Reviews of professor Mana Kobuchi-Philip

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If show up to class and participate she'll work with you and your grade will show up with your effort. AND she really does take your effort in account, like visiting the language lab could potentially fluff your grade.
Tests are good 'cause context clues could rlly help fill in the gaps you're not confident in.
utilize your fellow classmates!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lots of exams and quizzes after every chapter. But she goes over all the questions on the spot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Thank you for making complicated subjects manageable. I love her jokes, some of these people don't have any sense of humor. Her laughter is heartwarming. She's always ready to answer questions email or not.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a very caring woman! She has an accent so it may be hard to understand her but seriously, don't be shy and ASK HER to repeat something if you don't understand!! Get to know you're classmates and ask each other for help if you need it. This class can be difficult if you get lost so try to follow along. She really is such a sweetheart though!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took her back in Fall 2018 and I still regret it till this day. She didn't know how to teach the material and she would get really frustrated if we didn't understand it. She was disrespectful sometimes during the lecture or even on the feedback she provided on hws, like once for me she wrote "Can your mom read your handwriting?" WHO SAYS THAT????

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do your work. Attend lectures and review o shimasu.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Thank you for your wonderful lectures. Idk why people gave her such low ratings. Her accent is very cute and you can completely understand her. She very open to feedback and will answer everything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Good professor. Will karaoke with you.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I like Kobuchi Sensei, she's kind, sweet, and very accepting of late work. However, I feel like she's not very clear on explaining homework and you need to always be checking on the syllabus because she'll catch you off guard on a test/quiz. Other than that the class is pretty fun, I'd recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Japanese is hard but she breaks it down well. Wish she had more office hours but she's very busy as well. But she will make time for you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shes a super kind professor and very understanding if you need to reach out to her about something. She makes the lectures fun and is always open for questions if youre confused about something. One of the best professors Ive had. :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Super nice and caring teacher. Really charismatic and personable. She's super understanding and accommodating of students that are late or behind because of outside issues or problems. Once, I was an entire hour late because of train delays and she waited for me to arrive to administer an exam. The subject itself is still challenging, though.