Kiyomi Kagawa - Tufts University

Professor: Kiyomi Kagawa
Department: Japanese
College: Tufts University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: JPN1
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
*COVID-affected class. She follows the textbook very closely, so outside of speaking practice, you could basically self-study and learn everything on your own. She doesn't use furigana, instead preferring full hiragana, so her slides can be annoying to read. Pretty strict when it comes to kanji handwriting. Doesn't waste a second of class time.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: JPN22
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Most boring and dreadful class I've ever taken - classes revolve exclusively around reading one page of literature for 75 minutes. Homework and assignments are graded pedantically. Made me lose my love for Japanese language and culture.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: JPN22
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Exams are tough.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: JAPN1
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
All around amazing teacher. Japanese 1 has been a blast with her, and she has inspired me to continue taking Japanese classes at Tufts. Kagawa sensei is funny, approachable, and caring. She is an understanding teacher but at the same time, expects you to perform to your highest.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: JAPN1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I am glad I took 001 with Kagawa sensei. She really knows what she is doing and is so excited about it. There are many quizzes and homework but they are designed to help you learn, and I am amazed at how much I learned in the end of the semester. She does have high expectations but if you put in enough effort you will definitely get an A.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: JAPN1
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lack of communication skills.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: JPN003
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I've taken 3 Kagawa classes for a reason. She's is a nutball and it's awesome. Her energy makes you forget she's almost 60. She'll always thoroughly answer questions you have in class, and if you have more, you can always email or go to office hours. Having said that, she can be intimidating. You need to really work to do well in a Kagawa class.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: JPN1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very good teacher!! So energetic and funny, and knows exactly how to motivate her students to work harder. Personally I do not think she is that harsh, and I received 5/5 for almost all my assignments. If you are serious with Japanese, definitely take her class! (also she is very helpful and friendly during office hours)
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: JPN004
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Just like the rest of the Japanese professors at Tufts, Kagawa-sensei is absolutely great! Don't be afraid of her, she may come off as strict, but she really wants you to succeed! She definitely helped me perfect certain tricky grammar nuances. HOWEVER: unlike other sensei, Kagawa gives you 0 for attendance if you skip a class due to sickness.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: JPN22
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I was nervous about taking a class with Kagawa-sensei because of everything I had heard about her, and my brief previous interactions with her. She was very helpful and very good at teaching Japanese. I really learned a lot in her class. While she was a tough grader, as long as you did the work and kept up, you would do well.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: JPN21
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very good professor. The hardest Japanese lecturer I've had yet, but I've learned so much in this semester that it was all worth it. She's hilarious and caring. Most people's complaints about her is her relatively harsh grading, but she goes over what you have to have answered, and if you just remember to keep that in mind, it's not too bad.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: JPN3
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
AWESOME teacher but she grades homework so, so harshly! It became really frustrating, even though her tests aren't hard. She's not so good at explaining grammar concepts in English so seek outside help for that, but the exercises and drills we did in class were great.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: JPN21
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Probably the best lecturer in the department. Highly expressive and entertaining. Tough grader.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: JPN2
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's a really great professor. Be careful, though--she doesn't tend to remind you about assignments or quizzes, and there sure are a lot of them so check your syllabus every day! Also, she should've told us in class that there was a (short) Kanji section on the final. Still, her comments are helpful and she's fairly clear.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: JAPN1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Enthusiastic, fun teacher. You will have to do work if you are not experienced in writing Asian characters, but I wasn't and I put in some effort and got an A.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: JPN
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
GREAT TEACHER Take class with this teacher if you want to learn Japanese. She's very cute at teaching, Kind of like an anime character. Very Humorous at times. Covers material VERY VERY well. You will learn EVERYTHING there is to be learned and the pace at which she sets the class is reasonable. You will learn alot and have fun doing it as well.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: JPN4
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: JPN122
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great sense of humor. She is a tough grader, but she really wants you to understand the material and pushes you learn as much as possible.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: JAP0003
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is a great teacher. She is funny and she cares about her students. I was in her class and I liked her a lot. She grades homework harshly I think. I use to get 5 out of 5 before I got into her class, now I am averaging abour 4 out of 5.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: JPN21
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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