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EALC 3311

Advanced Korean I · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of
97BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2025
Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of
48thMore challenging than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of
25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
40BC — “Workload”1 record · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Conducted in Korean. Satisfies Foreign Language Proficiency core requirement. Advanced Korean I is designed for students who have completed Continuing Korean II, Continuing Korean: Accelerated, or who have equivalent proficiency. Students will consolidate previously learned grammatical patterns and vocabulary through written and audio-visual materials on a variety of topics. By exploring the thesis topics in Korean, students will not only enhance their language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing in Korean, but will also allow them to better comprehend Korean culture and society. Emphasis will be placed on developing abilities to present opinions and elaborate ideas through discussions and writings. Moreover, Chinese characters will be added in this course with the purpose of expanding vocabulary to the advanced level.(Formerly EALC4311)

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Kyung-Jin RheeSlavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures Provisional1001 record25th48th

There is no ranking to read here: Kyung-Jin Rhee is the only instructor with evaluation records for EALC 3311, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Kyung-Jin Rhee

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
EALC 1311Elementary Korean I315 records90
EALC 1312Elementary Korean II315 records92
EALC 1314Accelerated Elementary Korean35 records84
EALC 2314Accelerated Intermediate Korean35 records89
EALC 4311Advanced Korean I24 records84
EALC 4312Advanced Korean II24 records80

Other EALC classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
EALC 1123Elementary Chinese Practicum420 records86
EALC 1222Elementary Japanese II318 records93
EALC 1221Elementary Japanese I317 records92
EALC 1124Elementary Chinese Practicum316 records88
EALC 1311Elementary Korean I315 records90
EALC 1312Elementary Korean II315 records92

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
100100th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
100100th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
100100th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
100100th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
100100th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
100100th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9779th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9786th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
100100th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
100100th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
4025th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9048th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9780th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

1 section · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Kyung-Jin RheeFall 2025011009740

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.