Chikako Takahashi

Standard for other Japanese classes: daily quiz, homework is pretty standard / light, three exams but all take-home.

I learned plenty of vocabulary, 50 or so kanji, and japanese grammar.

9 online assignments, worth a total of 15%, some involve posting written material or recording yourself speaking onto the class padlet. 2 online midterms (worth 15% total) and 1 online final exam (worth 15%), all open note, book, and courseworks page. Hiragana/Katakana assignments worth 10%. Before class quizzes are worth 10%, daily in class quizzes are worth 10% and grammar review quizzes are worth 4%. Attendance is worth 10% and participation is worth 11%. A 93%+ is an A. Grading is VERY fair. 2 hours 10 minutes each week for class, around 4-5 hours a week studying and completing assignments, so 6-7 hours a week toward this class total. It is a 2.5 credit course, so keep that in mind.

Take the course if you are prepared to do the work. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2022 Course: JPNSUN1101_001_2022_3-FIRSTYEARJAPANESEI : JPNSUN1101_001_2022_3 - FIRST YEAR JAPANESE I Instructor: Fumiko Nazikian

Basic knowledge about Japanese language, and also some useful skills of Japanese language aquiring.

Eguchi-sensei is a brilliant professor and very kind. I had a lot of personal issues this semester and the professor's understanding meant a lot. It allowed me to continue studying the language and stay on pace without falling behind. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2022 Course: JPNSUN2201_002_2022_3-SECONDYEARJAPANESEI : SECOND YEAR JPN I (Sec 2)-JPNSUN2201_002_2022_3 - SECOND YEAR JAPANESE I Instructor: Shigeru Eguchi

She's the best. So engaging, so involved, answers all questions, so kind.

- We learned different grammar structures, and new vocabulary, and began to learn kanji

Takahashi sensei is always willing to help out her students. She is very good at getting people to stay engaged, and sometimes mixed up seating so that we get to practice speaking with a fresh face. Our daily quizzes or other in class assignments would always be returned the next class, and online assignments and exams were also promptly returned. She is very understanding with students, and offers a lot of office hours for those who need them. Even if you are confused about something small she will never make you feel like you are bad or slow. The presentations are very helpful and are always accessible on Courseworks. The way that she organizes the Courseworks modules also makes things very clear. You watch a short grammar video and take an online quiz before every class, which helps make that lesson’s class go smoother since students already have a decent understanding of what is going to be covered. She also has very creative activities to practice new material, so classes never get boring or repetitive. She is also very willing to give extensions on assignments, and her main form of communication is through the class discord server. There is also sooo much supplementary material available on the course page. This class was very well paced, 1 lesson took about 3 class sessions. Each class had a short quiz with about 8-10 vocabulary words and 1 or 2 small grammar questions.…

Professor Nazikian is incredible and very understanding. She doesn't teach as a chore and he willingness to guide the students makes the class seem less difficult. There is a lot of material to cover and as long as you maintain the study hours and practice, getting a good grade is very possible. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2021 Course: JPNSUN1101_001_2021_3-FIRSTYEARJAPANESEI : JPNSUN1101_001_2021_3 - FIRST YEAR JAPANESE I Instructor: Fumiko Nazikian