Sarah Frederick - Boston University, Boston, MA

Professor: Sarah Frederick

Department: Languages

College: Boston University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LJ283
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly kind, but class was very boring. We were assigned about 4 readings every week, but hardly ever talked about them, so in the end, I stopped reading them. The movies were interesting, but her lectures by themselves were not.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: WS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is not confident in her WS101 class and tends to mumble and say um a lot. Her readings are unnecessarily long and super dense all to no gains as she explains in lecture the main points. She is a bore to sit through and honestly needs to learn how to lecture a class if you are going to introduce the likes of Judith Butler to the class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: WS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof frederick needs to learn how to speak proficiently. She mumbles and doesn't speak loudly even though she uses a microphone. She said "um" 300 times in one lecture, no lie. She has no confidence in what she's saying which is so frustrating. Also, the things we read are so boring and unnecessarily long.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: WS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Tone deaf lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LJ451
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you like reading and watching movies this is a great class! We only had a few assignment and it was mainly a discussion based in class. I had a lot of fun and she was a GREAT professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LJ451
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Frederick was very nice and knowledgeable. Although the assigned readings are long, she makes the class discussion helpful and interesting. It is definitely the best literature class I have ever taken!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LJ451
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Frederick-sensei is the best! Extremely knowledgeable, nice, fair, easy-going, helpful....She gives you every opportunity to do well. If you have a problem, just ask her; she is very understanding and will often give you a break if you need one.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LJ451
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Best reading list ever--Murakami, manga, watched Evangelion. Despite being a 400 level course, it was probably my easiest class, and the one I learned the most in. Definitely one of the nicest profs ever. And for an Ivy grad she empathizes a lot with BU teens. Not to mention she's fluent in Japanese. Really an amazing person, tho a wee bit awkward.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LJ250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

While not all of the readings are rivettin gnad some are a bit long, there are some good ones too. Also, Prof gives a good analysis and really helps you to see the quality that the works have to offer. She's also very nice, considerate and runs a nice class. She is a fair grader.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LJ250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Frederick is such a sweet professor, really nice and into japanese lit. gives u a lot of insight into the sometimes boring readings but thats just me. the readings are popular and important works in japanese lit but i just didnt find them too interesting. very fair grader. class stresses participation, you need to keep up with readings!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: LJ250
• 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:

She's very nice, gives deadline extensions and is very helpful. Take the class if you already know something about Japan because it makes the class much more interesting. Papers aren't too difficult, but there is a lot of reading and sometimes it's boring. She's a fair grader.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LJ250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Yeah, she's a super lady. The readings can be dry and boring and analyzing stuff in translation is never much fun, but at the end of the day it's a pretty easy class taught by a good professor. She knows her stuff and grades nicely.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LJ253
• 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:

Frederick is very nice, very calm, and very knowledgeable. Her Japanese Culture in Cinema class is fun despite some downer films (*cough*LifeofOharu*cough*)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LJ480
• 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:

I took her Japanese Women's Writers course, and I had fun despite the fact that there were a ton of feminist issues that i kinda got bored with. She friendly and like everyone else said, she cares ALOT about her students. attendance is crucial in her cl

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LJ
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Fredrick Sensei is absolutely the BEST teacher I have ever had. She is warm, caring, and really cares about all her students. I learned so much from her movie class last year. Good job fredrick sensei! Stay just the way u r!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: LJ400
• 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:

good teacher

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: LJ250
• 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:

She's a great teacher and will help when asked

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LJ
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

she is nice, but dont bring food in her class