Reviews of professor Yu Rioux

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Rioux is the hardest working professors I've had. I'm a Business Management major, and have taken both Business Chinese I and II. Dr. Rioux's exploration into the complexities that make up the Chinese mindset and related business practices is as robust/complete as possible. What I've learned in two classes is indescribable. I love Dr. Riioux!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures don't help, stick to the textbook. Class mostly had little to do with the quizzes. Quizzes also became exponentially more difficult, and she only has you test once orally for the final exam. There is a group project which ended up being very difficult due to lack of teamwork. There was one pop quiz.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
It is understandable why some people would say that they have some difficulties with this class because Mandain is a very difficult language, and it truly takes a lot of sweat and determination. However, she is willing to help those who are struggling and is truly caring. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, you will be in good shape.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There's a group presentation that you shouldn't use a script for but you can. One of the most fun teachers I had for the semester; funny and made Chinese easy to learn. You need to do homework in the textbook and study. Attendance is a points system(Early  4,late 2 etc). Learn characters first! Then the pinyin is easy. Befriend natives speakers.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Literature course will 1 essay continuous journal, 3 small essays and 1 research final paper. Great feedback and helpful information to understand how did the Chinese literture change and develop. Easy A if you do your work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She's actually an amazing professor and person who actually cares about your well being in class. One of the best professors out there!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She is truly kind to her students. She made her class a lot of fun even for a person who has already learnt Chinese for more than 10 years in China and who would typically not fancy this class for its lack of interest. If you are not a native speaker or bilingual, she will patiently make sure that you learn by lending you an extra hand in class.