Zheng Sheng Zhang - San Diego State University

Professor: Zheng Sheng Zhang

Department: TBD

College: San Diego State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHN102
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is great with visual aides. At my old school, my Chinese professor was very scatterbrained. Zhang is very straightforward. For those who are complaining, you can't freaking learn a language overnight. Homework is necessary and he is a fair grader. Be respectful and show up to class and put in effort and he will be nice and respectful to you.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

What you put into Zhang Laoshi's class is what you will get out of it. He is extremely knowledgeable and willing to help when approached outside of class. He moves at a fast pace and assigns plenty of homework, and it is absolutely necessary to study to get a good grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Zhang is very clear in what he wants and is happy to help you out. You have to stay on top of your homework and studying to get a good grade in this class. If you fall behind it will be hard to catch up because Zhang tends to go through material quickly. Tests are based on homework and attendance is worth 20 percent of your grade.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHIN302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Zhang is a really amazing teacher. He knows his subject material, as an expert should and even more. His English is actually extremely proficient and so is his Mandarin; he explains things really clear and is overall a nice and rational professor. The class may be hard if you are not a native Chinese, but for me it was medium.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHIN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

difficult subject, amazing teacher. you get what you put into this class. does require A LOT of studying/time. do NOT fall behind or miss class, if you do you, will be completely lost. he makes the class verry interesting because he loves what he does. only take the class if you plan to be dedicated, otherwise it will not be easy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHIN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

CHINESE IS A HARD LANGUAGE! HE EXPECTS US TO KNOW EVERYTHING! FIND A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR IF YOU CAN! I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE TAKING THIS GUY!I TRIED ASKING HIM FOR HIM AND HE GAVE AN ME ATTITUDE. I STOPPED GOING TO CLASS FOR A FEW WEEKS CAUSE HIS CLASS IS USELESS. DO THE HW, EXAMS AND HOPE FOR A C.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHIN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The best teacher as SDSU. He makes class fun, he's easy to talk to and you learn lots of Chinese. You'll be speaking Chinese in no time with him!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHIN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I did Chin 101/102 and got an A- both semesters. The key is to not get behind and put an effort into the homeworks (since the exams are pretty much a reworded version of the homework). Can be time-consuming, but he definitely makes Chinese fun and interesting.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHIN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, class requires alot of studying and reviewing to stay on top. Professor Zhang makes it fun to learn Chinese and lectures/power points are helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHIN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I take CHIN 101&102. He's a great Chinese prof of SDSU! I really have to make an effort to get an A, which means turn in all assignments, study characters and write passionately in Chinese. Test is homework-based :) Besides, Chinese culture and food becomes fascinating on his presentation!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Zhang lao shi is the best teacher I've had at SDSU! He is always nice and is very helpful (even durring office hours). I took his non-heritage class and almost everyone who put effort into the class got A's on the test. If you're really interested in learning Chinese, and A isn't hard to get. Jia you!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHIN202B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Zhang is a pretty cool teacher in chin202. I took heritage. Even though the hwk (njstar & ms word) seems a lot, but you get used to it. The hwk really helps you learn the material and refine you fluency in the chinese language. Class can get boring, but Zhang is pretty funny guy. Heard he's teaching Chin101 this fall (heritage/non-heritage).

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHINE202
• 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:

too much homework, but do the homework it really does help, the testes are pretty easy everyone mostly gets an A. He gives you study guides for midterms and finals, do them it really helps. He's funny but its kind of boring in his class, but he teaches so you can understand it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHIN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's all right.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHIN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I <3 Zhang Laoshi. He is the best Chinese prof at SDSU. He's also the Program Advisor of the chinese program. He's more of a clear lecturer that gives u insight not only into the language structure but also the cultural background of chinese. The assignments are a bit overwhlmg and tedious, but it really helps you refine your chinese skills.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHIN352
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a very helpfu and nice person. I really like him! His lecture is very interesting!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

i liked this professor. he was very helpful. although the work load can be a lot sometimes, he is fairly easy and hes really nice. i think hes a great professor!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHIN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Zhang is one of the Best teachers i have had so far at state. This is chinese, one of the hardest languages in the world to learn, professor zhang made it fun and enjoyable. Homework my be long and tedious but effective in learning the chinsee language. Take this teacher, go to class get a B, try get an A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHIN201202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Teacher! Best chinese teacher I've ever had. He genuinely wants to help you learn the language, and his clairty is excellent. Very effective teaching strategies. He may sometimes be a little more cold, but overall he is a good person. I wish I had more teachers like him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHIN202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chinese is a hard langugage but I think he explains things very well. He dissects every sentence in the text so you can understand it and everything he talks about goes in the test so the best thing to do is take a lot of notes while going through the text and you'll be guaranteed an A. He's the best Chinese teacher I've ever had.