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Takeshi Takakura

JAPN201 · JAPN101 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

If you want a caring, engaging Japanese teacher and will show .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing lecturesCaringEngaging activitiesMandatory attendanceExtra credit
  • Engaging, multi-method lectures make Japanese feel easy and fun
  • and skipping hurts your grade
  • , and chapter tests require outside study

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Reported A and A+ grades with and clear criteria, but , and tests still require consistent study.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Students say he makes the language easy to learn through varied activities, though plenty of material is covered each class.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags say skip class and you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Four of and call him amazing for Japanese beginners.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Described as kind and lenient with clear criteria and , though .

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly quizzes, homework after each class, chapter tests, projects, and outside study keep the load moderate.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students praise amazing lectures, motivation, diverse teaching tools, and .

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and a final exam.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are highly engaging with music, games, partner work, and clear explanations; and the .

Main concern

and tests; less lenient if you miss class.

What students said

“IF YOU ARE TAKING JAPANESE PICK HIM!”
JAPN101
“a test every 2 weeks”
JAPN201
“Always willing to answer questions and .”
JAPN101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Regular chapter tests and a final with fair but firm testing standards; reviews .

Chapter testsWeekly quizzesFinal examStrict on test-taking

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person path uses weekly quizzes, biweekly chapter tests, a , and .

Weekly quizzesChapter tests every 2 weeksFinal examGroup projects
“a test every 2 weeks, a , and 2 group projects”
JAPN201
“ and the curriculum requires a lot of .”
JAPN101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“What an amazing professor. I'm truly shocked because I have never seen someone so great at what they do, he helps you understand the material and makes it so easy to learn the language.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person , and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“he helps you understand the material and makes it so easy to learn the language”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“IF YOU ARE TAKING JAPANESE PICK HIM!”

📅

18/100

“ so do come prepared”

📚 Steady Workload

48/100

“Plenty of materials is covered each class, so study outside of class is essential”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • teaches through diverse mediums such as
  • Always willing to answer questions and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Also offers
  • study outside of class is essential to remembering and getting a good grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • , and really engaging
  • Very good and fun teacher that always motivated us
  • Caring

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed in-person reviews from 2019-2020 are consistent overall but the sample is small and partly older.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

JAPN1014 reviews
JAPN2011 review

Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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