JAPAN 1: FIRST YR JAPANESE I
University of California, Santa Barbara
An introduction to modern Japanese. Students will develop basic communicative skills based on the fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary, and conversational expressions. Emphasis on both oral- aural proficiency andwriting-reading skills. Introduction to Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, and Kanji.
Average GPA: 3.62
Grade distribution records: 2,172 students across 32 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 270 | 12.4% |
| A | 973 | 44.8% |
| A- | 368 | 16.9% |
| B+ | 176 | 8.1% |
| B | 155 | 7.1% |
| B- | 89 | 4.1% |
| C+ | 37 | 1.7% |
| C | 46 | 2.1% |
| C- | 20 | 0.9% |
| D+ | 9 | 0.4% |
| D | 10 | 0.5% |
| D- | 1 | 0.0% |
| F | 18 | 0.8% |
Based on 2,172 student grade records across 32 terms and 10 professors.
Instructors
- Sugawara H 559 students, Average GPA 3.67
- Shinagawa C 420 students, Average GPA 3.64
- Yamauchi Y 399 students, Average GPA 3.59
- Cantrell A M 189 students, Average GPA 3.59
- Tsuchiya Y 189 students, Average GPA 3.50
- Pierce K T 183 students, Average GPA 3.59
- Onakado M 80 students, Average GPA 3.73
- Fujita M 70 students, Average GPA 3.41
- Hashimoto K 68 students, Average GPA 3.76
- Takara N 15 students, Average GPA 3.19