CHIN 139
Gardens in China
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Recommended preparation: course 50. Interdisciplinary survey of historic and literary gardens in China, with focus on English translations of texts by native writers and recent Western scholarship. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2021 - Professor Mai was such a sweet and kind professor. She's very intelligent and passionate — her lectures have been some of my favorite at UCLA. If you have an appreciation for good lectures, you will appreciate how beautiful they are. This class is half lecture and half discussion. The discussions were pretty slow at first and a couple of times some of us got into a breakout room and said, "ngl, didn't understand this reading." But they picked up a lot in the second half of the quarter as Professor Mai facilitated discussion a little bit more directly. The subject matter of Chinese Gardens is much more profound and rich in history than I could have ever imagined. I loved that Professor Mai really encouraged us to think poetically about gardens and to dig deep into the metaphors of our readings. One of the best syllabus' I have ever read. Saying goodbye at the end of class was actually emotional and the final week of project presentations was incredible. The material of this class is going to stick with me for a long time to come. Not to be missed!
Winter 2021 - Professor Mai was such a sweet and kind professor. She's very intelligent and passionate — her lectures have been some of my favorite at UCLA. If you have an appreciation for good lectures, you will appreciate how beautiful they are. This class is half lecture and half discussion. The discussions were pretty slow at first and a couple of times some of us got into a breakout room and said, "ngl, didn't understand this reading." But they picked up a lot in the second half of the quarter as Professor Mai facilitated discussion a little bit more directly. The subject matter of Chinese Gardens is much more profound and rich in history than I could have ever imagined. I loved that Professor Mai really encouraged us to think poetically about gardens and to dig deep into the metaphors of our readings. One of the best syllabus' I have ever read. Saying goodbye at the end of class was actually emotional and the final week of project presentations was incredible. The material of this class is going to stick with me for a long time to come. Not to be missed!
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I have no real complaints about class with Strassberg. He shows a lot of videos, so prime seating is a must. He is truly passionate about gardens in China, and he will take time to answer any question you may ask. His tests are a bit too easy \361 just a handful of multiple choice questions, and double that quantity for the final. There is also a paper to write along with the final, but as long as you use your imagination and follow the examples in the course material, you\355ll do fine. Questions are mainly taken from the readings and videos, and a little from his own Power Point lectures. Stay awake and take notes, so if you make it a policy to sit in the front every time, you\355ll do great.
I have no real complaints about class with Strassberg. He shows a lot of videos, so prime seating is a must. He is truly passionate about gardens in China, and he will take time to answer any question you may ask. His tests are a bit too easy \361 just a handful of multiple choice questions, and double that quantity for the final. There is also a paper to write along with the final, but as long as you use your imagination and follow the examples in the course material, you\355ll do fine. Questions are mainly taken from the readings and videos, and a little from his own Power Point lectures. Stay awake and take notes, so if you make it a policy to sit in the front every time, you\355ll do great.
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