Student Feedback from Courses I've Taught:
(Anonymous) Notable Student Feedback from ENGL 203, "Cultivating Jane Eyre's Rhythm,"
- I thought your class was very well thought out while also being open to and dynamic for student interaction and participation. I appreciate that all ideas were listened to in your class, while you still found ways to tie ideas into historical happenings and classic teachings about Victorian literature. I really appreciate the way we got to learn from "Re" Jane, (after understanding the original Jane Eyre), both in understanding the Korean and American cultural aspects and the way we can, in a modern setting, Reassess themes from the Victorian era. The incorporation of and focus on the novel, Re Jane, in your curriculum helped to lend a fresh, diverse and informative perspective on similar content, and our talk with Patricia Park helped to bring the academic theories into our real, personal experiences. Thank you.
- Your class contributed to my understanding of common themes in Victorian Literature such as perceived gender roles, educational systems, class based discriminatory systems, religion and culture, and how we can learn from the way societal beliefs encourage certain ways of treating ourselves, others, and the treatment we accept from others.
(Anonymous) Notable Student Feedback from ENGL 322, "Radical Victorian Narratives,":
- I personally loved my experience with your class and I am grateful I had this class for my first semester of college. It was challenging but encouraging enough to allow me room to explore my own ideas while learning about others. The discussion based lectures are fun and I think the interactive components of your class helps me remember the material much more than if it was a silent lecture. Your feedback is especially helpful in composing our essays and writings.
- I've always been one of those people that doesn't think too deeply into what I am reading but I feel that this class has helped me because after reading a section I take a moment to analyze it and break it down if I feel I need to. It also helped me realize that context about the time period and life in general matters to understand what prompted the author to write it and what certain things mean in the book.
- I loved this class! I thought the format was highly effective. Class discussions helped increase my knowledge about the text and contextualize my own thoughts. Also, i really like how you would write our thoughts down in the powerpoint. It helped reassure me that my thoughts and ideas matter, and it was nice to see everyone else's thoughts. I also enjoyed the group discussion with worksheets, it was nice that they were typically on Friday as well. It was a great way to relax and work together to analyze the text.
- I really enjoyed your teaching/lecture style and how open minded you were because it helped me to realize that there are no wrong answers when it comes to reading analyzation and that even if someone's interpretation of the text hasn't been thought of before it does not mean they are wrong. I liked the way you took excerpts from the reading for each class and used discussion questions to guide the class conversation because this helped give us ideas about some things we could use in our papers or general ideas for discussion posts going forward. Also, it gave me perspectives on the scenes that I had not thought about before. Analyzing the readings in each class enhanced my understanding of the novels much much more.
- This class is by far one of my favorite classes i have taken in college. The format was organized and clearly allowed for me to learn so much about Victorian Literature. I genuinely looked forward to class every week and will definitely miss this class. Considering i plan to pursue Victorian Literature in grad school, i couldn't have asked for a better introduction to Victorian Literature! Thank you so much!!
(Anonymous) Feedback from English 210, "Technical and Professional Writing":
- Professor Kim is an amazing instructor and consistently encourages her students. She has made this class very enjoyable with her incredible personality and teaching skills!
- She is fantastic, very nice and understanding, the class never felt boring or not enjoyable, give her a raise!
- I feel a lot more confident in my literature analysis skills because of this class.
- The organization of the course kind of shifted throughout the semester but was always for the benefit of the students' outcomes. Professor Kim was very communicative of these changes.
- This course was super helpful for beating my procrastination! I was able to apply to a multitude of internships due to requiring a Cover letter, resume, etc. to be completed for this course.
- Professor Kim's feedback was definitely helpful. Her feedback helped to improve my writing and helped me to better utilize the techniques that were taught in class.
- Amazing Prof
Collected Portions of Letters that Students wrote:.
- Professor Kim’s class and style of teaching had a profound impact on me as a student. Something about the way she declined to solely lecture us for an hour, the way she allowed us as college students to speak our minds on the subject matter; it was inspiring. I felt, for the first time in years, like a real English major, because I actually had things to say and time and room to say them. It was an atmosphere that allowed us not only to learn as much as possible from her, but allowed us to learn as much as possible from our peers.
- The best part about these discussions was that there were no wrong answers. As long as what we believed the author was trying to say or do didn’t come out of left-field, she more than validated our beliefs about the novel. It was so refreshing to have a class so open to interpretation, and it really had an impact on me.
- The way Professor Kim facilitates her course balances both the rigorous understanding of Victorian stories and language with individual curiosity and the expansion of literary writing and comprehension. Professor Kim does an exceptional job of being a teacher who encouragingly challenges our abilities to scaffold on our knowledge of the literary world, especially in the field of radical Victorian narratives. Not only does she actively engage the class in discussion to ensure concrete understanding, but she encourages her students to think beyond the pages of any novel read. For a genre that entails hefty, difficult reading, she made every effort to accommodate our needs and make every novel enjoyable with new light and liveliness in every chapter.
- Professor Kim is a highly effective professor who is able to help her students and push ideas further. Her lecture format was clear and organized. During lecture, students were able to discuss their own thoughts over the text. Open discussion was welcomed, which not only allowed for more teamwork and an increase in ideas, but it also helped students, including myself, to feel that their voices and their ideas matter.
- Professor Kim would often check in and make sure students were keeping up and was understanding of how external forces, for instance the pandemic, can affect everyone. As a student, I felt motivated to grow academically due to the safe environment Professor Kim created. As a result of Professor Kim’s class, I have grown significantly as a critical thinker and her attention to close reading has aided my own approach to dissecting a novel.