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Quality3.3
Difficulty84%
Would Retake87
Reviews84%
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What Students Say
“really helpful and understanding, there for you to help or give guidance when needed I'd recommend taking any English class with him”
1021 - 5.0 rating“Yanmei was the best teacher I have ever had”
ENGL1021 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
68%
Textbook Required
24%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
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+0.39 avg changeRatings by Course
203593
5.0
(1)ENG2071
5.0
(2)ENGL2019
5.0
(3)1021
4.8
(12)ENGL1022
4.7
(7)Difficulty by Course
102211
5.0
ENGL102113
4.0
ENG2019
3.5
ENG2071
3.5
ENGL1021
3.5
Reviews (87)
This class is no fun. Work seems pointless and confusing. All work was comparing from chapter to chapter from different books. Withdrew from this class first chance I got. Very boring. Would NOT recommend this professor.
Amazing teacher. Very easy to pass if you attend class and complete your minutes in the writing center. She is willing to help you and is a very kind woman. She is also very flexible and will often let you redo assignments for a better grade. Highly recommended!
Really a good teacher, she's very nice and calm. Often starts out the class with stories. Very Kind professor. Her class is very easy overall. Just that her clarity isn't quite perfect it's still understandable. Easy Peasy. Really awesome professor. I WOULD RECOMMENDED TO ANYBODY!!!
This lady is seriously the nicest person I've ever met. She really tries to make a personal connection to each student, which I really appreciate.
She is really nice, though sometimes she does push the work load a bit. Also she is always trying make it the easiest for you as possible, even when it doesn't come out that way.
This class was a lot of work but worth it. Honestly the most helpful teacher I have ever had. She requires class discussions and participation. The work load is a little heavy though. In the end I am glad I took this class.
Very nice lady but honestly assigns more work than necessary for a simple English class. Treated the class like a high school environment which I found rather annoying we are in college! Always had to write the most pointless time consuming assignments. Do yourself a favor and find someone else.
Loved Mrs. Yanmei's class! I had a three hours Shakespeare class Wednesday and I actually looked forward to her class every week. Show up, participate and you'll get full points! She gets to know her students and will help you connect with people who have the same interests as you. Super helpful and inspiring woman. I recommend to take her class!
So many papers. So many drafts. So little time.
Yanmei is awesome! really helpful and understanding, there for you to help or give guidance when needed I'd recommend taking any English class with him
For a comp 1 class, it's a LOT of work. difficult readings. She's very kind and understanding. As long as u participate you'll do fine. She's pretty easy with grading as long as you follow the rubric. She's more concerned with what you have to say than your grammar and punctuation. I liked her but wouldn't take again due to the amount of HWwork
Yanmei is a passionate teacher. She is very interested in seeing her students succeed and isn't shy about showing her appreciation to you. Your opinion in this class matters and she will respect your right to your own views. The book is needed as you will be writing responses to it weekly. There are a number of lectures necessary to attend.
Yanmei is my all time favorite teacher I've ever had and I even took her class online. She really connects with everyone and is there for you. We had weekly summary and reflections that were a pain but okay once you know what your doing. The first week of class everyone was lost and not much direction was given but as the class went on it was okay.
A wonderful teacher and I learned a lot from the class.
this teacher assigns more homework than my friend's classes at St. Thomas. Do not take if you want any free time left in your life.
I took two classes with Yanmei and LOVED her! A lot of group discussions. If you're in her English classes, a lot of revising and editing papers from fellow classmates. She doesn't do final exams either. Very loving and supportive! Also one of the few teachers who knows all her students by names!
Great teacher. I had English 1021 online and loved it. Best English teacher at Century.
Yanmei was the best teacher I have ever had! She is so inspirational and is always there for you, no matter what. She makes you think critically and examine different angles in all the texts you read. However, be prepared to work hard. She does give out a lot of homework, more than any other teacher I have had at Century. There's a lot of reading!
Very caring. Helps student to succeed. About 5 essay total in one semester. 4-6 pages essay. Thick packet of reading. Article to read and discuss in class. Accent may be hard to understand. Yanmei will bring some snack to class. She had tutors so that was helpful.
Never thought I could write, but now I think I can because of my teacher!
At first, she's kind of hard to understand and connect with but stick with the class and soon, everything will make sense. Took both COMP1 & 2 with her. She really wants her students to read and think, open your mind! I wouldn't say a lot of reading or homework but enough to keep you busy. Lots of revising. Great teacher overall, very nice too!!!
Tough teacher but help you with everything , Get ready for a lot of homework. Final is easy because all we did was reflect on our semester. Make sure you visit her tutors that she has for you because they are a big help.
Toughest, kindest, and most dedicated teacher ever! She pushes you to do your best and work with you alllllllll the time! She lets you revise and make up things! My friend at the U is impressed by what I did in her class. Her class is far harder than my friends at the U! Learned so much and very proud of myself!
She is really down to earth and easy to talk to. The class is a lot more fun. She expects a lot out of people, but also knows how much to expect from certain people. She really cares about her students.
Yanmei expects a lot out of her students. Even though she gives a lot of work and is hard on you sometimes, she is an amazing professor. Staying in touch with her is key. If she has a free period after class, STAY! After class was over was when we had the most fun. Its awesome time for open feedback and chats about anything that's on your mind.
Don't take her If you just want a good grade! You will be so miserable! Take her if you wan to learn! Her comp 1 is much tougher than a lot of comp 2!
So much to read, write, and think! Interesting projects and discussions for this online class. The teacher is really caring! You can up with your own projects, which is so great!
Terrible at giving online feedback in some cases. She often is very condescending when responding to questions. Honestly one of the worst online teachers I have had at Century.
I basically learned how to write from her in the children's lit class. She has high expectations for writing. If you want to learn, you can really get a lot out of her class. Very flexible with some due dates when you have things come up. Her project was very interesting and it helped me figure out my career path.
You had better have 15-20 hours to do all the work
YANMEI GIVES LOADS OF HOMEWORK BUT SHE IS THE GREATEST ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR I HAVE CROSSED PATHS WITH. SHE CARES A LOT ABOUT HER STUDENTS. THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING AND PASSING THIS CLASS IS KEEPING IN TOUCH. SHE WILL TELL YOU WHAT SHE EXPECTS, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT. I SUGGEST TAKING HER IF YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WRITING. MY WRITING IMPROVED :)
She focuses more on the content than the grammar, which is really nice. A lot of discussions in class about the reading and your essay, but make sure to have it done before class, she uses it as points towards your attendance. Go to her or her tutors. They're all super nice and helpful. She'll give you more time on your papers if you go to them.
Miss Yanmei is the best professor I've had, period. Her class is very hard, and very fun, but you will learn real skills in it. She is supportive, enthusiastic and gives constructive feedback. And if you want to give her class your all, she'll keep giving you opportunities for every bit of effort you put in. You can tell she loves her job.
Worked so hard, but it was so worth it! Using everything I have learned from her in my other classes. Take her writing one if you want to do well in college. She gets you more than ready!
She expects alot from her students, but if you are struggling at all she is always willing to help. She has tutors and she sometimes brings snacks
Best online class I have had at Century! Great communication with students and gave very good feedback. Very clear with expectations and interesting readings! Very understanding and compassionate too.
Summer was a waste because I focused too much on reading and writing. Grades very easy. Focuses more on critical thinking and self-reflection. 3-4 homework is given a week! Also for every homework and discussion, be prepared to write a lot because they'll be like 4 extra questions in every question. Overall, she's very nice and understanding.
I couldn't have had a better online teacher! Learned so much about research writing from her. Worked on a lot of small assignments to build bigger projects.
Yanmei is the best professor I have ever taken. She cares strongly about her students' success. You have to be willing to put in a lot of work, but if you do your part she will give you lots of support and many opportunities to revise and resubmit your work. If you really want to improve your writing, take her class.
Really enjoyed English 1021, she is what got me interested in writing. If you're looking for a professor who is both challenging and motivating, she is great. I will say that effort does play a large part in her grading process, so if you want an A you really need to work for it.
Yanmei is as great teacher, she makes sure you really understand the material! She also gives you at least one chance to revise your work if your not happy with your grade! Would definitely take her again!
Gives out a lot of assignments and expects you to read different articles and do essays on them... Could make it easier for us and have us do assignments on the required textbooks she makes us get....
O, boy. Where do I begin? This was one of the hardest classes I have taken a Century! I took this my second year & never have I ever been this most stressed out from a class. Though it was my fault for continuing w/ her class, she is a tough grader & excepts a lot. U have 2 talk w/ her tutors 2 too. In the end, you have to write a 12-page paper.
I'm currently in her online class and it's super hard. She expects a lot from you. There are always 2 assignments that are due in a week and they usually take up A LOT of time. I had more luck getting in touch with her tutors on assignments than her. You have to put in a lot of work to get a good grade. Don't recommend for new students.
Waaaaaaaaaaaay too much homework for a 4 credit class. It had more homework than my 9 credit EMT class. Lots of writing, lots of MLA style essays. Too critical on grading. Tiger teacher. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU DON'T LIKE WRITING!!!
If you need help, she is very willing to help you with your assignments. Very nice, excellent interpersonal skills. Lots of homework, somewhat overwhelming. Overall, nice professor.
Don't take her if you don't want to study or if you think it's just a community college class. She teaches from her heart and expects a lot from her students. Lots of work, but she helps you too much. Work with her tutors, they are the best!!
If you plan on taking this class with this professor online, don't. It's taken me a whole week to get a response from her. The amount of homework for this class is nuts. Most I've had in my college career (and I transferred from a private university). I would suggest taking this class by itself if you work at all. You'll be stretched thin otherwise
Yanmei is a GREAT professor. Just make sure you turn in your assignments on time and check your D2L often. She is a strict professor, but you will learn a lot from her.
Too much work for those who don't work to learn, but very helpful and encouraging. She lets you revise, revise, and revise until you get a good grade!
This professor is amazing! If you want to learn how to write and improve your writing, I recommend you to take her class. She is quite fast at replying, and she cares about her students. Participation matters, don't slack off and turn things in on time. (Because she will grade you half points if you do.) Wish anyone the best of luck!
COVID-19 REVIEW Holy crap be ready to read. Many papers and response papers, But you should have more than enough time to get it done. She provides a lot a feedback and has a meeting period. Overall pretty easy class, just read what needs to be read and turn things in on time. Shell let you turn in stuff late, as well as revisions.
This is the class to learn how to write all of your academic papers at college. Therefore, "4 hours in class and 8-12 hours for homework every week" is so accurate. Although you need to spend a lot of time, Yanmei has a whole supporting team formed by great tutors. You should work with them often to pass. NEVER PUT OFF HOMEWORK.
Professor Yanmei is really great. She cares for all of her students, and I can easily reach her out anytime for questions. After taking her class, I know how to write in an academic way. That is really helpful for my other future classes. Especially, she has so many great tutors who are always willing to help their tutees.
Professor Yanmei is the best English professor. Tell you everything you need to know about the class in the first week. She dont sugarcoat anything , if you falling the class she will push you give all the help, and tutors you needs. she will go above and beyond to make sure you learned and understand what you needs.
I honestly appreciate Professor Yanmei because she not only helped me but went all out to give me time when I had a family emergency and not only does she want you to pass but also understand and improve well on your writing, she is such a blessing and would choose her anytime an day!
Very nice teacher and very flexible for an online class, there is a bit of busy work but is very easy. As long as you do most of your work and stay on track you will complete this class. lets you turn in essays then she comments on them then you get to turn them in again for full credit. nice teacher would talk again :D
She was a great professor and reached out to me when I forgot to turn in an assignment. All we really had to do was read and do discussion posts. Overall the class was really easygoing and I would recommend her as a professor.
Professor Yanmei is a very great Composition teacher! I really do recommend taking her class because she is so understanding and is willing to help you when youre stuck. Yanmei is also a very kind and funny professor! Definitely recommend!!! :)
Why is this teacher even here lol someone pls fire her lmao literally terrible vocabulary especially when your teacher in English smh explains nothing and expects you to do the homework without help, waste of money right here
Professor Yanmei is a very kind professor! She is one of the nicest instructors I have ever had, and she cares so much about every student. She always replies to emails fast and is very helpful whenever you have questions. In addition, Professor Yanmei has numerous tutors assigned to her class to ensure you do well in her class.
The most available professor ever! She cares about her students and even meets with me on weekends.
Idk why there r bad reviews on this Professor. I've had her twice now, she is the most genuine teacher I've met. She truly cares about her students, you have to write from your heart. Her essays are based on your childhood, experience, and culture. This made it easy for me to write. I was behind n her classes, but effort and communication is key!
If you're passionate about Asian culture, take thing. I was super behind in her class, but she gave me a chance to catch up. As long as you put effort and write from your heart, you will recieve an A. I would recommend Yanmei to anyone. I've learned a lot from her and her class. Will forever be with me.
Who else meets with students in the evening and weekends? But she did that with me because I work full time during the day. Learned so much from her class! Email her whenever you have questions! Work with her tutors because they are amazing!!
I'm in a comp two class now and just realized how much more I know about writing a research paper than my classmates! Yanmei did a big research paper for comp one already. She pushed me really hard!!! We met mostly in the evening on zoom. A very kind yet very demanding teacher!!!
took this asynchronous: post your summaries and analysis./thoughts about the articles she made you read and reply to others in the D2L discussion boards every week, so lots of writing, and there's also 2 response papers and a final project
She truly cares about her students, and she pushed me to do so many things. She replied to my email on Thanksgiving Day and had a zoom meeting with me the next day. I never thought myself as a writer, but I' m finishing comp one with a big research paper with footnotes!
Pretty clear grading rubrics, assignments, and content. Lots of reading/responding assignments. Reach out to the professor and she'll be glad to help you understand them, and especially help you with your bigger papers. Overall, reliable and friendly.
I took comp one and two with her. She was so patient with me when I got nervous. She went through one essay at least four times with me! I had a lot of issues outside of school in comp two, and she told me to come back to finish when I got better. A couple of semesters later, I got it done!!! So proud of myself! Thank you, professor Yanmei!
I absolutely loved her. she was the best teacher and she is extremely caring and considerate of others. She's super understanding and always willing to help you and has amazing tutors. About 1-3 quizzes a week on a book. It is self-paced as well which Is extremely helpful.
A lot of homework, too much at times! But she gives you feedback to revise. Whenever you have a question, email her and she gets back very quickly. Pushed me to be a better writer and more hardworking student!
Got sad at the last meeting with her. Have learned so much about writing and myself. Had never felt so comfortable being myself until I got to know her through the weekly check-ins! Tell her the grades you want and she will get you there and more!!!
Focus on the papers, inf retries / retakes, and focus on the class.
Online class but asked for a weekly check-in. Extremely accommodating because I worked full-time with kids. Very encouraging and pushed me to get this or that done! Great listener and will connects you with all kinds of resources. A lot of work!!!
I took her online only class for ENGL 950/ENGL 1020. She's understanding/caring. ENGL950 required meeting weekly basis and discussion work. The class that has homework and quizzes was ENGL1020 -w/ 4 main papers to write - evenly spread out throughout the course. She gives a great amount of work but you will learn a lot and be a writer afterwards.
She was very nice and personal. She genuinely cares about you as a person and your progress with this class. That being said she is a pretty tough grader but will help you when you ask for it.
i had the worst experience with her this semester she didnt give me feed back on any of my assignments, and didn't finish grading before putting my grade up on eservices
Class was connected to a study abroad trip to Japan. Extremely patient and hands on! Generous with her time too.
I felt overwhelmed at times with the amount of quizzes and papers I had to write but she made sure to have a call with me once a week and gave me very good feedback. The book was free to access and was interactive. Also the inQuizitive quizzes were by far the best. She overall cares much for her students and is an excellent grader!
This was a challenging class for me. I learned a lot in this class. I had a tutor the entire time because of how much I struggled with my writing. Yanmei is very accommodating and if you want to get an A in this class you will. She allows you to go back and correct and resubmit work so that you can get full points.
Yanmei is a very passionate and caring professor. She is student-focused and wants to see everyone succeed. She's helped me become a better writer because she offers great feedback. I recommend her to people who want an attentive prof who will see that you succeed in and out of class.
You can tell her heart is in teaching and in you as a student. Warm and pushy in a kind and motherly way. Encouraged me to explore different topics in writing and taught me APA too.
Professor Jiang is one of the sweetest and kindest professors I have ever met. I just started living in the US and am only used to very strict European guidelines but Professor Jiang herself is not a first generation American and made me feel very welcome, understood and was very helpful. She made sure to make time to help me improve!
She was genuinely interested in getting to know me as a person and helped me develop paper topics by talking to me on zoom.The only online teacher I have ever met at Century. Very generous with her time and extremely encouraging too. She let you revise and make up work.
Professor Jiang is amazing! She gives out a lot of homework, about a couple of essays, and a research paper for you to write, but she provides help from herself and tutors. She is a fairly easy grader and genuinely cares for all her students. I recommend taking her class!
Professor Yanmei is an excellent and supportive instructor who makes research writing feel approachable and rewarding. She provides clear guidelines, helpful feedback, and is very fair with grading and she genuinely wants her students to succeed. If you follow directions and put in effort, you'll do great in her class. Highly recommended
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
68%
Textbook Required
24%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.39 avg changeRatings by Course
203593
5.0
(1)ENG2071
5.0
(2)ENGL2019
5.0
(3)1021
4.8
(12)ENGL1022
4.7
(7)Difficulty by Course
102211
5.0
ENGL102113
4.0
ENG2019
3.5
ENG2071
3.5
ENGL1021
3.5