Miki Sumitomo - Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

Professor: Miki Sumitomo

Department: Languages

College: Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: JAPN010
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I really recommend people not taking her Japanese civilization class!The online schedule is so heavy which she requires people to spend 3+hours everyday on homework and classwork! Lots of daily discussions and assignments! Definitely not an easy A!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: JAPN002
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took her 1 last semester, and decided to take her 2. Her class was challenging, but generally not too hard if you work for it. With her, you actually learn stuff, even though in a fast pace, it helps you if you really want to learn the language. Love her!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I dont recommend after taking her in the summer. Too much homework and her workbook didnt help much. I had to drop the class for a withdrawal.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you are looking for a very easy-A class, take her online class. Unlike her offline class, her online class is super easy peasy. If you fail to get an A from her online course, you should give up being a human. EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY CLASS!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: JAP2
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lot's of work. The way she teaches too is also not efficient. I took her for japanese 1 and got a B, but her japanese 2 class is a lot harder. Our class in Japanese 1 did not manage to learn Kanji efficiently

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: JPN003
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've taken 2 classes from this professor, (JAPN2 & 3). I was looking to take more, but unfortunately she does not teach 4 and above. She is one of my favorite teachers and her teaching method is very straightforward and fair. If you put in the work, you will be rewarded. Learning a language can be hard, but Sumitomo makes this process a breeze.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: JAP2
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Gooooooooooood. class. you can take this class. If you want improve your Japanese !

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It was the biggest mistake of my life to take classes like garbage.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: JAP2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor. She is terrible, awful, horrible.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: JAP2
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her online course is quite easy to get an A. It is waste of your time to put much effort into this course because not only tests ask really basic concepts but also you can use translation application. Of course, she says do not use translation application, but just ignore it. She doesn't know whether you use it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: JAP3
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not believe in good evaluation of this professor. Emotional and non-standard teacher. Her pronunciation is also irritating. xxxxx

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class. I warn you

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: JAPN002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was probably one of the most challenging online courses I took. (Also because it was 6 weeks) . Do all the work, it's very helpful. Tests are hard because they are timed and you have a written portion that you have to scan and upload, then speaking portion that you have to video record and upload. Take this class if you really want to learn

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: JAP2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you are compelled to take her for Japanese langauge course, the best option would be taking her online course, not offline course. This is because online course is much easier than offline course. There is just a little homework in the case of her online course. Not only that, the difficulty of tests taken in online course is much easier.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Personally I love sumitomo. I can easily understand every lesson and the homework load is about 2-3 work book pages per class. There is a lot to remember in this class and you do actually have to study for it. But if you want to build a solid foundation for learning Japanese in the future and is willing to put in effort, this class if worth it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Regular class is pretty challenging, and she will make you work hard. Withouth putting your extreme effort into this class, you shouldn't expect to get an A. On the contrary to regular class, online class would be pretty easy because you can use various translation applications.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE3
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her for Japanese 3. Before taking this class I was able to skip Japanese 1 + 2 because of lots of self-studying. I personally found this class to be not too difficult. Its a foreign language that requires LOTS of studying. If you don't like studying or doing homework, don't expect to get a good grade. She made takoyaki for our class before.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Warning: DON'T TAKE HER OFF-LINE CLASS....... A lot of assignments will be waiting for you... In addition, as she is a typically tough grader, off-line class would be really challenging to everyone. However, her on-line class is super easy according to my friends who took her on-line class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: JAPN002
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class has lots of partner work and mainly consists of reading from the textbook, listening to lecture, and working on the "Course Reader". The homework load is definitely doable, and taking notes/listening makes is necessary. Make sure you get every particle/stroke correct; she grades tough. If you aren't dedicated, don't take this class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Sumitomo tries to help students, but I don't think she is recommendable. She is just so so in light of other factors like homework, difficulty, and rigorousness. According to what my friends who took other Japanese classes said, they were easy to get good grades. However, it is not the case for her. Her class is clearly more difficult than others'.