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Mei Kong CHIN205 Expecting an A pookie 12/20/2008	Professor Kong is the only Chinese professor i've had thus far. I took both 205 and 305 with her and she is amazing. The class is definitely a significant amount of work because there are two quizzes per week, one character quiz, one pin yin/chinese to english quiz. if you are 205 you will also be graded on character sheets (a grade booster imo). there are two exams: a midterm and a final. the exams are exactly what you covered in terms of sentence structures and vocabulary. the key is keeping up with the vocab. if you have time don't just memorize the vocab for that week, go back and rewrite old vocab. for anyone who's ever taken chinese, you should know that characters and hard to memorize and easy to forget. given that the exams are always cumulative, it is imperative you keep up with the vocab because its impossible to cram 1000+ characters the night before the final. there are also oral presentations which she grades very easily as long as you try. the only downside is that she does assign essays (2-3) and they are quite tedious. if your parents are chinese, have them look over it. otherwise, go to her before they are due and have her read them over. she usually grades the essays rather hard, so make sure you're grammar is correct. for essays she only awards A's for analysis on the topic and original ideas. think of it as an english essay. don't slack. you will be penalized. overall keep up with the work. i cannot stress this enough. chinese is something learned over time, not something that can be crammed overnight. Kong is an incredibly nice woman and will help you if you need it.