University of Hawai'i eCAFE

eCAFE: Course and Faculty Evaluations

Instructor: Terry Klafehn

Available Survey Results

JPN 101, Fall 2011
JPN 350, Fall 2011
JPN 202, Spring 2011
JPN 451, Spring 2011
JPN 699, Spring 2011
JPN 730P, Fall 2010

Terry Klafehn: JPN 101, Fall 2011

Campus:	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Department:	East Asian Languages & Lit
Course:	JPN 101 - Elementary Japanese	Crn (Section):	77408 (010)

1. The instructor demonstrated knowledge of course content.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.93	15	0.26	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	14 (93%)

2. The instructor fulfilled the goals of the course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.87	15	0.35	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (13%)	13 (87%)

3. The instructor communicated effectively.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.73	15	0.59	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	2 (13%)	12 (80%)

4. I deepened my interest in the subject matter of this course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.73	15	0.59	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	2 (13%)	12 (80%)

5. Which aspects of the course were most valuable?

The fact that he took the time to go over what the class was unsure of, made sure we all participated on as much hands on learning as possible, and that he was always on task.

Having this class four days a week helps to learn the language. Small class made it easy for teacher to teach indiviually as well as a group. Review of homework and quizes everyday helps to understand the concepts. Group work also teaches oral instead of just written.

The way I was taught was the best part about the class.

The homework covered what was needed for the class for that day. This made it easier to follow along.

togetherness

textbooks

Sincere, individual attention to students; encouraging & relaxed class atmosphere; daily quizzes

He helped me and even tried to get me additional help outside of the class. He is a very nice teacher and he made my want to go to Japan even greater.

I like how we had quizzes everyday. It really helped to keep on task.

Being quizzed everyday on the newly learned material not only helped me understand little mistakes, but helped me retain information after studying.

Simply learning a second language holds value in itself.

Klafehn Sensei made the class very enjoyable. He made it fun to learn Japanese.

Great teacher

6. Which aspects of the course were least valuable?

None.

none

Can't think of any.

The listening CD.

none

daily quizzes

N/A

none

The Kanji/ Kana book we used had small practice squares. For beginning students who have never written Kanji before it would have been good to have larger squares to practice tracing the Kanji.

7. The instructor was available for consultation with students.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.8	15	0.41	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (20%)	12 (80%)

8. The course objectives were clear.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.8	15	0.41	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (20%)	12 (80%)

9. The instructor presented the course materials in a clear and organized way.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.87	15	0.35	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (13%)	13 (87%)

10. The instructor was consistently well-prepared and organized for class.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.93	15	0.26	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	14 (93%)

11. The amount of work required is appropriate for the credit received.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.79	14	0.58	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	1 (7%)	12 (86%)

12. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would rate this INSTRUCTOR?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.73	15	0.59	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	2 (13%)	12 (80%)

13. The instructional materials (e.g., texts, handouts, etc.) were relevant to course objectives.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.8	15	0.56	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	1 (7%)	13 (87%)

14. The instructor was fair in grading and criteria of grades.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.71	14	0.83	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	12 (86%)

15. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would you rate this COURSE?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.53	15	0.64	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	5 (33%)	9 (60%)

16. Other comments:

Best Sensei ever! Made me remember why I wanted to learn Japanese in the first place.

Sensei Klafehn is an excellent teacher. Very involved with the class and tries to understand each students difficulties. Makes students feel comfrtable and confident by talking to them as equals instead of someone from a higher stature.

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I really enjoyed this class as it was a good "break" from other more rigorous courses. Our instructor was a very likable and made this class fun.

Such an enthusiastic and devoted instructor. Very knowledgeable and gives students personalized attention. Uses humor and cultural representations in a creative way to facilitate learning. Daily quizzes are a great method to force memorization of the material. Overall, one of the best professors I've ever had.

the class was difficult but that's because it's japanese he helps in every way.

GREAT SENSEI!!

I felt that there could have been more oral feedback. We would practice a dialogue every class but we rarely received individual corrections because the hole class practiced at once. This would be asking a lot of the professor but I think more oral examinations would be beneficial.

Terry Klafehn: JPN 350, Fall 2011 Back to top

Campus:	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Department:	East Asian Languages & Lit
Course:	JPN 350 - Intro to Japanese Linguistics	Crn (Section):	72061 (001) 72062 (002)

1. The instructor demonstrated knowledge of course content.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.86	42	0.35	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (14%)	36 (86%)

2. The instructor fulfilled the goals of the course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.74	42	0.45	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (26%)	31 (74%)

3. The instructor communicated effectively.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.81	42	0.4	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (19%)	34 (81%)

4. I deepened my interest in the subject matter of this course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.12	41	0.98	Freq(%)	1 (2%)	2 (5%)	5 (12%)	16 (39%)	17 (41%)

5. Which aspects of the course were most valuable?

his slides reviewing topics made it it easier to understand hard topics

Most everything learned in this class was beneficial to those studying Japanese.

Weekly progress reports. Being able to access the lectures online.

An interactive and fun teaching style which helped make the concepts easier to grasp and learn. Provided a weekly progress report, which was extremely helpful for keeping up with the class, and also motivated me to improve.

The daily quizzes made me come to class and pay attention

Going over the homework in class helped me understand the content better, and the daily quizzes ensured that I put the knowledge into long-term memory.

The instructor shows good and interesting examples to us to understand the concept every time. His lecture is organized very well.

Homework and quizes

Professor Klafehn was very enthusiastic about class. It made me feel like going to class was worthwhile.

The daily quizzes.

Quizzes and going over the homework every class

I think the daily quizzes are a great way to make sure you're keeping up with the class content. I also really like that Professor Klafehn gives weekly progress reports to show how one's grade is doing. Professor Klafehn also uploads all the lectures, homeworks, study guides, and content from previous semesters to Laulima, which is a helpful reference.

Learning about the structure of the Japanese Language was a really valuable part of this course.

The homework, powerpoints, and discussions in class

I think having the PowerPoints and the quizzes after most classes were valuable. It prepared us, the students, for class and the midterms/tests/exams.

Going through the homework together as a class.

Lots of quizzes and exams so you don't have to worry about one test ruining your semester grade.

Going over homework in class is a good idea, but it would be better if students were more motivated to actually do it. Even allowing students to turn it in for a fraction (1/100th even) of an extra credit point might motivate more to actually do it. Just going over it in class is sometimes not enough, from what people tell me.

I thought the course was very interesting and it helps for students learning Japanese to understand the right pronunciation or how the language forms their sentences. Klafehn sensei did a great job with coming to class enthusiastic and trying to get the students more involved. I think it was good how he taught the course.

I learned a lot about the subject taught and my interest in the subject is now much greater than I was before I took it.

He is very into the subject so his enthusiasm helps during lectures.

the homework assignments and daily quizzes were very helpful

Daily homework and quiz

The powerpoints and Klafehn-sensei's input.

lingistic of japanese

Daily quizzes

Going over the homework in class was most valuable because even though I already completed it, it would help me comprehend it more and allow it to sink in. Daily quizzes were also very valuable because it helped us learn and get us prepared to be tested on things one day at a time.

The lectures were well presented and all resources put together concisely.

Everything!

I liked that everything was organized and geared to us being able to comprehend the material such as through power points and class participation.

The teaching method, the powerpoints, the lectures were easy to understand, and the daily quizzes.

As a Japanese native, I learned many rules and patterns that I never thought of.

6. Which aspects of the course were least valuable?

all aspects of the courses were valuable

I felt everything was equally important

Textbook was not very useful. Maybe instead of buying the textbook itself, if the important sections of the book was copied and attached to the homework, it would be better.

Doing the homework did nothing for my understanding

Nothing.

The textbook is complicate for me.

None

I despise the book very much.

The textbook.

None

It was all pretty valuable, I think, though some parts, like the general linguistics section at the beginning of the course might have lacked interest.

A textbook that wasn't geared toward Japanese linguistics, but is suitable as an introductory book for linguistics.

N/A

It's hard to simultaneously introduce students to topics in Linguistics as they pertain to English and to Japanese at the same time. The study guides were often a little sparse. Maybe having one sample question on the study guide (to demonstrate what kind of question is being asked) would be better.

N/A

If you are not interested in linguistics, this class isn't very valuable.

I personally didn't need all the Japanese vocabulary but it probably helped other students.

sometime, his lecture is too first.

I wouldn't say they were least valuable, but I think the homework should have been graded...

Japanese

Midterm exams

N/A

n/a

nothing

Everything was great!

n/a

I didn't find anything least valuable.

7. The instructor was available for consultation with students.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.31	42	0.78	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (19%)	13 (31%)	21 (50%)

8. The course objectives were clear.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.55	42	0.63	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (7%)	13 (31%)	26 (62%)

9. The instructor presented the course materials in a clear and organized way.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.73	41	0.55	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (5%)	7 (17%)	32 (78%)

10. The instructor was consistently well-prepared and organized for class.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.55	42	0.59	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (5%)	15 (36%)	25 (60%)

11. The amount of work required is appropriate for the credit received.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.62	42	0.54	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (2%)	14 (33%)	27 (64%)

12. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would rate this INSTRUCTOR?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.71	42	0.55	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (5%)	8 (19%)	32 (76%)

13. The instructional materials (e.g., texts, handouts, etc.) were relevant to course objectives.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.38	42	0.73	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (2%)	3 (7%)	17 (40%)	21 (50%)

14. The instructor was fair in grading and criteria of grades.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.57	42	0.63	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (7%)	12 (29%)	27 (64%)

15. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would you rate this COURSE?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.5	42	0.67	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	16 (38%)	24 (57%)

16. Other comments:

mr Klafehn is an awesome and energetic teacher, who is very knowledgable of his field.

The Introduction to Language textbook was good as a supplementary learning material, but I feel that the in-class lectures and the Tsujimura readings were far more valuable and informative.

I like this course, and I recommend other students to take this course.

I'm very glad I took this class. Wasn't too hard as long as you keep up with the homework.

Professor Klafehn is a terrific professor because he is not only knowledgeable,organized,and approachable, but also very enthusiastic and helpful. The class is structured in a way so that the content is not overbearing, and yet one seems to learn more material than one realizes. I would highly recommend this class to anyone studying Japanese because of the professor, class structure, and the content itself is quite interesting.

This is a solid course with a solid professor.

I liked how even though the book didn't go very much into Japanese linguistics, added information from the teacher or other sources still taught me a lot about Japanese linguistics.

The subject matter in general isn't interesting, but the professor Klafehn made it interesting. He also made it easy to understand and explained most things pretty well. I think he should spend time a little more on certain things, or have one class dedicated to studying what will be on midterms/finals, but otherwise, I liked the class.

Klafehn-sensei is a wonderful, wonderful professor! He teaches with a passion that is rare nowadays. He always had his powerpoints prepared, always had quizzes ready for us, he was on the ball the whole semester. He is not the kind of teacher who demands a lot from students. He gives you simple instructions: do the homework, and come to class. If you do that, you should do well on the exams. This course could have been a lot more complicated and stressful, but he has discovered a way to teach students the content at a comfortable pace in a clear and straightforward fashion. I wish I could take a class from him again, but I'm graduating in the summer!

I enjoyed the course. I especially like that there were no reports, projects, presentations, or any kind of experiments required for this course. Just learn the material, study the material, be tested on the material, and done. I think more courses should be like this.

Thank you very much, Klafehn Sensei. I really enjoyed the course this year and I hope to have you again as a teacher in the future. Take care.

nice teacher

Professor Klafehn was a great, enthusiastic teacher that made the concepts very easy to understand.

I took this course while studying abroad in Japan and failed it spectacularly. Taken here, I feel that due to the influence of the teacher's instructional style that I was able to succeed in the class.

I think the way the course was structured was perfect. The amount and type of material covered was ideal: just enough to teach us and just enough to whet our appetite for future learning. I strongly believe that the professor makes or breaks the course. In my opinion, Professor Klafehn definitely did a very good job.

I would love to take Klafehn-Sensei's other classes. I love his personality and teaching style!

It was a very good class and I would recommend it and the teacher to other students.

I really enjoyed this class, thank you!

Some aspects of the course were relevant to my educational goals (ie. developing language skills) but in many ways I felt frustrated with the course content of JPN350. This is in no way Kalfehn-sensei's fault; in fact his efforts to keep the course well organized and energetic were some of the only things that helped me motivate to grasp many of the more esoteric aspects of the course content. I appreciate being exposed to many of the ideas presented in the class, and as I stated earlier there were many useful grammar tips including in the course material. I simply feel like a large portion of time spent in class was devoted to memorizing abstract linguistic concepts with little real world application. I sincerely doubt I will encounter most of this terminology again and feel frustrated that the majority of energy I devoted to this class was to there memorization. As a departmentally mandated intro-level course I wish that JPN350 was more devoted to broad concepts rather than to the memorization of technical linguistic vocabulary. I am not a linguistics major and have no desire to pursue this field of study further. I wish that there was more Japanese language education integrated into the course. With all that being said I would like to express my gratitude towards Terry Klafehn. He always gave his all in the classroom, always came well prepared, and was always extremely generous and gracious about accommodating students. He is an excellent educator. Thank you.

Terry Klafehn: JPN 202, Spring 2011 Back to top

Campus:	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Department:	East Asian Languages & Lit
Course:	JPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese	Crn (Section):	81765 (002)

1. The instructor demonstrated knowledge of course content.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.93	15	0.26	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	14 (93%)

2. The instructor fulfilled the goals of the course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.87	15	0.35	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (13%)	13 (87%)

3. The instructor communicated effectively.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.8	15	0.41	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (20%)	12 (80%)

4. I deepened my interest in the subject matter of this course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.2	15	0.77	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (20%)	6 (40%)	6 (40%)

5. Which aspects of the course were most valuable?

quiz and homework reviews

Activities during class allowed us to practice the subject matter Homework assignments, and reviewing those assignments made the material easy to remember.

The daily quizzes forced me to keep up with the readings and the lessons, and reinforced the material in the chapter

introducing new grammar and vocab

I really liked how he went over what we needed to know for the lesson quizzes and the daily quizzes. It made studying much easier.

The daily homework and quizzes really made me remember the kanji, I was able to remember more kanji from this one class than I was able to retain from the past three semesters combined!

The homework assignments (especially when they referenced specific grammar lessons and kanji needed) were helpful in preparing for class. They were useful guides for studying for daily quizes and chapter quizes.

The ability to show us how to communicate effectively instead of by the book.

Daily Quizzes (excellent practice!) Constant practice in writing in Japanese with quick feedback

The lesson/daily powerpoints.

- Daily quizzes, which helped to force us to study the grammar and kanji for the lesson currently learning and to help reinforce the material in our knowledge. - Power points which made it clear to see things.

Daily quizzes, it encourages students to do the homework and somewhat helps to memorize the ridiculous amount of kanji students need to know.

The whole system in which he grades, assigns work, and includes class participation is very effective.

He was able to communicate clearly in English as well, which made translation and explanations much easier to understand.

the sentences he gave us for homework everyday were way better than the generic ones the text boook offered! i liked how he had slides with the sentences and translations the following class, very helpful! the weekly grade updates were AMAZING!!

6. Which aspects of the course were least valuable?

speed reading

n/a

none

Some of the oral practice seemed really short. Due too the 50 minutes of class every day it made practicing these things sort of hard. Maybe dedicating a couple classes to practicing the speaking would help out more.

I don't think there was any aspect of this course that was least valuable, every component of this class was vital to my learning experience.

All of the daily quizzes

- NA

None of it.

n/a

nothing

7. The instructor was available for consultation with students.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.47	15	0.74	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (13%)	4 (27%)	9 (60%)

8. The course objectives were clear.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.53	15	0.74	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (13%)	3 (20%)	10 (67%)

9. The instructor presented the course materials in a clear and organized way.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.8	15	0.56	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	1 (7%)	13 (87%)

10. The instructor was consistently well-prepared and organized for class.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.8	15	0.41	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (20%)	12 (80%)

11. The amount of work required is appropriate for the credit received.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.73	15	0.46	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	4 (27%)	11 (73%)

12. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would rate this INSTRUCTOR?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.64	14	0.63	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	3 (21%)	10 (71%)

13. The instructional materials (e.g., texts, handouts, etc.) were relevant to course objectives.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.79	14	0.58	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	1 (7%)	12 (86%)

14. The instructor was fair in grading and criteria of grades.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.71	14	0.61	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	2 (14%)	11 (79%)

15. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would you rate this COURSE?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.73	15	0.59	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	2 (13%)	12 (80%)

16. Other comments:

just the right amount of work.

Awesome teacher and a very fair grader. I would recommend any class taught my Professor Klafehn to anyone who needed to take a Japanese course.

The way you taught this course was very fun and made learning easy. Before this class, I never actually bothered with the paragraph reading or kanji practice, which is probably why I'm a bit behind in my kanji. However, you made participation easy and we were all able to learn together.

I thought the organization and structure of the course was very conducive for learning situational and functional Japanese. It made it much easier to learn.

Klafehn Sensei is a very good professor and has a passion for teaching Japanese. A+++

He has been my favorite Japanese teacher in my college career and I learned the most in his course.

- I think it would be good to change people in groups for everyone to get to know each other since it is a small class.

Would recommend this instructor to other students interested in taking Japanese. Awesome teacher.

One of the best, if not then the best Japanese language teacher that I've had.

i really like Klafehn Sensei. He made it easy for students to succeed if they WANTED to. If they didn't want to, he wouldn't punish them, it was up to them. I like that because it doesnt bring the students who want to do well, down. He is a fair grader and understands that sometimes students have hard times and other things to do, and takes it into consideration when grading and evaluating hard work.

Terry Klafehn: JPN 451, Spring 2011 Back to top

Campus:	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Department:	East Asian Languages & Lit
Course:	JPN 451 - Structure of Japanese	Crn (Section):	89553 (002)

1. The instructor demonstrated knowledge of course content.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.54	13	0.88	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	0 (0%)	3 (23%)	9 (69%)

2. The instructor fulfilled the goals of the course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.46	13	0.78	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (15%)	3 (23%)	8 (62%)

3. The instructor communicated effectively.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.15	13	1.14	Freq(%)	1 (8%)	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	5 (38%)	6 (46%)

4. I deepened my interest in the subject matter of this course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.69	13	0.95	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	5 (38%)	4 (31%)	3 (23%)

5. Which aspects of the course were most valuable?

Having a small class size so that the teacher could individually help each of us and daily quizzes so that we could assess our knowledge of material being taught.

Daily quizzes

Daily quizes helped to solidify the materials learned in class. Lecture slides were also useful to clarify the information presented in the book.

The daily quizes helped me prepare for the midterms.

The daily quizzes that kept everyone up to pace for the course material.

The play by play method using power point slides to explain course content was good. It would be good to slow the presentation down a little to give room for questions. Often times I felt that the answers to student's questions were rushed to continue the lecture presentation

Learning the basics of Japanese linguistics and the rules that linguists have found.

The clear structure of the class.

I felt that the kniowledge of sentence strucutre will be of great use for me

Presentations on the overhead where clear and help me understand the course material much better.

6. Which aspects of the course were least valuable?

Felt like overall there was too much information crammed in so there was not enough time in class to explain to students the material.

none

All aspects of the course were helpful to me.

none

Unique student ID used for quizzes and exams?

The homework and the course text. I am getting an A in this class so far strictly from the class lectures. I feel that the book is not necessary since the slides are so well organized. I have not opened the book all semester!

Some old expressions, which are not used in modern Japanese. In contrast, including some recent expressions into considerations from time to time. No understandable explanation provided even upon our requests. Inconsistency of the arguments performed by the instructor. Lecture is given but no clear explanation is given. The students get confused but the instructor is focusing only on "finishing the material," not "help students learn."

7. The instructor was available for consultation with students.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.08	13	1.19	Freq(%)	1 (8%)	0 (0%)	2 (15%)	4 (31%)	6 (46%)

8. The course objectives were clear.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.38	13	0.87	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	0 (0%)	5 (38%)	7 (54%)

9. The instructor presented the course materials in a clear and organized way.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.38	13	1.12	Freq(%)	1 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	4 (31%)	8 (62%)

10. The instructor was consistently well-prepared and organized for class.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.23	13	0.93	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	1 (8%)	5 (38%)	6 (46%)

11. The amount of work required is appropriate for the credit received.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.15	13	0.8	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (23%)	5 (38%)	5 (38%)

12. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would rate this INSTRUCTOR?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.23	13	1.17	Freq(%)	1 (8%)	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	4 (31%)	7 (54%)

13. The instructional materials (e.g., texts, handouts, etc.) were relevant to course objectives.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.38	13	0.77	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (15%)	4 (31%)	7 (54%)

14. The instructor was fair in grading and criteria of grades.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.15	13	0.99	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	2 (15%)	4 (31%)	6 (46%)

15. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would you rate this COURSE?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
4.17	12	0.72	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (17%)	6 (50%)	4 (33%)

16. Other comments:

The professor's explanation to the materials weren't clear to me, and I asked him questions personally but I still didn't understand. He seems preoccupied with other classes or something, not this class.

I have taken this course with another instructor before and struggled greatly. This instructor made the material easy to understand and helped me to get a much beter grade this time around. Perhaps one of the best college professors I have ever had.

It was a well constructed course.

the slides were very organized and effective. the examples are clear almost always (few exceptions were mentioned as questions by students). course text is not necessary in my opinion

The instructor is not fair to all the student. Also, he doesn't explain when we need his explanation. Again, he focuses too much on finishing the material and quiz as he has planned, which prevents us from understanding the content well. He doesn't seem to have willingness to help students to understand. Although the daily quiz influences our grade, he doesn't even care if we understand well while he is lecturing. Some of us seem to have more linguistic knowledge or better sense in understanding the structure of Japanese, but it doesn't necessarily mean we don't need any further explanation. He tends to ignore students' need. He seems to have the linguistic knowledge but he is not good at explaining to students or at realizing how we feel when he ignores the request of the further explanation. He also seems to hate when someone points out his mistakes. When he finds his mistakes on slide, he changes them immediately. On the other hand, when someone points them out, he ignores them and post the slides which still have mistakes. I doubt if he is helpful. He may be helpful to those who, he thinks, need help to pass the course. He is not really helpful to those who don't have difficulty passing the course. I don't think it is fair. I believe that ignoring those who want to learn is not something that teachers should do. Although he has humor, it never determines the teacher's quality.

I hate trees.

Terry Klafehn: JPN 699, Spring 2011 Back to top

Campus:	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Department:	East Asian Languages & Lit
Course:	JPN 699 - Directed Research	Crn (Section):	89533 (018)

1. The instructor demonstrated knowledge of course content.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

2. The instructor fulfilled the goals of the course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

3. The instructor communicated effectively.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

4. I deepened my interest in the subject matter of this course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

5. Which aspects of the course were most valuable?

No survey responses were found.

6. Which aspects of the course were least valuable?

No survey responses were found.

7. The instructor was available for consultation with students.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

8. The course objectives were clear.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

9. The instructor presented the course materials in a clear and organized way.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

10. The instructor was consistently well-prepared and organized for class.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

11. The amount of work required is appropriate for the credit received.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

12. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would rate this INSTRUCTOR?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

13. The instructional materials (e.g., texts, handouts, etc.) were relevant to course objectives.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

14. The instructor was fair in grading and criteria of grades.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

15. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would you rate this COURSE?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
5.0	1	0.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)

16. Other comments:

No survey responses were found.

Terry Klafehn: JPN 730P, Fall 2010 Back to top

Campus:	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Department:	East Asian Languages & Lit
Course:	JPN 730P - Res Sem in Jpn Ling: Pedagogy	Crn (Section):	78624 (001)

1. The instructor demonstrated knowledge of course content.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.2	5	1.3	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	3 (60%)

2. The instructor fulfilled the goals of the course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.4	5	0.89	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)	3 (60%)	0 (0%)

3. The instructor communicated effectively.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.8	5	1.1	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	0 (0%)	3 (60%)	1 (20%)

4. I deepened my interest in the subject matter of this course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.6	5	1.14	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)	2 (40%)	1 (20%)

5. Which aspects of the course were most valuable?

Being introduced to, and experimenting with how to use CORPUS data such as the CHILDES program.

N/A

6. Which aspects of the course were least valuable?

Going over the same concepts over and over again(although sometimes this was helpful).

Reading/presenting articles irrelevant to cognitive linguistics/pedagogy/SLA.

7. The instructor appears to have a thorough knowledge of the subject.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.0	5	1.22	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	0 (0%)	2 (40%)	2 (40%)

8. The instructor was effective in meeting the objectives of the course.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.4	5	0.89	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)	3 (60%)	0 (0%)

9. The instructor was available for consultation with students.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.2	5	0.84	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	2 (40%)	2 (40%)

10. The course objectives were clear.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.8	5	0.84	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (40%)	2 (40%)	1 (20%)

11. The instructor presented the course materials in a clear and organized way.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.4	5	1.14	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	2 (40%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)

12. The instructor was consistently well-prepared and organized for class.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.2	5	0.84	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	2 (40%)	2 (40%)	0 (0%)

13. The amount of work required is appropriate for the credit received.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
3.6	5	0.55	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (40%)	3 (60%)	0 (0%)

14. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would rate this INSTRUCTOR?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
3.8	5	1.1	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	0 (0%)	3 (60%)	1 (20%)

15. The instructional materials (e.g., texts, handouts, etc.) were relevant to course objectives.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.2	5	1.1	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (40%)	0 (0%)	3 (60%)

16. The instructor was fair in grading and criteria of grades.

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
4.0	5	1.0	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (40%)	1 (20%)	2 (40%)

17. Global appraisal: Considering everything how would you rate this COURSE?

Mean	N-Size	Std Dev		Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
3.6	5	1.14	Freq(%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)	2 (40%)	1 (20%)

18. Other comments:

Thank-you sensei! The course material was very interesting and informative.