Tangco, Maria Ysabel

Leans worth takingread from published reviews and public records · medium confidence

Take Tangco for JPN 11 if you want a chill, approachable lecturer who posts slides, quizzes by module, and helps on recitation. The only injected writeup is strongly positive. Lean rather than take because the sample is one voice and JPN 180.65 has no student report here.

Suits

students who want an approachable JPN 11 lecturer
students who will do the homework that becomes board work
students comfortable with random recitation if help is offered

Look elsewhere if

students who need many independent reviews before picking a language section

Swift Panda

Not an easy A, but she notices real effort

positive

CourseJPN 11
Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes

I really enjoyed her teaching style as a professor, she’s definitely not an easy A, but she notices if you put in the effort and try to learn as best as you could. Comments: sensei’s really approachable and accommodates questions and helps you out getting over the hurdle especially if you don’t have a background on Japanese. I’ll say though that the start is very fast paced, you’ll have to do active recall and self-study outside class, but I’ve heard that her assessments are more manageable than other professors. I have to admit I was disappointed that I couldn’t get Italian as my FLC at the start but I definitely enjoyed and would consider JPN 11 as my favorite course when I took her class. Just come in prepared, don’t shy away if you have questions or don’t understand a part of the lesson. She does cold call for recitations and you’ll have to do a partnered/individual presentation at some point, she does quizzes at the end of every unit (I would say every other week depending on how lengthy the concept is). Sensei’s class is also heavily geared towards interactive activities that’s usually with partners: reading/writing on the board, answering questions in Japanese, and introducing and talking with others in Japanese. Once you get a hang of her class you’ll defined begin to anticipate how to handle and respond to the different assessments. Grading & Assessments: - Idk if she’ll maintain it but she gave a LOT of plus points throughout recitations and first few quizzes. - Assessments start from multiples choice and eventually translating in Japanese to English and vice versa. It also includes answering questions in Japanese into mostly hiragana and katakana, and kanji towards the end. - You’ll do towards the latter of the semester an oral quiz where sensei will ask you basic questions like “Where did you go over the weekend?” or “How old are you?” in Japanese and you’ll respond in Japanese. - Though the final online exam that’s around 50 Pts was a bit difficult for me. 😢 - Thankfully got an A by the end, try aiming for 92-94% in her quizzes, it’s usually 25-35 points and questions are double points so around 12-20 items.more

Clever Koala

Chill JPN 11, easier quizzes, approachable

positive

CourseJPN 12
Retake?Yes

Not sure exactly for JPN 12, but she was my JPN 11 prof this sem and I loved her!! Personality - Super nice, very chill, and approachable - Remembers her students even outside of the classroom (she's called out to me a few times) - You can joke around with her din Lectures - Allows gadgets - Uses both slides (which she posts on Canvas) and the whiteboard to teach - She calls on random people to recite, but if you're struggling, she'll help you naman - She also made us do board work but it was usually just our answers from homework she gave beforehand Quizzes - She gives quizzes after every module - At least for JPN 11, her quizzes are easier than the other JPN profs (according to some friends) - Gives opportunities for bonus points (either for future quizzes or finals) Kanji Presentation - Indiv or duo of your choice - A lot of artistic freedom so you could present like normal, with a video, a game, roleplay, etc. as long as all the parts in her rubric are there Orals - Question and Answer - The questions were all in the Genki workbook so we were all able to prepare our answers ahead of time - You would randomly get 1 question per module Finals - For this sem, it was departmental - It was and online test in Canvas, but we were answering in the classroom - More difficult for those who struggle with reading hiragana, katakana, and some kanji - Rather than just the slides, study the Genki book itself, mostly for vocab Again, these are for JPN 11, but knowing Tangco-sensei, you'd be in good hands :>more

Japanese Studies (Japanese language and culture, Japanese film, cultural diplomacy, film festivals)

Education

MA Japanese Studies, Ateneo de Manila University · 2023

Career

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

Recent courses

JPN 11
JPN 180.65

Selected work

Cine Europa: Behind the scenes of a collaborative cultural diplomacy initiative in the Philippines (2018, International Journal of Cultural Policy, 24(6), 826–839)

Swift Panda

Not an easy A, but she notices real effort

positive

CourseJPN 11
Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes

Clever Koala

Chill JPN 11, easier quizzes, approachable

positive

CourseJPN 12
Retake?Yes

Background

Suits

Look elsewhere if

Teaching

Education

Career

Recent courses

Selected work

Teaching

Tangco, Maria Ysabel

Background

Suits

Look elsewhere if

Comments

Teaching

Students also read

Education

Career

Recent courses

Selected work

Comments

Teaching

Students also read