Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Mori Sensei's lectures were always very helpful and fun to attend. I never thought I would like learning a language so much until I took her class. 10/10 would definitely recommend this professor!Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Junko Mori
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Always helpful in class and during office hours, and she does a great job of conveying the material in lectures.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Awesome teacher, always super bright and cheerful. You'll have a lot of fun in this class if you keep up, but it won't be a good time if you fall very far behind. Nothing is required but effort.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
Japanese is the hardest thing to take at Madison. I knew this by the time I took second year with Mori sensei. She was hard, but she cared about teaching us all and knew we were putting in the work. If you show her you are trying, that is as good as full accuracy. She is very well respected and deserves that.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Mori sensei was very helpful and the class was very fun. This class was more like a discussion and lecture put together and with group projects you get along with people in class. She makes you talk and participate regularly so you learn a lot. Gives nice feedback and redo on essays, explains clearly to email and in class questions.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
Took over while Geyer was on maternity leave but did a very nice job. She knows how to teach and explain everything perfectly. Quizzes and tests can be a little tricky but you do learn a lot from your mistakes. Just be sure to study dialogues and memorize vocabulary.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Junko Mori
Advanced Japanese course using drama, news, documentaries, talk shows, and commercials to build listening comprehension, media literacy, and written/spoken expression.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.77 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.62 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleASIAN 299
Directed Study
1–3 creditsUndergraduate directed study projects arranged with a faculty member, titled DIRECTED STUDY.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Proseminar covering advanced topics in Asian studies, focusing on cultures, historiography, and comparative analysis of societal narratives.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026ASIAN 682
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsSenior honors thesis course where students write a thesis paper under faculty advisor guidance during the second semester.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
ASIAN 698
Directed Study
2–3 creditsDirected study allows students to work with a faculty member on an individual study program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
ASIAN 699
Directed Study
2–3 creditsDirected Study offers students an opportunity to work with a faculty member on an individual study program in Asian studies.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
ASIAN 799
Reading for Research
1–3 creditsStudents compile reading lists for preliminary exam fields, read essential sources, and demonstrate critical reading in advisory meetings.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
ASIAN 990
Thesis Research
3 creditsThesis Research for doctoral students, involving research in connection with the doctoral thesis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | ASIALANG 452 | Advanced Japanese Through Audio-visual Media |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 299 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 630 | Proseminar: Studies in Cultures of Asia |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 698 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 799 | Reading for Research |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 990 | Thesis Research |
| Fall 2026 | ASIALANG 303 | Fifth Semester Japanese |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 299 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 358 | Language in Japanese Society |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 698 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 799 | Reading for Research |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 990 | Thesis Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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