EALC 1122 Elementary Chinese II

The second semester of an introduction to the fundamentals of modern Chinese (Mandarin) grammar and vocabulary, including exercises in pronunciation and sentence structure and development of basic conversation, reading, and character writing skills. Additional conversation practice and practicum work required.

Course overview

Department
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
EALC1121 or equivalent
Corequisites
EALC1124

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.86 / 5 · Very Good
137 responses
Instructor rating
4.23 / 5 · Very Good
137 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Miranda Chen-Cristoforo3.63.84.04.44.74.34.24.57–9 hrs/week31 of 44
Spring 2025Fang Lu4.04.54.74.74.74.54.64.74–6 hrs/week31 of 47
Spring 2024Fang Lu3.94.34.64.84.94.54.64.74–6 hrs/week32 of 40
Spring 2023Fang Lu4.04.24.54.64.74.34.34.57–9 hrs/week20 of 24
Spring 2022Fang Lu3.74.44.54.64.64.13.94.74–6 hrs/week23 of 43

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Fang Lu
    Spring 2027, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.35/5
  • Miranda Chen-Cristoforo
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 3.81/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Fang Lu · Lyons Hall 202 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Fang Lu · Lyons Hall 202 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered