Josephine Chiu-Duke - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Josephine Chiu-Duke

Department: Languages

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The professor is politically jejune, and her academic arguments are fairly unbalanced.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

To be honest, some Sinology researchers can get faculty positions at prestigious universities in western countries, largely because their high level of competence in English is very helpful for them to interact closely with Western academic circles. But for the depth and breadth of research, many home-grown researchers are far superior to them.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ASIA456
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is amazing at making Taiwan history into a story for you to remember. Her story telling method made me intrigued enough to listen intently in class. I didn't crack open the txtbk at all as tests were lecture-based. No papers just tests which were easy if you took notes and listened in class. She is able to remember everyone's names!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Avoid her if you need to maintain your gpa. Im only writing this after I graduated this term, take the adive if you need to maintain your gpa for future use.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Participation really matters in her class! Go to her lecture and you will do fine! She has every lecture memorized in her head, so she doesn't have any written down notes. However, she always repeats the important notes over and over again, so you cant miss the point. She has amazing memory! She remembers everyone's name in first couple weeks!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ASIA456
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Chiu-Duke is a knowledgeable professor who is passionate about what she teaches. She doesn't use PowerPoints like most profs nowadays, and I think it actually helps her lectures be more engaging. Attendance is mandatory (she grades it), though it's also rewarding because if you pay attention to what she says it'll be very easy to do well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

interesting topic but dont take this if you need to maintain a good gpa

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHIN430
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very good teacher and tells you a lot about things other than what's on the textbook.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The lectures are interesting but she expects you to have background knowledges. It is worth taking, but if she does not agree with your opinions, she would challenge you and that can turn out to be embarrassing.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 431
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ASIA456
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Josephine is a very knowledgeable and engaging prof. She knows what she's talking about and she's not the kind of prof who will use boring PP slides and read off off them. Not too much workload and the subject is interesting. Would recommend this prof to anyone!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is very knowledgable in her field of study. However, she is not the friendliest, she expects you to understand the readings word for word. Not helpful during her office hours as well. If you are VERY interested in her field of study then its worth taking but if you don't have much enthusiasm for Chinese history, avoid at all cost.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHIN314
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Saw some of the low ratings on previous reviews and really doubt the truthfulness in them. Many of them didn't even have any comments, so I wonder if the low ratings reflect the low grades they received. Dr. Chiu-Duke is an incredible professor. Not only does she know her stuff, she also put passion in her classes. I highly recommend her!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ASIA456
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Shes a great prof and very knowledgable on the culture of Taiwan. Quite an easy course - midterm, small paper, and a final. Be sure to attend her classes cuz she does take attendance and her lectures are important. You could probably get by without reading the text and just writing down everything she saids in her lectures.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This prof is just a genuinely lovely woman. She knows the content inside and out and is as approachable as anyone you'll ever meet. She can lecture on and on at times but she always broadens your perspective on whatever topic it is you are learning about. She's very fair with tests and marking and can be incredibly funny at times. Take her courses!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

interesting lectures and very informative

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ASIA411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

it's in your interest to attend lectures, haven't written the final yet but if it's like the midterm then one can write it based almost exclusively on class notes... very helpful out of class and if you want to learn how to excel at research papers to sharpen critical thinking skills or for grad studies, she could be an assett

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHIN430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Interesting class! very clear!I like her teaching attitude. She tells Chin. historical bg like telling stories. enjoy being in her class. BUT one thing i dont understand. the requirement for this course is background of Chin education up to gr 6 . She always expects us knowing all the histories and Chin characters. kinda hard for only gr6 edu ppl

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHIN321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

focus on the theme and history of literature, like to teach morality, provide many out-of-topic infomation.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHIN300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I agree with 'nah.' I laugh at "profoundly learned first-rate scholars."