Espiritu, Junilo S.

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Take Espiritu for JPN 11/12 if you already have Japanese or will grind a language sequence with hard quizzes and long tests. Lean away if you need a light elective or a free A. Official public biography is thin (no named faculty page, no Archium bibliography, no ORCID). The student sample is one JPN 12 writeup, so this is context_dependent rather than take or avoid.

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students with prior Japanese
students willing to grind JPN 12 assessments

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students hunting a no-effort A in a language elective
students who will not drill between quizzes and long tests

Happy Otter

Uncle-coded goat, A with effort

positive

CourseJPN 11
Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes

He’s the goat!! I had him for JPN 11, but I’m sure he’ll stay the same for other classes. Sir Junilo is very uncle-coded, and he was very encouraging to me and my classmates, especially when majority of the class at the time were huge beginners to the language (some of them didn’t have a choice lol). He even told me once before finals that he genuinely believes I could get an A which made me so happy :’D)) I’m not entirely sure if he curves, but he gives a lot of chances to up your grade (worksheets, voluntary recits, activities) and he’s there if you need help! He also doesn’t shame you if you can’t say the word right or if you forgot some grammar. As long as you don’t take his class for granted, I’m sure he’s an easy B/B+, A with effort. As for JPN 12 though, my experience on it naman is really just the continuation of the genki book, so lots of writing and speaking practices, and you’ll be taught how to speak formal and informal japanese (including slang) so it should be fun! You’ll also be able to apply them in real scenarios like ordering food, asking for directions, identifying parts of your body, etc. Sir Junilo was one of the kindest professors I’ve ever had during my freshman year! I’m a junior now, and I still haven’t forgotten what he taught me :)) I highly recommend taking him!more

Quiet Robin

Tito vibes, encouraging, but come prepared for recitation

positive

hi! i took him during intersession 2223 he has very tito vibes, jokes around every now and then. he’s also very encouraging to students, kahit medyo mali yung pronunciation/sentence structure mo he’ll give you hints or assure you na you’re doing a great job we had a hybrid set-up at the time but we usually met onsite for lessons and had assessments online (except for the final exam) onsite sessions are practicing the modules (PLS be prepared, he doesn’t really like it if you don’t check the modules beforehand) + short recitation, usually one by one. we also had typing exercises and we get bonus points for this (can be used for ur quizzes so it really helps boost ur grade) we had short quizzes online + worksheets where you have to voice record or write sentences. if ur part of the top 5? in these exercises, u get bonus points as well we had a kana art project competition too! basically making art using a japanese character. you can send a draft/consult with him and he’ll leave comments on how to improve on it TLDR; you’ll def enjoy learning japanese from sir! i still remember it even up until today :> very a-able, i think most of us got A or B+more

Icy Llama

No curve, lots of bonuses, finals can swing a letter

positive

LeniencyYes
WorkloadHeavy

no, he does not curve. he gives a lot of bonus points tho by doing extra genki activities, attending events, or if you get voted as best kanji output. he grades high naman in the kanji project (like really high, almost give-away grade). the final exam has a LOT of items tho. review well bc this will either pull up your grade or bring it a letter down. however, in all japanese classes, there is a higher grade requirement. an A equates to 97-100 (check ur syllabus for the other letters). you’re the only one who can tell if you’ll pass tho 😅 edit: but he will do his best to make sure you won’t retake the class naman, just do the necessary efforts. he can tell you what else you can do during the grade consultations so dont lose hope yetmore

Lively Koala

Quizzes can be 1/20; A-able if you grind

CourseJPN 12
4.0 attainableYes

I had sir espiritu in JPN 12 His quizzes I’ve seen people get 1/20. And his long tests class average was like 50/100. A-able for those with Japanese backgrounds or grind hard.more

Anonymous

hi op! what about his personality, teaching approach, recitations, possible group works and general workload? got him this enlistment, but wanted a few details sana since there are barely any reviews on him, hope u see this:>more

Witty Koala

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he is funny and humorous, he starts with the basics then sometimes he let us act as the characters in the text book, and lagi may parang short homework that is really doable but not graded as long as you don’t miss any, he doesn’t really grade recitation but since we were only few in the class all of us get called but it’s okay cuz Hindi ka naman nya pahihiyain if your answer is wrong, actually tbh I was hesistant at first on choosing him since there were only few to ko review but you won’t regret it since he is one of the most chillest and kindest profsmore

Brave Finch

Tito energy, easy async quizzes, bonuses to the moon

positive

CourseJPN12
Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes
WorkloadLight

Hi! Had him for JPN12, but the way he teaches 11 is the practically the same. As per the previous comments, he's very tito and encourages you to do your best in readings and pronunciation. For quizzes and tests they're easy to answer since they're asynchronous on canvas, so notes will get you easy points. For the modules, he uses the lesson progression from Genki so you'll be using the vocabularies for found in each chapter. For the first few weeks you'll be memorising the katana and hiragana. He likes giving bonus points for reciting and those really push your grade to the moon. Overall he's a great prof and you'll enjoy JPN under him.more

Japanese Studies (Japanese language, Japanese language and culture)

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Faculty, Ateneo de Manila University · Japanese Studies Program · current

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Happy Otter

Uncle-coded goat, A with effort

positive

CourseJPN 11
Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes

Quiet Robin

Tito vibes, encouraging, but come prepared for recitation

positive

Icy Llama

No curve, lots of bonuses, finals can swing a letter

positive

LeniencyYes
WorkloadHeavy

Lively Koala

Quizzes can be 1/20; A-able if you grind

CourseJPN 12
4.0 attainableYes

I had sir espiritu in JPN 12 His quizzes I’ve seen people get 1/20. And his long tests class average was like 50/100. A-able for those with Japanese backgrounds or grind hard.more

Anonymous

Witty Koala

positive

Brave Finch

Tito energy, easy async quizzes, bonuses to the moon

positive

CourseJPN12
Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes
WorkloadLight

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