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Languages

Setsumi Kojima

JAPANESE101 · JAPAN101 · JAPNR101 · JAPN101 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Great pick for beginners who want a warm, culture-rich Japanese class and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyKind and CaringFamily AtmosphereSlow PaceCulture FocusedBook-Dependent A
  • Students love her kind, family-style class with singing, origami, and culture.
  • Japanese can be hard, but her slow pace and 1-on-1 help make it approachable.
  • An A is very doable if you study the book outside class; some .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Students say memorize kana, use the book, and you will get an A; one even says just ask previous students.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Japanese is hard to grasp, but she moves slowly and fills class with singing and culture so beginners can keep up.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

No review clearly .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend her for culture and kindness, though a few and language barriers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Comments imply easy As if you use the book; she does not humiliate students for mispronunciation.

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Workload

Light

70/100

Class is fun with singing and origami; main work is outside-class textbook study.

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Warm, caring, and culture-rich teaching, tempered by occasional confusion from English as a second language.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of in-class interaction, individual instruction, and book-based study for grades.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

with slow pacing and lots of 1-on-1 attention; English as a second language can confuse some.

Main concern

Accent and English clarity can make lectures without the book.

What students said

“sweet old lady who actually cares about her students learning! makes foreign language so much fun.”
JAPN101
“The book is the key to getting an A.”
JAPN101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize memorizing kana and studying the .

Book-Based StudyHiragana and Katakana Memorization

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Success is tied to textbook study and kana memorization; .

Book-DependentKana Memorization
“The book is the key to getting an A.”
JAPN101
“just memorize the hiragana and katakana. actually, just ask previous students about her ;) you'll get an A.”
JAPANESE101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Amazing professor. fun class. lots of interaction and involvement in the Japanese culture. sweet old lady who actually cares about her students learning!”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting kindness, culture focus, book-based As, and occasional language barriers. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️

85/100

“She makes the class feel like one big family! Not .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“makes foreign language so much fun. if your into the japanese culture.”

⭐ Path to an A

80/100

“The book is the key to getting an A.”

⚠️ Clarity Concern

55/100

“Soft voiced and can't really understand her well because English is her 2nd language.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She does alot of 1 on 1 instructions but it means she cares about you learning.
  • fun class. lots of interaction and involvement in the Japanese culture.
  • moves in a slow pace if that's your pace.

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • She makes the class feel like one big family!
  • ! Great professor!
  • sweet old lady who actually cares about her students learning!

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The book is the key to getting an A.
  • just memorize the hiragana and katakana... you'll get an A.
  • teaching wise, u wont learn much after the midterm.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six somewhat consistent 2006-2009 reviews with mixed quality scores and limited grade or .

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Quality ratings

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Course coverage

JAPN1013 reviews
JAPAN1011 review
JAPANESE1011 review
JAPNR1011 review

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