First Year Japanese II · East Asian Languages And Cultures
Short quizzes everyday (vocab & grammar + kanji), midterm, final, and two projects.
The workload is a lot I have to admit. Takeda Sensei grades fairly! I believe that the amount of effort you put into the class will be reflected on your grade. Make sure to go over all the mini quizzes that you make in class. You will have a vocabulary quiz everyday around 30 words but they're super easy! The grammar quizzes are a bit more hard but it's really nice that he does reviews in class. The exams are all take home!!
Class Performance: Active participation in terms of quantity and quality 15% Homework (Kanji HW & FLIP Grammar Quizzes) 15% Kanji HW 7.5% FLIP Grammar Quizzes 7.5% In-Class Quizzes 10% Six Grammar Review Quizzes 12% Two Projects 20% Two Exams* 14% Final Exam** 14%
One of the most loveable teachers on the Columbia campus and in the Japanese department. One can't help but be charmed by her easy smiles and soothing voice. This huggable Pikachu-like character helps dull your mind from the pain. But don't be fooled because even Pikachu has its arsenal of surprises. Stay awake and do the work assigned to you, or you may receive an unexpected surprise at the end of the semester, no matter how well you thought things went. She is a fair grader and is more than willing to help you, but don't expect any freebies. Work load is at least an hour a day, including more if you actually listen to the tapes. Although her English is accented, it is understandable. Classes are a nice balance between instruction, class exercises, and discussion. She is also known to develop a good repoire among her students....but then again, so does Pikachu.
if you put in the effort that you're supposed to for a language course, than you'll have a super easy A.
Insane like any other Japanese class - 2hrs per night drill tapes, grammar notes, homework, Kanji sheets (2nd semester), it goes on and on, but hey, its 5 credits.
Standard for the department, homework each night and a quiz each day, 3 tests, a midterm a final and a project and 2 hours a night of studying is required. Japanese is never a cakewalk.
Tests every 2 chapters, 2 midterms + oral, 1 final + oral. Daily vocab quizzes and one homework assignment each night. Same as every other first year Japanese class.
the usual for japanese-daily quizzes, tests every other week, a midterm, final, and two oral interviews
Standard. Kanji coming out of your ears.