Yahui Olenik - Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Professor: Yahui Olenik

Department: Japanese

College: Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: JAPN112
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She was awful. I dropped her halfway through the semester. I was prepared for a lot of homework but what she demands is more than my major related classes demanded. I was told she wasn't this bad in the past but she's unreasonable now. She refuses to help students she doesn't like and will yell at you for asking questions. Avoid her!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: JAPN112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I want to like Olenik-sensei, but this class is ridiculous. The format is confusing, and though you'll learn something, your grade will take hits when you don't understand the unclear due dates. She uses three redundant recording formats for (frequent) online assignments; you can have remarkable intelligence and work ethic and still take a GPA hit.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• 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:

Olenik-sensei is one of the most dedicated teachers I've ever had. She has language circles every week, and if you attend, you will get extra credit towards your final grade. She really wants you to have a passion for language and if you make the effort, you can do well. Don't expect an easy A. Expect to work for it. She makes you feel accomplished

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor has many good qualities. She's dedicated and makes you want to learn chinese. However.. expect a workload. The syllabus? forget about that, she doesn't even follow it and will throw crazy amounts of homework at you. She's not very prepared too. I don't know about everybody else but this class was hard and she will judge you on attitude.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHIN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful professor! She is very helpful and understanding if you show that you do your work. I was late many times to class but I still got an A. Expect tons of work and to study hard. But you will learn a lot in her class. Assigns oral presentations and vocab quizzes. Tells you assignments ahead of time. Also collects work!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHNS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class takes a lot of dedication. She expects a lot from her students. She gives a lot of quizzes- most of them are oral and reading. She also gives TONS of extra credit assignments. However, she does get angry easily if you do not pay attention. er syllabus is also VERY disorganized and confusing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CIHN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS CLASS. EASY A. LEARNED SOOO MUCH. I Really suggest you stick with her for Chinese. She's the type of teacher that actually TEACHES. Best TEACHER I've met so far. She's got me speaking Chinese and being able to read some characters.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• 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:

I took both Chinese 101 and 102 with 杨老师 during the summer and it was a great experience! It is a lot of work but if you can dedicate the time you will find that it is not as difficult as one might imagine. She is ALWAYS available to help you whether it be online or in class. She's very clear about the assignments and explai

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHINE101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The only people to put negative comments about her are people who don't do their work. Olenik is an amazing Chinese professor. I learned a lot from her this semester, and she is VERY understanding when it comes to your schedule, and is willing to give extensions as long as you establish yourself as a hard worker. Time consuming, but a lot of fun.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Yang laoshi was the best. She made learning chinese fun and easy. She also goes all her way to help you to ensure that you walk out of her class feeling that you know at least the basics on the chinese language. I strongly recommend her. Definitely my favorite class. Take her!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very good teacher! There is a lot of work to do, but she gives you enough time to do it. HONESTLY the people who were getting bad grades were the ones who never put any effort into the class. The work you have to do is basically the workbook wihch she gives you PLENTY time to do. You learn A LOT! This class was my favorite class of the semester.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her class is a LOT of work, but I'm glad I took her because I actually learned a lot and can actually speak Chinese.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Attendance (28%) counts more than your midterm/final (15%). She is very helpful, but the class is very demanding. You have to remember your characters, 4 different tones, pinying, english translation, grammar. It's alot to remember and there's a quiz every week. Don't take chinese if you're not fully committed.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

At first when I saw all these negative comments about Prof. Olenik I was ready to drop the class... glad I didn't. She is a great chinese teacher and very knowledgable about the culture as she is a native. Don't believe these comments, she was so generous she even gave EVERYONE an automatic A for the final exam-- we never even took it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHIN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Yang Iaoshi is a really great teacher. She is helpful, nice and makes you more interested in learning chinese. She is simply amazing but don't expect her to be easy. If the class gets too slow, she speeds up making a difficult language even harder to learn. Overall, I would recommend her if one truely wishes to learn Chinese

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: JAPN201
• 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:

Also had her for JAPN 101 and JAPN 102. Great person, taught me well. Also was of invaluable assistance to the Japan Club. 先生、どうもありがとうございました。

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Insane amounts of work, up to 6 or 7 quizzes per class, unclear teaching, grades you in front of the class, can be patronizing when you don't understand something - really wanted to learn Japanese, but her class completely destroyed my enthusiasm.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: JAPN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult class, hard to follow, not recommended unless you have lots of time to devote to learning Japanese in a roundabout way!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Had her for Jap I...extremely hard. Crazy lady! Quizzes everyday. Speaks to you in Japanese on the first day. Shows no mercy. Avoid if you want to learn something, or if you don't want to look like an idiot in front of the whole class. She'll pick on you

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHINESE
• 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:

Her enthusiasm at 8 in the morning can wake anyone up! She loves to teach and she loves her students. She encourages everyone to really learn the language and she makes it fun. We were all speaking Chinese by the end of the first week! Her cooking = YUMMY