<p>My daughter is junior in high school and is interested in studying Chinese in college. I know that UF has a Chinese department, but I’ve never heard anything about it. I’m just looking for any information good or bad.</p>
<p>The UF Chinese department in my experience… it’s alright. I’ve only taken Beginner 1 so far. The teacher is okay, but I don’t think it’s amazing. There are not many Chinese faculty members. One teacher teaches the majority of Beginner classes (She is Taiwanese). A non native speaker teaches all the intermediate classes I think. She is qualified for sure, but still - I’m not a big fan of learning from a non native speaker. I would be surprised if UF had a good Chinese program compared to other good schools.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. It doesn’t sound like the school has a very big Chinese department.</p>