Acting Director, Japanese Studies Program · Director, Japanese Studies Program · MA Education
Japanese Studies (Japanese management, global strategies, international business)
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- MA Education, Ateneo de Manila University
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Anonymous
Unstructured and memorization-heavy; Genki plus open notes
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- WorkloadHeavy
▶️ Overall Rating : 6/10 ▶️ His lessons felt unstructured for me 😞 super dami mo kailangan imemorize within a limited amount of time including (Katakana, Hiragana, and Kanji.) Also, he's **very** particular with how you use the grammatical particles, so **make sure to study talaga before his class!** ▶️ Use the Genki Website : https://sethclydesdale.github.io/genki-study-resources/lessons-3rd/ ▶️ I recommend purchasing the Genki Books also! (From my experience, he'll be teaching up until Lesson 6: A Day in Robert's Life (Genki I: p.146-165)) 🍓 Most of his quizzes / exams largely reference Genki. Kung gets mo to, medjo oks ka na. Also, in my experience with him, he allows **open notes** naman (for quizzes + exams ). The challenge lang talaga is memorizing everything and understanding them since he has the tendency to be really fast with his lectures. ▶️ I'd say he's B-able naman with **lots of effort.** I urge you to ask him na kaagad kung meron kang di gets kasi what he teaches is what he'll quiz you about 50% of the time. ▶️ For participation, nagpapakahoot din siya. So, **make sure to participate doon!!** Keep in mind na super short ng time na binibigay niya per item and dapat mabasa mo ung buong chunk of hiragana / katakana text na nakalagay both sa question + choices mismo ng Kahoot. Good luck na lang malala 😧 ▶️ He also has **oral** exams, but he's less about your diction + pronunciation, and more about your **grammatical structure** (i.e. ung STOPOVER rule) ▶️ Do I recommend Japanese? No. This is mainly because of the huge chunk you're supposed to memorize. By the end of the sem, umabot na sa 100+ pages notes ko 😥 ❓ If you have any more questions,, feel free to PM me! : DDmore
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- Lively Badger
in conclusion : the FLC JPN 11 trauma is real . good luck w sir rudy tho ! he's nice naman, sadyang ang dami lang kailangang material na itackle within a limited period of time ueue
- Anonymous
bumppp hard agree sa genki website my only regret was not trying it soonerrrrr
Noble Kite
Unstructured lessons, tons to memorize, open notes
- WorkloadHeavy
Overall Rating : 6/10 His lessons felt unstructured for me super dami mo kailangan imemorize within a limited amount of time including (Katakana, Hiragana, and Kanji.) Also, he's **very** particular with how you use the grammatical particles, so **make sure to study talaga before his class!** Use the Genki Website : https://sethclydesdale.github.io/genki-study.../lessons-3rd/ I recommend purchasing the Genki Books also! (From my experience, he'll be teaching up until Lesson 6: A Day in Robert's Life (Genki I: p.146-165)) Most of his quizzes / exams largely reference Genki. Kung gets mo to, medjo oks ka na. Also, in my experience with him, he allows **open notes** naman (for quizzes + exams ). The challenge lang talaga is memorizing everything and understanding them since he has the tendency to be really fast with his lectures. I'd say he's B-able naman with **lots of effort.** I urge you to ask him na kaagad kung meron kang di gets kasi what he teaches is what he'll quiz you about 50% of the time. For participation, nagpapakahoot din siya. So, **make sure to participate doon!!** Keep in mind na super short ng time na binibigay niya per item and dapat mabasa mo ung buong chunk of hiragana / katakana text na nakalagay both sa question + choices mismo ng Kahoot. Good luck na lang malala He also has **oral** exams, but he's less about your diction + pronunciation, and more about your **grammatical structure** (i.e. ung STOPOVER rule) Do I recommend Japanese? No. This is mainly because of the huge chunk you're supposed to memorize. By the end of the sem, umabot na sa 100+ pages notes ko If you have any more questions,, feel free to PM me! : DDmore
Anonymous
Paces ahead of other sections; orals easy if you prep
positive
I was one of Sir Rudy's beadles sa first sem, mabait naman po siya! When it comes to the structure of his lessons, he prefers to be ahead compared to the other classes, so it's definitely a hassle those first few weeks. The earlier lessons (hiragana, katakana) are only for two weeks or less. If you use the Genki website or Duolingo, that's definitely a good advantage to have. As for tests, his orals are easy enough, he'll give you time naman to prepare your answers (since it's usually with partners). His written tests are mixed modality, meaning you view and listen to the questions with whatever gadgets you have, and you have the choice to answer on paper or in PDF. The only time nahirapan ako sa test was the final (hahahaha) pero it was multiple choice naman. Participation is key!! He will notice you talaga if you're putting effort in class and volunteering more. When it comes to recitation, he will make sure to ask everyone one-by-one, so everyone has a chance to answer. He isn't that lenient when it comes to grading the written charts, but he prefers if you treat them as tracing practice (done slowly) instead of actual writing (done quickly) so it's not hard to get perfect on those. Try using markers instead of pens para broader yung strokes and hindi masyadong halata if shaky yung sulat. Mabilis naman siya magreply through Canvas, so if you have any questions or clarifications, you're guaranteed to have a response soon. Overall, I think he's actually A-able with effort (practicing outside of class, using the Genki website, etc.) Sir Rudy's classes were lowkey the highlight of the week, have fun!more
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Lucky Finch
Masaya naman, research heavy LAS 123, easy B+ A with effort
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- CourseLAS 123
Had him for Japan class, masaya naman siyang prof; hindi boring. Sir Rudy is so cute magturo; Lolo-ish, pero vibes vibes lang talaga!! LAS 123 is a very Research heavy class. But more importantly, make sure that your final project's recommendations are in alignment with your research!! You just don't dump your research about this company, or this country. For Sir Rudy, he is often chill lang talaga. Simultaneously, he is quite traditional. Pen-and-paper notes, attendance notebook, strict time/attendance. You just have to be diligent in his class, you'll do good. Easy B+ naman, A with effortmore
Lucky Egret
JPN FLC !!
- CourseJPN11
JPN FLC !! Hows NARCISO, Rodolfo for JPN11 ?? Lowkey blindly enlisted since I was desparate to get into Japanese 😭😭 Most posts about him are old kasi
Keen Dove
Light group-heavy load, easy B if you apply the readings
mixed
- 4.0 attainableYes
- LeniencyYes
- WorkloadLight
hello! workload - i would say relatively light! just make sure to go through the slides and the readings carefully and make sure to properly integrate them because applying the concepts of the japanese style strategies is what he's really looking for. while there are some individual papers, a lot of the major workloads are by group so make sure to get good groupmates! also make sure not to be absent because he does graded class activities but tbh they're fun and engaging. theres also 1-2 discussion boards per module but theyre pretty light questions naman as well. grading - he grades fairly! he's an easy B-B+ but if you really want an A I think put in a bit more effort :) others - lectures can be a bit boring, so i suggest reading in advance the documents he uploads in canvas because everything he discusses is there. the slides he shows in class are a nice summary and has lots of images and graphs too. the class activities and the groupworks also make up for the lectures being a bit boring because theyre pretty fun imo! overall i liked the class because i was interested in the japanese business style but if ur not so interested it might be hard to get through the class! would rate a 9/10more
Anonymous
Nice prof, boring lectures
mixed
Nice prof naman, but the lectures are boring.
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MONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT
JPN 11 section E, lecture, MON 14:00 to 15:30, F-AVRJPN 11 section F, lecture, MON 15:30 to 17:00, F-AVR
LAS 123.75 section N, lecture, TUE 14:00 to 15:30, SOM 205LAS 123 section O1, lecture, TUE 15:30 to 17:00, SOM 205
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