Margaret Fitzgerald - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Professor: Margaret Fitzgerald

Department: Modern Languages

College: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Fitzgerald is really nice and is ready to answer your questions if you have any regarding the class. Always try to read ahead of class so that you can participate better in class, and get a better participation grade. Quizzes are frequent, tests are weekly but the class is super fun and interesting! Bring cookies to class if you're sleepy.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The best professor ever! Easy to get an A! She is always energetic :D

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: JAPN225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Popular culture class--so boring-more on history and culture and NOT ENTERTAINMENT. A lot of reading (a few weeks there were more than a 100 pages per week, possibly even 200 pages per week). 2 big projects, a presentation and a 10 page research paper. There are so many discussion worksheets that you HAVE to turn in-otherwise watch anime in class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: JAPN225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very laid back teaching style. Only 2 big projects (which you could relate to each other). Class time is spent watching anime or discussing a fairly easy reading. She likes to hear your thoughts, so be prepared to say a sentence or two. Tests are pretty easy if you pay attention. Relatively easy and enjoyable class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Japn 101 class. It's fairly easy if you pay attention. The homework isn't that bad. Only downside is that she's a really slow grader. Glacially slow.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: JAPN225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's a relatively good language teacher (I've had her for 2 semesters) but I really disliked her pop culture class. She graded only one paper the entire semester, and handed that back the day of the final exam. Really unprofessional.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: JAPN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best teachers I have ever had. Clear, concentrates on grammar and understanding, and the class is fun. If you plan on taking Japanese, I highly recommend her class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The relaxed atmosphere of the class made it fun and easy to learn the basis of the Japanese language.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very helpful - she definitely wants her students to succeed. She is always available for extra help. She may be a bit easier to deal with for 101 students because she tends to use a little more English than Kishi (though that could be considered a crutch). As for which intro professor is best, I don't know. I loved them both.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Japanese is a hard language, but compared to my past experience with language, these are relatively fast classes for such a hard tongue. Regardless, she is a good teacher.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: JAPN225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's probably great as a language prof. but doesn't know enough pop culture to teach a class on it. Assigns SO MUCH reading.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: JAPN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very friendly and helpful, and a great teacher. Sometimes gets heavy on linguistics.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CMPL215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Way more work than it was worth.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Tests are based on the hw, which is nice. Lots of homework, though, which is expected in order to learn a new language!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: JAPN201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

We went over a lot of material in 201, but she made it bearable and interesting too. Not only does she teach a good class, but she is very fun to talk to ourside of the classroom. Sometimes slow at grading homework, but otherwise awesome.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Able to motivate students' learning of an obviously difficult language, even when everybody is half asleep.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very helpful in class, and definitely knows what she's talking about.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CMPL215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

excellent class. sit back, relax, do some reading, and watch movies in class :)

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: JAPN215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

EH!!!! ease up on the reading assignments plz

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: JAPN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Knows a lot, not very encouraging, and her volume of e-mail spam may DoS you!