“Zhang Laoshi is very sharp, she is incredibly helpful with questions and great to have a conversation with on complex topics as she can help you better express yourself.”

— PiB Second-year (2020)

“Yu Zhang was one of the best drill teachers I’ve had. She was always kind, encouraging, and enthusiastic. We also got to do a fair amount of group work and then present it to the class. I can’t think of a way to improve her teaching, Xie xie!”

— Columbia Business Chinese (2019)

“Phenomenal. Best language teacher I've ever had.”

— Princeton Fourth-year (2021)

“She is one of the biggest highlights of my Princeton experience thus far!”

— Princeton First-year (2021)

“Professor Zhang is an extremely effective, systematic instructor. I always greatly look forward to her classes and tutorials, because her explanations are consistently clear and helpful. It is a joy to learn grammar with Professor Zhang, because one gets a sense of the reasoning and the elegance behind the Chinese language system--one starts to appreciate not only the usefulness of the language, but its intrinsic worth. This is an invaluable--and rare--insight from any language course. ”

— PiB Second-year (2020)

“Zhang Laoshi was wonderful! She always encouraged us to participate in class and learn through making mistakes. Since she was my preceptor, I directed all of my questions to her and she was extremely willing to help answer them, often responding with detailed emails. The dedication and care that she shows to teaching the class made me feel well supported. Thanks to her efforts, I think my Chinese has improved significantly over the course of this semester.”

— Princeton Third-year (2021)

“Zhang Laoshi is a super super nice teacher, really thoughtful, and just a lot of fun to talk to.”

— Princeton Fourth-year (2021)