| The handouts on laulima were very helpful because it narrowed down the information to the most
important elements and facts. The discussions during class were also valuable. It showed how
everyone thought and approached the material. |
| -Student presentations on each topic
-The papers
-Poem analysis assignments |
| Learning about the historical events that connected to the genre of literature. It was also interesting to learn about where certain writings came from and why it was written. |
| The study games for the test. |
| I feel that one of the most valuable aspects of the EALL 271 course was the emphasis on the cultural relevance that the classical Japanese literature had. The course explained how the classic literature was relevant to the period of time in which the literature was composed. I was able to gain a better understanding of early Japanese culture and how the culture has progressed to modern times. |
| Introduction to famous works by famous authors in Japan. |
| The materials read for class were very valuable |
| the study of poetry was pretty insightful.
Though I didn't like it, I think an understanding of Noh plays and Genji
Monogatari will probably be useful someday.
Also, learning how literature played a role in and reflected the time period
is pretty valuable information. |
| Group discussions were a good way to get multiple perspectives. I also enjoyed how she made it easy to speak up in class regarding the different subject matter. |
| I liked that we were able to discuss the works in class, as this deepened my insight and helped me to interpret the reading material in ways I had never thought of before. |
| The class discussions went over everything she wanted us to know and the handouts were always
very detailed. If we ever had a question she couldn't answer, she would research it for us and
answer our question the next class. Overall, the information we needed was always available to us,
so the only reason we wouldn't know it was because of a lack of effort on our part. |
| The writing of papers allowed to get a deeper understanding of the content we
read. |
| learning about historical readings and events that occurred during the time readings were published, writing poetry |
| The three required papers were valuable because they helped research more into a certain area of topic and the feedback was very helpful. Almost everything was valuable because she chose what would be good area`s to focus on. She didn`t focus on anything unimportant. |
| Given a deeper outlook of Japan's culture of the past. Traditions of the
past are also somewhat applied to modern day society. While looking at it's
culture in general, we got to see how literature was applied to their
culture, in which helped us give that deeper outlook. |
| The most valuable aspect of the course were the individual presentations. I found it beneficial because when it was my turn to present a certain topic, it furthered my individual understanding, and when my classmates presented, it provided further background information before covering the literary work and its writers. |
| Discussion on readings |
| Learning the various Japanese anthologies, its background information, and the in depth description of the famous Genji Monogatari, Noh Drama and Kabuki Theatre. |
| The required readings were valuable and interesting! |
| The peer presentations were the most valuable. |
| Learning about literature as well as Japanese history and culture. |
| Covered a wide range of topics. |
| The handouts with information on each topic were very helpful as a basic but detailed overview of
what we were learning about. I think just having Gosia talk to us about the readings and the context
that they were written in was also valuable--it really helped my understanding of the readings and
the themes that they covered. |
| The fact the teacher was a graduate student helped me relate to the teacher better.
High energy and excitement for the material made class interesting
Getting the students involved in searching for info on topics, though sometimes too fast and not-well-heard. |
| Discussions on topics in literature were very useful and helped when writing papers and understanding subject matter. |
| Learning about Japanese literature back from early Japanese periods. |
| She's tough but she knows a lot about the material and I think I learned a lot from her class. |
| The readings and handouts. |
| The aspects of the course most valuable were that of the poetry within Japanese literature. |
| I think the instructor had a great deal of knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject material |
| - Handouts
- The choice in readings that were selected. It was a really good selection
of readings.
- The help that was offered when we could have her edit our papers before
final submission and have us think hard on our word choice.
- Discussions (big and small group)
- Asking us for our opinion about the readings. |
| Her enthusiasm for the course made it easier to learn and it was a fun experience because she could understand us from the perspective of a student rather than one of a normal professor. |
| the analyzing of literature and being able to discuss with other classmates. |
| Well organized and followed the schedule. |
| i think the discussions in class really helped to understand the readings and what was gonna be on the tests |
| After taking class I learned how to analyze poetry better and how to write about topics that are as difficult as Japanese literature. I am also able to learn more about my own heritage even though I did not like reading a lot of the material in this class. |
| Discussion in smaller groupsâ??it helped us as students understand from different perspectives from our peers and answer any questions which may otherwise take up class time. |
| Her enthusiasm in the subject makes everything more interesting for students to learn. |
| It was nice to get introduced to the Japanese literature. |
| The lectures were always very informative and in-depth, as were the class discussions. Gosia really tried to get us to all interact with each other and the text, and as the class got closer, the more we were more likely to say and therefore the more interpretations we were able to discuss. It was a very good learning environment. |
| All aslepcts were valuable, but the most valuable was probably learning how to connect Japanese history to its literature. |
| Definitely the class discussions and the informational handouts. I learned SO MUCH in this course. |
| I thought the group discussions were the most valuable asset in the class. |
| In-Class discussions, student presentations, group discussions |
| Learning about the different works during the different time periods in Japan. |
| The instructor constantly demonstrated that she was very knowledgeable about
the subject material. |
| Getting to read so many different Japanese literature pieces was most valuable. |
| I thought the way the course was laid out, starting with the oldest and slowly working closer to modern day was very helpful. |
| Learning broad topics about history about Japanese literature. |
