Reviews of professor Tsumugi Yamamoto

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Yamamoto-sensei is truly incredible. She consistently updates and varies her teaching materials to keep her lectures engaging and current. I enrolled in both her Intermediate I and II classes and would have loved to take more if time allowed. She's very supportive in class and always made me feel comfortable speaking up.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Her class was pretty chill. For homework, but they weren't very difficult. She can be a pretty tough grader at times, but she's not gonna penalize you just because she doesn't like you. My Japanese did get a lot better thanks to her. For anyone looking for a nice professor who's not strict on Japanese style politeness, she's a solid choice.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I've been through three Japanese profs and Yamamoto sensei is the BEST. I went from straight Cs in Elem II to all B+/A's in her Int. I. Easy to understand lectures, posts all slides, very patient, open to questions, kind, and humorous. Tests were exactly like her review sheets. She is particular with kanji but she makes her expectations clear.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
BEST Japanese prof at NYU. Tests are just like her study guides, very organized, fast grader, come to class prepared and you'll do well. She just wants to see that you are trying and participating. She's very open to questions and does her best to explain concepts & give examples if you're confused.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Yamamoto sensei is definitely a harder grader than other professors, but she gives detailed lectures and explains grammar points nicely. She can be strict and harsh, but all she wants is to see the growth of students' language skills. Plus, she is not as strict as she appears. She can be cute and clumsy, which makes her even more likable.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'm Chinese and she took so many points off kanji. I was like??? I'm pretty sure I know how to write north east south west in kanji. So if you don't have gorgeous handwriting beware. She measures the handwriting by really precise angle. I took this class completely out of interest but I am now regretting it because it doesn't even help me graduate.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There were a lot of hw (homework everyday), but there are all relatively easy, so about 1 hour of hw per day is about right. She looks pretty strict but u can get away with teasing her and writing weird stuff in ur hw (I got away with making a yuri joke abt her so yeah). Also, the Japanese film she played was pretty bad. Anyways, the class was fun.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would say she is the best Japanese professor I've ever met. So kind and patient. Beyond that, she has a clear structure on the course syllabus and taking her class really makes me feel relaxing. Just choose her, you wont regret.