 1234 | 3       |
| 1242 | 3       |
| 1244 | 3       |
| 1252 | 2       |
| 1254 | 3       |
| 1262 | 2       |
| 1264 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "review_date": "2026-05-12 21:03:25 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Graded on the same curve as grad students&#8212;they set it, you struggle to meet it. One of the most unorganized classes I have taken at UW, and he clearly has not changed it despite 20 years of consistent negative student feedback. Do not take this class with Yafei if you do not 100% have to. ",
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    "review_date": "2026-04-12 03:07:48 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Exactly like other ratings describe. Even grad students struggled with the baseline material. Some concepts are tough by themselves, but professor made EVERYTHING much more confusing. Might be time to retire ngl. Exam Qs worded poorly. Graded on a curve (usually boosts score though bc almost everyone does terribly). Good luck with this one. ",
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    "review_date": "2025-10-21 23:25:53 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "This class was really difficult to follow. The lectures didn't have many helpful materials and no structure, and when students asked questions, he often didn't give clear answers. He also said certain topics wouldn't be on the exam, but they were, which made studying frustrating. Overall, not an easy class and hard to understand the material.",
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