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“He is a relatively easy grader when it comes to the speeches”
CMST191 - 2.0 rating“Super easy grader, so if you hate speeches like I do i strongly recommend him”
CMST191 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
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Mr. Xu is a nice guy, really isn't as mean as he puts on to be. He makes class fun, but at other times too repetitive. An easy B if you show up!
Easiest speech teacher in the world! Sometimes you can't understand what he is saying, but otherwise he's funny. If you don't get a 90% or higher on your speeches theres definitly something wrong with you. TAKE THIS GUY FOR CMST 191! You'll have fun, and have less the work than other classes!
Here is the scoop: Take this teacher if you want an easy A. Never got anything lower than an A on all my speaches. He is a funny guy making him a great teacher. I can't stress how easy of a grader this guy is. Pretty much if you attend class and do every speech your guarenteed and A.
He is a REALLY EASY Professor!!!!! He is difficult to understand sometimes, and pronounces alot of words wrong, but all his notes are on blackboard. Got an A on all Speeches, and wrote them less than a day b/4 class. Tests are easy if you use review guide he gives you and there are only 2 tests!!
His expectations of students is kind of ridiculous; a 12 page paper?! I wouldn't recommend him for this class; try and take someone else. I've heard other people have had a much easier time with this class. His syllabus is really lengthy as well.
He has a lot of work fo ryou to do, but he is really a nice guy and we talked him into a pushing back test dates and a take home final
ummmm ya trys to cram so much stuff into small amount of time you read all the time and have stupid quizzes on each reading. On the up side he grades super easy but its still a lot of busy work you gotta do. Kind of annoying but you can get through it with min. effort and maybe still pull off a B cuz of his easy grading
He's a pretty nice guy. Sometimes hard to understand. He does cram a lot of reading and some kind of stupid assignments/papers/speeches into one semester... but if you do everything and come most days, you should easily get an A or B.
Jin Xu is an intelligent man. However, he has an extremely difficult time translating directions and info into English. He cannot explain himself and reads off of powerpoints continuously. Classes could not be more boring which is truly sad in a communication studies course. Don't take him if you have other options.
He is hillareous and you can get away with anything in there! He also grades your speaches highly cuz I do not think he understands them sometimes. If you can get him to laugh you are golden.
yeah he's hard to understand but he's pretty easy in the long run.
DEFINITELY take him for Intro to Public Speaking since it's a lame generals course! Sure, he's hard to understand sometimes, but he's still a funny guy and his class is a breeze. He gives you study guides for the midterm/final, but make sure u know the info on them. I passed w/ a B without going above & beyond :oD Highly recommended!!
Take a class with Jin Xu. he's a nice guy, understanding and lenient! He has fun, loves to laugh, and though he's sometimes tough to understand, it won't make ANY difference in your performance in the class! This was the most entertaining class I've had this year!
Horrible teacher, doesn't care about the student, not helpful, doesn't listen, hard to understand, not lenient.
Jin is hard to understand and a rather spastic lecturer, but a very easy grader. As long as you try and show ups to classes you should do fine!
If you like group work this is definitely the class for it. There are daily quizzes on the reading from the book.
Comm. Theory w/ Xu is just ridiculous. He can't stimulate the class at all because he asks the wrong questions. He gives horrible examples, and makes you do absolutely pointless and confusing assignments. I do NOT recommend him for Intro to Comm. Studies! Especially at 8:00, this class is an absolute drag. He needs to change his teaching style
I really liked him as a teacher. He doesn't talk very clear which is kind of funny because he's a speech teacher. But he allows you to have a good time in class. I would take him again for sure! Basically if you give your speech you will get your A.
Xu is a good guy and a good prof. Hard to understand? I have never not understood a word he has said. Welcome to the real world, people are going to have accents. I got a C in the class because the tests are hard if you don't study or pay attention/show up to class. Should be an easy class, I was just dumb.
Funny guy. The two exams are tough because they are based on the book. Study the book and the study guides and you should do well in the class. He grades easy on the speeches.
He is a really nice man and he truly is interested in what he is teaching. He grades fairly and appreciates any input in class as to what you like/dislike; is also open to questions. I think it's nice to learn about intercultural communication from someone who is experiencing it first hand (and you will experience it, too, if you take this class).
Xu is great knowledgeable guy, but he has a thick accent and cannot communicate ideas clearly. He teaches on powerpoints which has info straight from the book. He isn't tough but get used to a ridiculous class and a lot of confusion and the phrase "Am I right?"
He likes to work on a lot of speeches at once. He's not very clear when he explains things, but his assignment sheets lay out exactly what he wants. He grades very easily as long as you do what he says. The textbook isn't needed. Just study his notes. He gives out more assignments then necessary, but luckily he grades easy too.
Mr. Xu was a great teacher! As long as you follow is criteria for your speeches then you will be fine. He grades super easy! He is great.
He is a relatively easy grader when it comes to the speeches. Tests on the other hand are difficult, never really uses the text book. Can't really understand what he says and he changes his mind a lot.
Overall easy class. He is a easy grader, helps if you ask, and i never used the textbook. The tests were hard but he curves them!
great teacher that grades super easy, just follow the speech guidelines and you will receive an A, textbook not needed and there is only 2 test which are pretty difficult but are curved, if you want an a or b in speech defiantly take him!
Jin Xu is the best professor I have had at Winona! He is so happy and glad to help you. As long as you follow the speech requirements, he will give you a good grade :) Take him!!!
Terrible professor. Speeches are pretty easy, but has two finals...they're not speeches, they're finals..... makes no sense, also hard finals on lectures and books we dont use...very hard to understand. Worst part, NEVER REPLIES TO EMAILS, CALLS, TEXTS, ANYTHING!!. I was at a 89.96, and would not bump me up... AVOID IF POSSIBLE
Good Professor, although he is hard to understand because english is not his first language. he grades well, and the speeches are simply following the exact criteria he talks about.
Dr Xu is terrible. He is a speech teacher that speaks broken english, ironic right? I missed an A by 8 points out of the whole grand scheme of things and he wouldn't even e-mail me back. Do not take this prof! I took the class as a general req, he treats it like a major req. Please take somebody else for CMST 191.
Professor Xu was a decent professor. He generally was kind of difficult to understand and sometimes expected a lot out of speeches. However, he was a really easy grader. I never got a grade lower than a B on and speeches or tests.
He is not very helpful nor understanding. I got an A on all of the speeches in this class (about 10) but there were two speeches where we had to write an outline that I got a C on, this wasn't fair grading at all. You do not talk about the book at all in this class but the mid-term and final are tested on only the material in the book so its unfair
He does have an accent, but he reiterates a lot so you do understand. Absolutely NO tests (only midterm and final). NO TEXTBOOK. Only 2 "big" speeches all semester. The rest are short and are not worth more than 30 points. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
The most boring class at WSU. So difficult to pay attention because I had a hard time understanding him. Some topics were interesting but very confusing at others. Don't recommend!!!!
Dr. Xu is hard to understand at times because english isn't his first language but overall he is a great professor. Super easy grader, so if you hate speeches like I do i strongly recommend him. Gives extra credit whenever working it groups to make the class less boring. Competitions between groups are done to see who will get the extra credit.
Easy grader, but unhelpful with speeches. Hard to understand sometimes since English is his second language. Boring lectures as well.
Honestly, professor Xu is one of the most kind professors I have ever taken at WSU. He obviously cares for his students and wants you to pass the class. People may complain about how difficult it is to understand him, but it really isn't that bad. He tries to clarify if you give him a confused look. He is a great professor. I highly recommend.
Easy teacher for public speaking. Only a few major speeches in the semester and some smaller ones. Very stress free class, I'd recommend him!
Lectures got very long for sure, and he'd repeat himself over and over. However, it would get confusing at times and he wasn't all too clear about things. I'd consider taking another professor for Intercultural if you have the option. Nice guy and decently easy, but class would get boring.
If you want to be confused the whole semester, take his 381 Advanced Intercultural class. Deadlines were so unclear, he even asked the class when our final paper was due because he had no idea. Easy grader, but puts huge emphasis on time for speeches. Overall, he tries very, had but honestly is not an effective professor. I do NOT recommend him.
Book is dry. Lectures are dry. He also assigns two huge group projects that overlap each other. The last group project consists of a 10 minute, in class presentation and a 12 page paper (not your final). On the plus side, the mid-term and final are open note and book. Overall, this class was SO boring.
Dr. Xu is very nice. In his class, there are several short speeches and a couple longer speeches. As long as you follow the rubrics, you will do fine. On the rare occasion you have homework, it is easy. There are only two tests- a midterm and a final. Both are multiple choice and open note. Very easy A if you do all of the assignments and speeches.
He is foreign so getting used to his accent is kind of a challenge. Don't expect to have your questions answered in the way you want. He is very intelligent, he just doesn't understand how we think and what are asking for. I got almost 100% on every paper. If you do the requirements you will get 90% minimum guaranteed. Very easy class. Recommend.
Heard he was a bad teacher but had no choice to take him for Asian American Com. Time limits for projects are way too specific and takes off way too many points if you don't meet them which is frustrating if you have good content. Not very clear on expectations for projects. Even when I asked questions to clarify I didn't get the answer I wanted.
Dr. Xu is a super easy A for speech. As long as you follow the rubric for the content of your speech, he won't take off a bunch of points for delivery. His lectures get to be boring, but there aren't very many. He put everything you need to know in writing on D2L, including the textbook
Jin Xu is a good professor, he does often confuse the class on what he wants done for homework and assignments, but overall if you show up and pay attention you will do well.
Jin Xu is difficult to understand in the beginning but you get used to his accent quickly. This is a speech prof where you do more speeches than most, but a lot of them are 1-2 minute simple speeches. He is very clear on what he looks for in a speech, so listen to that and base your speech off of what he wants and you'll easily get an A.
Xu is extremely unclear and often confuses the class with assignments, due dates, and what exactly needs to be done to complete it. He assigns two huge projects at the end of the semester when he should assign them the first/second day of class. His lectures are atrociously boring, and useless so sit in the back and bring other classwork to do.
First thing, overall the class was very simple, do assignments and you'll pass, but it was made a little bit difficult to understand do to language barrier. Sometimes he would say words that didn't make sense in the sentence he used them in. Second, his grading is confusing, he wants you to be "in depth but concise" which many people know is hard.
Jin Xu's class is SUPER easy as long as you follow the rubric! He is very clear cut about what he expects and as long as you follow directions you will get full points on your speech. Read the rubric over and over!
He is very repetitive but his grading criteria is straight forward. Dont ask a question and expect a straight answer, he is very wishy washy. Over explains everything but if you don't understand how he explained it he isn't capable of explaining it differently. Once made a powerpoint to show how to use a clicker. The class is annoying but an easy A
He is a good professor, and gives you clear instructions on what you should do for the speeches. The two tests you take in the class might be difficult, as the material is mostly not lectured.
He was funny. The assignments are pretty clear and he grades very fairly. The assignments don't take up too much time aside from the major speeches that take an hour or two to write.
Professor Xu is a great professor. He makEs very clear what needs to be done to get an A. He has power points that fully explain every assignment if you missed it in class it is always on D2L. Easy class, you learn what you need to, good professor, would highly recommend. Very fair expectations. Extra credit for class activities.
Xu was an 'okay' level teacher. At first, he seems overly specific and repetitive, but he relies heavily on class participation. If he sees that you are getting it, he'll move on. He is funny is his own type of way. Super sweet and very flexible! Although he might not be super clear on information given, he always posts exactly what to online.
He is a little hard to understand, but you get used to his accent. There are a lot of speeches but they are easy grades, just make sure you are within the time limit. He will make you do it again if it's too short and cut you off if its too long. He is a great professor and the only tests are midterm and final and both are open book and open note.
honestly one of the worst I have had. He is very hard to understand with his accent. He assigns a lot of speeches that are honestly just pointless. If you ever need to email him or talk to him he will ignore you and not respond back. There are WAY better professors to have for this class. He is just overall disrespectful and you dont need the book.
Xu is an interesting professor who is hard to understand at times, but he's a pretty easy grader. As long as you clearly meet the requirements for a speech, you will do well in the class. Attendance is mandatory for speech days. We were allowed to use the book and printed notes on the final and midterm. The book was not required, he had outlines.
There is bit of a language barrier during lectures, but if you follow the rubric during speeches then you will be fine.
Xu gives super clear class expectations but there can be some confusion in his specific grading criteria for each speech, but overall as long as you follow his instructions the best you can and show up youre sure to pass easy A. Hes so funny and creates a great class environment and this was one of my favorite classes Ive ever taken.
Professor Xu is a great online professor. Easy and a fun class. His accent is NOT hard to understand. And he is a very kind professor.
One of the most kindest professors at this University and I have found him to be very clear in his expectations. Accent is NOT AT ALL hard to understand and to be honest if you are going to be bothered by foreign accents you are going to have no luck in any type of high level professional setting. If you can't get an A you shouldn't be in college.
Professor Xu was great. He had a clear schedule and grading criteria for each assignment/speech. As long as you try your best and put in the effort, there is no reason why you shouldn't get a good grade.
I liked Professor Xu as a person, but I am not exaggerating when I say that only about 10% of questions on the exams in the class were actually in the notes or discussed in class. If there were no exams, I would have gotten an A or a B in this class. Speeches have a clear grading criteria, but the same can't be said for written work.
Prof. Xu was a pleasure to have. He's a caring person with a big heart for teaching. He has an accent, however it shouldn't be a problem to 95% of students. The only critique I could make were the midterm and final exam. They were online, 80 questions tests that had a conglomerate of material we never covered. Fun class, but tests were hard.
Dr. Xu is a great professor. His accent is nothing to worry about, he is perfectly understandable. You don't need to show up aside from speech days. Notes are not necessary; for the two tests you can just print out the notes and search through them easily. Overall, such an adorable guy who loves his job. I loved this class, which really says a lot
If you follow the criteria, you will likely do well in the class. Professor Xu makes public speaking less scary and helps you grow as a speaker. There is little pressure on the speeches because he wants you to be comfortable.
Jin Xu is a caring person, and he is very knowledgable. However, he can be hard to understand at points, and there can often be a lot of confusion. Nothing against him as a person, but his teaching style and accent can be hard to follow.
Xu is a great guy. The class is very easy. If you give the speech you get at least a B. he is a little bit hard to understand at first but you'll adjust quickly. This class requires little to no effort. I pretty much winged most of my speeches and got A's and B's. Midterm and Final are both online. I would highly recommend. Fun class.
He really tired in class to be a good prof but I couldn't understand him with such a hard accent. It's easy to pass the class as long as you give good speeches and do the short speeches you can get an A. He only gives 2 exams. They do weigh heavy on your grade. He hates tech so if you give him an excuse with tech being at fault he'll believe you.
Jin Xu has such a good heart and it is obvious he has a passion for the material he is teaching. However, he can be difficult to understand + his expectations are sometimes unclear. Sometimes I felt like he was just blindly grading everything because I got a B- on a paper that perfectly matched the rubric, but got an A+ on a test I barely tried on
basically has no concept of schedules. get ready to be deeply confused on every assignment because he is terrible at explaining them. he constantly switches due dates and repeats the same things over and over again. The content is clear but slightly pointless. would NOT take him again. Every class makes me want to walk out. He is a bad teacher.
There is no reason that a 200 level should have this many requirements. An 8-10 page academic term paper, a 22 minute presentation, and in the midst of all your stuff for finals he keeps assigning things that make up a good chunk of your grade out of the blue. This class feels like I keep going in circles. Take with Stana, if you can.
The professor is quite inconsistent with grading. I was very fortunate to have a good grade in this class but I saw others who typically do better work than I receive Cs. He also reads straight off the slides for the most part but the slides are not detailed enough to get the points across so he just says "you understand" 50x a day.
Do the work and it's an easy A. It is also not a lot of work but he goes over what people lose points on when in class so while he does not take attendance it's important to attend.
Jin Xu was an awesome professor. He definitely loves his job and is super understanding. As long as you show up and put forth honest effort, you'll do fine in his class. Short speeches are easy, and the longer speeches take some effort but are manageable.
You will get an A if you show up semi consistently, and do your speeches. There are short speeches about every week and a half (I would typically start it class and just present last) there are also larger speeches that need about 30 minutes to figure out. Accent is something to get used to, grading is his opinion, but just do extra credit!
In this class be prepared to not have your questions answered and instead be told to refer to D2L. Midterm and Final are completely online. However, his class requires the most speeches and guidelines are not always clear. Class isn't awful but if you have the opportunity to take it with someone else.
I would not recommend him. He is difficult to understand and his grading method is weird. Does not even marks attendance but gives you a grade mentioning about your attendance lol His instructions have been unclear throughout the semester and always hated going to his class. You should take other professors,I didn't have other options unfortunately
He is one of the sweetest people I've ever met, and he's a very easy grader. There are a lot of speeches you have to do, both short and major, but they get easier as you do them. You have a group speech throughout the semester, and I'd say he gives you enough time to prepare for each speech. He's also very interested in your speeches, he's so sweet
His grading method is so weird, he deducts points from assignments without giving any feedback, so I was left confused on my grades. Doesn't reply to emails which is frustrating. Midterm and Final were online but the material covered on them weren't even taught in the class... You do a lot of speeches (short/major) but they are easy.
If you show up and do the speeches, you will easily pass the class. The one thing I don't enjoy about this professor was the way he did his exams. I had an A on every assignment but failed both exams because he hardly discussed ANY of the content in class. I would take a different professor if you have the choice.
Do not take his class guys. I am saving you your precious time. You will be clueless. You wouldn't really know what does he want from you throughout the semester. He also has an accent which makes him sound like a robot. I wish I would have seen the reviews before.
I regret to say that my experience with this professor was less than satisfactory. While the subject matter was interesting, the professor's teaching style and approach to student engagement were problematic. Throughout the semester, the professor provided little clarity regarding course objectives and assignments. There were frequent changes.
Just don't take his class. I wish someone would have told me this before.
I really don't know how does he grade. Throughout the semester he had a weird criteria and you really don't know what he expects from you like some students have mentioned.
i've always hated taking a speech class in high school, but this class made me love public speaking, jin xu really was passionate about what he was teaching, and that made the class fun and enjoyable. 10/10 recommend him as a professor!!
Dr. Xu was absolutely the worst in class I could never understand him because he jumped from topic to topic and would say "is that right?" or "you get the idea" about a million times in a 50 min class period. Like actually made me want to jump off a bridge. I dreaded going to class. BUT if you can get through that, the class itself is pretty easy.
The professor mainly lectures without much interaction. There's little to no engagement, and the class feels monotonous. There is also a lack of varied teaching methods, which makes it hard for different types of learners to succeed. His accent is also something difficult to understand.
Pretty easy class if you put in some work. Felt very disorganized though, half the time I didn't know what he was expecting us to turn in. He has an accent, but it's not terrible. If you can, take it with a different professor since the workload is way less.
No point emailing this professor, his D2L is the most disorganized mess I have ever seen. You won't ever be able to understand how he is grading you as it's a mess as well. Exams are from textbook which is supposed to be "NOT MANDATORY" Get ready to have your brain filled with two lines entire class "YOU GET THE IDEA RIGHT?" "ISN'T THAT RIGHT?".
This was by far one of the most disappointing classes I've taken in college. The professor seemed completely unprepared for most lectures and often just read off slides with no real engagement or explanation. For a course that's supposed to teach communication and confidence, the teaching style was ironically the opposite—dry, disorganized.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
65%
Textbook Required
47%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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COMM191
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4.0
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