JAPAN 3
Elementary Modern Japanese
Description: Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 2 with grade of C or better or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Continuation of course 2. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2019 - Professor Kawanishi is a teacher that evidently shows her care for ensuring she teaches the students the material properly, going into good detail, being welcoming to questions and explaining things very well. However, the biggest issue with the class is within the curriculum, which is somewhat disorganized and set up on CCLE homework assignments and a PDF textbook designed by UCLA. The textbook isn't really always explained in depth regarding the grammatical points - there seems to be a lot of nuances that aren't covered by the class or the textbook, and the homework has errors and varies drastically in difficulty. Beyond that, however, is also the extreme amount of work you must expect - with two weekly homework assignments and two to four weekly quizzes, this class is filled with work (not even considering the projects and additional assignments.) However, the class is rewarding, and Kawanishi-sensei is quite a good teacher and is understanding and usually clear.
Spring 2019 - Professor Kawanishi is a teacher that evidently shows her care for ensuring she teaches the students the material properly, going into good detail, being welcoming to questions and explaining things very well. However, the biggest issue with the class is within the curriculum, which is somewhat disorganized and set up on CCLE homework assignments and a PDF textbook designed by UCLA. The textbook isn't really always explained in depth regarding the grammatical points - there seems to be a lot of nuances that aren't covered by the class or the textbook, and the homework has errors and varies drastically in difficulty. Beyond that, however, is also the extreme amount of work you must expect - with two weekly homework assignments and two to four weekly quizzes, this class is filled with work (not even considering the projects and additional assignments.) However, the class is rewarding, and Kawanishi-sensei is quite a good teacher and is understanding and usually clear.
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Professor Sugamoto is the cutest and sweetest professor I will ever have at UCLA. She has very concise and explanatory lectures on powerpoint, and lectures are lots of fun. She's very good at involving students into the lecture, and has fun activities to help learn. Take her to enjoy an excellent Japanese course!
Professor Sugamoto is the cutest and sweetest professor I will ever have at UCLA. She has very concise and explanatory lectures on powerpoint, and lectures are lots of fun. She's very good at involving students into the lecture, and has fun activities to help learn. Take her to enjoy an excellent Japanese course!
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Fall 2015 - Professor Takakura keeps the class interesting by adding a lot of contemporary pop-culture to the class such as anime, news, and lectures on the differences between Japanese and American dating habits. We had group projects that were fun that also made us learn valuable skills that we could put to use for future projects. I enjoyed Professor Takakura's way of teaching because she always used humor and expressed a kind open heart. I highly recommend this class. I also recommend that in order to succeed in this class it is wise to always come to class prepared by reading and studying the assignments before class.
Fall 2015 - Professor Takakura keeps the class interesting by adding a lot of contemporary pop-culture to the class such as anime, news, and lectures on the differences between Japanese and American dating habits. We had group projects that were fun that also made us learn valuable skills that we could put to use for future projects. I enjoyed Professor Takakura's way of teaching because she always used humor and expressed a kind open heart. I highly recommend this class. I also recommend that in order to succeed in this class it is wise to always come to class prepared by reading and studying the assignments before class.
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