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Foreign Languages

Carolyn Ikuta

JA21 · JAPAN21 · JP21 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Workable for independent students who can learn from notes, but weak live lectures make it a mixed recommendation.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAwkward lecturesOpen-book exams oftenTest and paper heavyRead the notes
  • Many students find her speaking style with frequent uh filler
  • Course content is usually manageable if
  • , and a research paper

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many say easy A with notes and open-book tests, though some later sections got harder with closed notes.

Online student reported an A; and ease comments vary by year.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Material is often called not difficult and very easy, though a few found midterms and note volume hard.

Both online and in-person describe manageable content if you rely on notes.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, and several say everything is in online lecture notes.

; most in-person comments treat notes as enough.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; others reject the lecture style.

Online student would not take again; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

Open-book or note-based exams and essay questions given early, but .

Format shift

; online A reported with lots of homework.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and a 5-page paper; online tag says lots of homework.

Format shift

Online review stresses lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Students repeatedly criticize stuttering and .

Format shift

Online student prefers reading only; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and one research paper more than daily work.

Format shift

Consistent across formats in student descriptions.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and complaints about stuttering lectures and hard midterms without guides.

Main concern

Lecture , so notes matter more than class time.

What students said

“The midterm and and you get a week to complete them.”
JAPAN21
“Professor stutters a lot and says "uh" every other word.”
JA21
“NO study guide and expects us to study 130 pages of notes”
JA21

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online JA21 student said she is mediocre live but online is fine if you just read lectures.

Main concern

and if you listen.

What students said

“If you are going .”
JA21
“as long as you just read her lectures you will be ok without having to listen to her mambo jambo.”
JA21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and finals; later notes say tests were no longer open note.

Open bookTake-home examsEssay questions in advanceLecture notes based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay questions a week early; at least one later section closed notes.

Open bookTake-home midterm and finalEssay questions given earlyNot always open note
“The midterm and and you get a week to complete them.”
JAPAN21
“ and final.”
JA21
“ but still easy if you study the lecture notes.”
JP21

Online

; student focused on reading lectures for an A.

Read lectures for success
“as long as you just read her lectures you will be ok without having to listen to her mambo jambo.”
JA21

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are going .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (1 online, 8 in person), highlighting . Credibility rating: Medium.

🗣️ Lecture Delivery

35/100

“Professor stutters a lot and says "uh" every other word.”

📗

80/100

“ and final.”

📊 Course Ease

72/100

“Very easy course though. Never had to open the book and got an A.”

👍 Recommendation Split

50/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • says uh after every word
  • Lectures were somewhat

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very easy course though
  • material isn't difficult
  • NO study guide and expects us to study 130 pages of notes

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

  • open book and you get a week to complete them
  • 5 page research paper
  • Don't need the books at all

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews spanning 2009-2018 with mixed tone; limited recent detail and .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

JA216 reviews
JP212 reviews
JAPAN211 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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A 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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