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T Wakita

JAPA102 · JAPANESE101102 · JAPN102 · JAPANESE102 · JAP101 · JPNSE101 · JAPN101 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are serious about Japanese and can handle strict, blunt accountability; avoid if you want a chill language elective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict senseiMandatory attendanceOral quizzes and kanjiTough but rewardingCan be blunt
  • serious learners praise deep learning; others call her mean or humiliating.
  • Attendance and daily prep matter; skip class and you will not pass.
  • Workload and ; if you survive the semester.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A , and kanji; slackers struggle while diligent students can succeed.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and accumulating kanji make the course hard for many students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

as skip-class-you-wont-pass, and 100% attendance may bring gifts.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; actively discouraged for casual students or those sensitive to blunt criticism.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tough standards, oral pressure, and little slack for incomplete prep; rewards consistent hard work more than leniency.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Homework, pre-class study, oral quizzes, and kanji accumulation create a heavy ongoing load.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Split between awesome straightforward sensei praise and mean, humiliating, or phony critiques.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests all matter; finals can be easier if students hang on.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

quizzes, and attendance; dedicated students learn a lot while others feel humiliated or drop.

Main concern

Harsh or blunt classroom style and or fall behind.

What students said

“even if you like to study hard, this professor still might not be for you”
JAPN101
“AWESOME JAPANESE TEACHER! The only reason people say she's awful is because they were slackers.”
JAPN102
“Skip class? You won't pass.”
JAPN101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Frequent oral quizzes and cumulative kanji drive difficulty; some say finals get easier if you survive the semester.

Oral quizzesKanji accumulationTricky homeworkFinal can be easier

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and tests with kanji; proctoring tools are not mentioned.

Oral quiz before classKanji studyTricky HWFinal easier if you stay
“ . Study previous lesson before class: oral quiz!”
JAPN102
“But really easy for the final, if you hang in there it will really pay off”
JAPANESE102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are there to learn, then you definitely will. Yes, you do have to do the homework and you do have to come to class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2016, highlighting strict attendance, hardcore language load, and polarized tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Split

55/100

“AWESOME JAPANESE TEACHER! The only reason people say she's awful is because they were slackers.”

📋 Attendance

12/100

“Skip class? You won't pass.”

📚 Hardcore Pace

30/100

“studying for at least two hours before class and ”

⚠️ Classroom Tone

40/100

“even if you like to study hard, this professor still might not be for you... you don't want to be humiliated or insulted.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she's an awesome SENSEI!
  • very sweet teacher, funny, very straightfoward!
  • her methods of teaching are a little blunt.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty

  • The class is not for the faint of heart, it requires serious effort.
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  • She nearly made me cry

Theme 3

⚠️ About Atmosphere

  • phony and mean teacher.No respect for students.
  • yells alot, so be strong!
  • don't want to be humiliated or insulted

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

11 in-person reviews from 2004-2016 are mixed but detailed enough to show a consistent strict-teaching pattern.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

JAPN1013 reviews
JAPANESE1022 reviews
1021 review
JAP1011 review
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