Sumiko Urquhart - Pasadena City College

Professor: Sumiko Urquhart

Department: Languages

College: Pasadena City College

Rating # 1

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

(cont'd) out of order. She doesn't keep track of attendance on a regular basis and she can't hear for her life. She is incapable of teaching and I don't understand ANYTHING SHE SAYS. I took japanese 1 before but because it was not in my records for some reason I took it again, just for the hell of it, and I can say from the bottom of my heart that

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I can honestly say that this professor is too senile to be teaching. She is extremely old and, yes, she may be kind-hearted (to some extent), BUT she is so old & senile that she is always going on useless tangents that has nothing to do with the class. Her speech is incomprehensible and her writing is quite illegible. Her teaching is unstable and

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I can honestly say that this professor is too senile to be teaching. She is extremely old and, yes, she may be kind-hearted (to some extent), BUT she is so old and senile that she is always going on useless tangents that has nothing to do with the class. Her speech is incomprehensible and her writing is quite illegible. Her teaching is unstable and

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: JPNSE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

super nice professor!!!the class is fun,take her!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: JPNSE1
• 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:

Prof Urquhart is very good in explaining the literal meaning of the words/sentences to make students understand the words better. She also encourages students to master the Kana. She is also passionate in sharing Japanese cultures through interesting videos etc.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: JPNSE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Not exactly the best professor out there.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: JPNSE1
• 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:

A wonderful, funny, inspiring teacher! She enjoys it when students get involved in projects & create artistic presentations. A very positive & genki teacher!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: JPNSE0172
• 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:

sumiko sensei is worth taking. She makes japanese easy and fun =)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE1A
• 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:

What are you waiting for? No doubt. Take this hot class!!! Sumiko sensei is the best teacher ever I met. She is willing to help her students. Lastly, if you do not get an A, you had better stop studying.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ms. Sumiko is the nicest teacher I've ever had. She has a very good heart. You should take her class because her class is fun and you learn alot. There's no better japanese class then hers.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• 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:

IM SO GLAD I TOOK MS. SUMIKOS CLASS...HER CLASS IS SOO FUN AND AT THE SAMETIME I LEARNED A LOT..WHEN IT COMES TO JAPANESE CULTURE AND TO SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE...SHES THE BEST TEACHER AND VERY RESPECTFUL...AND FOR THOSE WHO DOESNT LIKE HER YOU HAVE ISSUES BECAUSE MS. SUMIKO IS NICEST PERSON EVER! SO IF YOU HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY STAY OUT OF HERE!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE1
• 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:

Ms. Sumiko is the best teacher i ever had! shes an awesome person and every teacher should be like her..she makes her class so much fun and tried her best to make it as easy as possible...learning another language aint easy specially teaching it you have to have patience and energy to do it and love it2 and Mrs Sumiko is a good model for that

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: JPNSE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sumiko-San is a good teacher. She is raelly helpful when you ask for it and she is always in a good mood and makes the class pretty fun. Good for those with no previous Japanese. She helps you get you started. She could be a little more strict about things so that it would make us work harder.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE5122
• 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:

urquart-sensei is a grest, humble and fun person . She is always happy when she teaches she helps you how to understand the way japanese people think. She also explains japanese as easy as she can so it could be more understandible. For being my first class in collage it was fun!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: JPNSE1
• 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:

She is a great teacher. She is very easy, but that's because she explains the subject well. She might have let you off easier before, but she is a bit more challenging now.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: JPN1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took Urquhart-sensei for Japanese 1 in the Summer, and though we learned enough Japanese to satisfy the level and pass the class, she was a little too easy and didn't prepare us enough for Japanese 2. If you want a teacher who is pretty nice and easy, as well as understanding and a native Japanese, take Urquhart. For a challenge take another.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: JAP1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

so easy~ if the teach likes you, u gonna have an A for sure~

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

If you already know some japanese, her class is a breeze. But I don't think she's qualified to be a teacher.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: JAPANESE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

super easy, rather helpful, yet totally unclear. not the best japanese teacher but will get you used to writing in hiragana and katakana. granted you wont know what your saying, but who cares your reading japanese.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: JPN1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

a very traditional japanese old lady.......she has accent... hard-to-understand english...u may get used to her english like ...i'll say in one week....unclear explanation on grammar....recommended if u have a rudimentary understanding of japanese