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Kumiko Akikawa JAPN202 Expecting a C- Anonymous 05/09/2024	Absolute lovely teacher. She expects a lot from you but to be honest that is due to the nature of the topic. She'll cater to your ability and work with you to meet you where you are. Her personality is half the reason why I look forward to ACT sessions and more. While I may have some issues with the nature of the class, I think it more stems from a lack of time in general rather than a specific fault. In all, you will enjoy the class that she teaches.
Kumiko Akikawa JAPN202 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 06/07/2023	She's an absolute gem. She can seem a little intimidating but she's incredibly nice and wants her students to do well. This is by no means and easy B or A course, but it you work for it she'll reward you for your hard work. The biggest grades are the ACT classes, for those of you continuing Japanese at UMD you're probably already aware of these, but do not skip class. I missed maybe three classes, max, and it caused me to drop from the A- to A that I would've ended up with to the B+ I received. Homework's are really straight forward and used for practice for the chapter test, which follow the exact same structure. Overall if you like Japanese, and are willing to put in a lot of effort(these darn Japanese courses are 6 credits), then you'll find that not only your Japanese improves a ton, but your grade will reflect your effort as well.
Etsuko Yamakita JAPN202 Expecting a B jpnlover 11/14/2014	I had Yamakita-sensei for both JAPN202 and JAPN302. She is a great teacher, and you can understand a lot by taking her class, but she is a pretty harsh grader. On quizzes and exams, even for just simple mistakes, she'll end up taking more points off than each question should even be worth. By taking he class, you'll be sure to be constantly frustrated by your grade. The class grade in 302 was so bad, she actually had to curve. In other words, if you want to get an A, you better be prepared to study your butt off so you don't make any mistakes on your exams or quizzes.
Makiko Inoue JAPN202 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/13/2014	Inoue Sensei is amazing!! It's true her grading is extremely strict, but if you put in the work you'll do fine. You can tell she cares about teaching and her students. She even offered extra credit assignments in both JAPN201 and 202.

Kumiko Akikawa
JAPN202

Expecting a C-
Anonymous
05/09/2024

Absolute lovely teacher. She expects a lot from you but to be honest that is due to the nature of the topic. She'll cater to your ability and work with you to meet you where you are. Her personality is half the reason why I look forward to ACT sessions and more. While I may have some issues with the nature of the class, I think it more stems from a lack of time in general rather than a specific fault. In all, you will enjoy the class that she teaches.

Kumiko Akikawa
JAPN202

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
06/07/2023

She's an absolute gem. She can seem a little intimidating but she's incredibly nice and wants her students to do well. This is by no means and easy B or A course, but it you work for it she'll reward you for your hard work. The biggest grades are the ACT classes, for those of you continuing Japanese at UMD you're probably already aware of these, but do not skip class. I missed maybe three classes, max, and it caused me to drop from the A- to A that I would've ended up with to the B+ I received. Homework's are really straight forward and used for practice for the chapter test, which follow the exact same structure. Overall if you like Japanese, and are willing to put in a lot of effort(these darn Japanese courses are 6 credits), then you'll find that not only your Japanese improves a ton, but your grade will reflect your effort as well.

Etsuko Yamakita
JAPN202

Expecting a B
jpnlover
11/14/2014

I had Yamakita-sensei for both JAPN202 and JAPN302. She is a great teacher, and you can understand a lot by taking her class, but she is a pretty harsh grader. On quizzes and exams, even for just simple mistakes, she'll end up taking more points off than each question should even be worth. By taking he class, you'll be sure to be constantly frustrated by your grade. The class grade in 302 was so bad, she actually had to curve. In other words, if you want to get an A, you better be prepared to study your butt off so you don't make any mistakes on your exams or quizzes.

Makiko Inoue
JAPN202

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/13/2014

Inoue Sensei is amazing!! It's true her grading is extremely strict, but if you put in the work you'll do fine. You can tell she cares about teaching and her students. She even offered extra credit assignments in both JAPN201 and 202.

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