Professor
William Bodiford
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Bodiford has excellent communication skills. His lectures are very easy to understand, and as long as you\305fre listening as well as taking notes, exams will be fine. As others have said, he speaks rapidly, but his words and ideas are very basic, so there shouldn\305ft be any worries about becoming confused. Start on the research paper the very day he assigns it. He tells you to start on it early because you need to locate tangible sources. He also gives you advice on what to write about and more advice on what exact resources to refer to, so ask him anything. Bodiford is also devoted to a martial art practiced at UCLA called, Kashima Shinryu, so you know that he himself is interested in Japanese culture (and it shows in his lectures, too). If you are interested in Japanese culture, take any class you can with him, and join UCLA Kashima Shinryu.
Bodiford has excellent communication skills. His lectures are very easy to understand, and as long as you\305fre listening as well as taking notes, exams will be fine. As others have said, he speaks rapidly, but his words and ideas are very basic, so there shouldn\305ft be any worries about becoming confused. Start on the research paper the very day he assigns it. He tells you to start on it early because you need to locate tangible sources. He also gives you advice on what to write about and more advice on what exact resources to refer to, so ask him anything. Bodiford is also devoted to a martial art practiced at UCLA called, Kashima Shinryu, so you know that he himself is interested in Japanese culture (and it shows in his lectures, too). If you are interested in Japanese culture, take any class you can with him, and join UCLA Kashima Shinryu.
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Spring 2018 - This class is super interesting if you're into Buddhism (well obviously). Professor is very experienced and organized, and he always stop to ask if there are any questions. He is also the fastest grader I've ever seen in my 4 years at UCLA. The essay is not too difficult, but I would recommend going to the library and checking out the books early. The midterm and final are not difficult if you use the syllabus as your study guide. However, I would not say it's an easy A class if you don't pay attention in class. For the midterm, I remember 15 got A, 10 got B and 10 got C, and 1 or 2 failed.
Spring 2018 - This class is super interesting if you're into Buddhism (well obviously). Professor is very experienced and organized, and he always stop to ask if there are any questions. He is also the fastest grader I've ever seen in my 4 years at UCLA. The essay is not too difficult, but I would recommend going to the library and checking out the books early. The midterm and final are not difficult if you use the syllabus as your study guide. However, I would not say it's an easy A class if you don't pay attention in class. For the midterm, I remember 15 got A, 10 got B and 10 got C, and 1 or 2 failed.
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Professor Bodiford talks EXTREMELY FAST. If you want to get down everything he says, bring a tape recorder or have other students distract him with questions while you finish writing what he said five minutes ago. Overall though, his class was challenging, but not impossible. His midterm and final were pretty easy, if you can write well and fast. But on the research paper, don't expect too much for your grade. He seems to have become more lenient grade-wise though, after reading some of these old posts. Who knows, maybe he's read them :D
Professor Bodiford talks EXTREMELY FAST. If you want to get down everything he says, bring a tape recorder or have other students distract him with questions while you finish writing what he said five minutes ago. Overall though, his class was challenging, but not impossible. His midterm and final were pretty easy, if you can write well and fast. But on the research paper, don't expect too much for your grade. He seems to have become more lenient grade-wise though, after reading some of these old posts. Who knows, maybe he's read them :D
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