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Reviews (180)
Dope professor! Learned a lot in her class, she is also watched chappelle show.
TAKE HER! She's the coolest english teacher I've ever had. She's so helpful! She'll read ur papers and tell u what's wrong with it. There's only 6 essays, 2 are midterm and finals. But the midterm essay are actually helping us to get ready for the next essay so it's like hitting 2 birds with one stone. Not a lot of reading and HW!! Easy A =)
i totally like her!!! She's the teacher thats fun and motivates students to have fun in her class!!! TAKE HER!!! she's amazing. If my schedule would fit her schedule for Eng101. I'd go for her class. You will never regret taking her class.
She schedules peer reviews and gives us several lessons to edit before turning our final drafts in. She's also very willing to read your draft and tell you how you can improve on it. Do the HW and 2 presentations as they can only help your grade. NOT a boring class. You got to work for an A. She's very nice and approachable, too. Recommended. :)
Highly recommended! She gives a lot of personal attention to students, especially with reviewing essays. She is a very dedicated teacher. I took this class during Winter and did not lose interest or motivation. She is also a very fair grader.
I LOVE HER!!! I was in her class when she first started teaching here & it was my first semester at PCC ('06). She's really helpful & let's us work on our essay in class (workshops). She is too nice, students suck and take advantage of that. My essays have improved because of her!!! She is really great & by far my best professor! TAKE HER!!!
One of the best professors I've had at PCC. She really wants you to do well and the essays are fun to write. Each essay helps you prepare for the next one. Overall, if you have the chance, take her and you won't regret it.
i like her!!! she's very nice..you will learn a lot from her...but english 1a is not easy..you have to work hard for an A...very helpful...just take her,, you won't regret...in fact, u will enjoy it.. last day with free cookies...hahahaa
This teacher is great and helpful! Though yes she assigns alot of hw, but i took her during summer so classes were tight. but though she assigns alot of homework she gives you alot of in class time to work on it! I would reccommend this teacher for sure! ^^
Prof. Kuroki is the best teach I have ever met! She is clear, helpful, and sweet. Always there to give you advises to make your essay better. I seriously hate writing, but prof. Kuroki guided me through the whole process of writing. You will improve so much. The class is not the easiest, but with a whole lot of help from her, you will do just fine
the best teacher ever. wish she taught english 1C. many essays lots of reading but will learn so much. you can be lazy have to do WORK.
Great teacher. Very open to help students with questions. Wrote 4 essays and 4 critical reading exercises during 6 week inter-session. Whew! Gives lots chances to revise essays after her initial corrections. HIghly recommend taking this teacher for English 100.
Kuroki is super nice, but personally i like my english teachers to be brilliant. She's just mellow, doesn't have much interesting to say. make sure you read & use her comments on your rough draft. She's not a hard grader. Her class does get kind of boring because a lot of dead time to work on your essays.
She tries to make topics look interesting and "professional." However, she does not teach you how to write a good essay. Most of class time is given as free writing. Not helpful at all. Bad teacher
Unclear and boring class. She give you various essay topics but does not explain in detail. If u need help (even a simple question) she'll tell you to come to her office hours but usually cancels. She is a ver hard grader. But does have her favorites. Unfair
I LOVE this teacher! She's the best English teacher ever at PCC! I was almost on the verge of failing/dropping her class. She helped me see that I can pass if I kept trying and so I did. I don't know what the other students are smoking but she's SUPER helpful! I'm in Eng 1C now and I HATE the teacher I have!! (Marheine, R.) BORING! uninteresting!!
stuck with the policy. very busy prof. Attendance is v important or you will be dropped. hard grader and no rewrite for the essay. 4 essays in total and a lot of course work.
She is VERY hard grader on essay! Don't take her!! She treats her students like highschool students. She grades essay based on how SHE wants to write and not how you write them. So basicaly if you can write to her standard, youll fail the class.
Boring class, lots of homework, dropped her class for spring, is A VERY hard grader. Basically everything the person below me just said is true. Safe yourself. I dont know what the other students are smoking, but shes is not easy nor helpful at all. Very moody and strict
Extremely time consuming. You need to work hard to get a grade that will satisfy you. She is clear and helpful if you seek her help, but she won't be available all the time. Her essay topics are pretty interesting and fun to write about. But as I said, it takes much of your time and it's hard!
I found the class enjoyable and challenging. Yes, she does not tolerate messing around -- no cell phones -- no falling asleep in class. You need to do the work -- but isn't that what college is about? It's not a free ride!
Prof. Kuroki was not exactly what the rating say she is. In fact most of the work done in class are very much useless. She spends a lot of time on letting student work on their own, and if students go off task she gets mad. Attendance is mandatory and every absence is 10 Point off total grade. Highly not recommended.
She is alright, not easiest on her essays. A couple times i ran into the situation where she went over my rough draft and told me what to fix, after completely fixing it i still had a C on the essay. Just make sure you do the homework
She gives LOTS of homework, so be prepared for that. She grades essays pretty tough, so make sure you ask for her help during your rough draft process. Overall, I would not advise you to take this class just because of the amount of work she gives. i got an A in the class, so its not impossible, but there are def. better teachers
Terrific professor. The class was a lot of work, but she structures it so that each assignment helps you complete the next one. She is a no nonsense, no B.S. professor; she offers clear instruction and plenty of advice, but don't expect her to hold your hand. Her class is definitely not a waste of time. I highly recommended her.
If you don't get a B or higher, it's because you probably were extremely lazy. She is really cares about you doing well on your essay, so she is more than willing to proofread your essay if you send her an email with the attachment. With my experience, if you correct all of the mistakes that she made, you will get an A on the essay.
Great professor.Very kind.She was more than willing to help me get caught up with assignments I needed help on. Being there is crucial. She makes it evident that poor attendance will eventually affect your grade. Her grading can be a little tough but her essay topics are interesting. I actually learned things in her class.
How to get an A in her class? You need to write a clear thesis with good transitional sentences and little grammar mistakes. Not that hard. If you can't get at least a C, either you're just lazy or sucks at english.
This class is not easy, there is a lot of work and she grades fairly hard. I am by no means a good writer. However, Kuroki helped me step by step and I eventually got an A+ in her class. So trust me when I say it is possible to get an A in this class. Attend class, read, do all your work, fix all your errors, and participate. She is a great prof.
Great Professor! She gives TONS of feedback on your essays and is super helpful! This is definitely not a class for lazy people. A lot of people say she gives a lot of homework, but if you think about it, it will only help you with the class. She's not assigning hw just to be mean, she assigns it so you learn.
Best professor!! Extremely helpful and so nice! Overall we had 4 essays and minimal homework, fairly easy grader,gives tons of feedback and lets you know what you need to work on! Highly recommended!
This teacher was extremely helpful and is willing to help out any student. As a person who was desperate to get any class, I emailed her and was willing to give me an add code at the very last second. This teacher was extremely kind and helpful as long as you don't procrastinate. Would definitely recommend this class.
Extremely helpful teacher and a nice teacher. This class is not for slackers and if you want to improve on your essay writing, take her. Kuroki will help you out as much as she can after class, blackboard, and/or during office hours. There are minimal hw, 4 essays, 4 short essays, 1 presentation and a 1 Final Essay. Highly recommended and In demand
Very helpful and clear. Learned alot from this class. It's not that hard to get an A.
She helps you out a lot on your essays. She's really good overall. She does not really have an open mind to see other views aside from her own. Ask her to be specific or you can get quiz questions wrong because you don't answer what she's looking for even if you have a correct answer for a question with several different answers.
I can honestly say that I learned more in her class than in any other English class. She is a kind, sweet, & wonderful human being. I enjoyed coming 2 class every single day & I had her 4 SUMMER. She is inspirational & makes u want 2 try hard. I did better & worked harder because it felt great 2 show her how much I was getting out of her class
would take her agiain and again... shes cool. down to earth. best teacher ive had at PCC.
she is amazing
Avoid her if you can. She grades so hard. I come to class to learn, but she expects so much.
Best English teacher I've ever come upon. She's really interested in her students, extremely nice and helpful and the book she chose for us was an interesting read, also very short and simple
she favors her students. it's unbelievable.
i love her! besides being a good professor, she is very helpful and very reasonable. respectable with a good sense of humor. likes participation and doesn't like when students fall behind (of course). she's grades at college level so don't be lazy. i had her 7am and her class often encouraged me to be more of an early person. i'd take her again
Her class is easy. It's not hard at all to get an A in her class if you do all the work. Her tests and quizzes are pretty easy as well. I aced all of them. She's very helpful too. She is willing to help each and every one of her students.
She is a very hands on teacher who makes herself available to her students. Do the homework, show that you are interested and she will grade you fair and even might bump your grade up a little bit if you deserve it.
I love her! One of the rare great Eng professors at PCC. I wish I took her for my regular Eng too. This class is really interesting &she gives helpful feedback on essays. Readings are paced fairly (some profs assign readings like they're your only class, gosh). Only thing is, she starts class very on-time so don't be late :(
she's a very straight forward, easy, English teacher compared to others at PCC. 3 essays and a research essay at the end. two extra credits to boost your grade..alot of assignments in between so you have a lot of chances to collect points. grades easily & reasonable. very understanding teacher, loves and cares her students. she's just truly awesome
She is very helpful and cares about what you get in the class. Her lectures tend to be boring but she tries to make them funny. Not a lot of test/quizzes. Your grade is basically tested on your essays you do in class. Make sure to do the reading and you'll be golden. Great Professor!
She likes to have people get into groups and discuss some things and have peer reviews. I did like how she was very helpful and straight forward. just read the book, do the essays and hw she gives and you're pretty good. i didn't try hard on the essays, and got a B in the class.
I really enjoyed her class. Nicest lady ever, and she is a fair grader. We read some interesting novels so the essays were a piece of cake.
Best teacher ever! Books were very interesting. Would love to add her for ENGL 1A. Difinitely reccommend her.
She reminds me of my mom as a teacher, soft spoken and very sweet. I've taken her 100 and 1A classes. It's definitely not a cake walk. She gives a lot of work. She's very helpful with her students and pushes them to achieve greater. Don't get me wrong, I HATE Eng, but she made it very interesting and understandable. I recommend taking her class!
SHE IS THE BEST TEACHER EVER! she teaches very clearly, caring and also nurturing! As pcc has budget cut, she is so caring that she gave me a last minute add code and was added during the last day of adding! truly unbelievable. at first i do not want to crash her class as I'm positive i will not get it, but i did! TAKE HER!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!
Professor Kuroki is extremely nice and helpful. Her class is moderately demanding but the readings are very captivating and I realized I learned a lot from the material. It might take some self-discipline but this class should be pretty easy to pass with a high grade.
SUCH an amazing prof! DEFINITELY in my top 3 of favorite professors @ PCC. Kuroki is the sweetest person ever! Her teaching style is clear, concise& straight forward.Fair grader & is super helpful.Everyone should take her! We read&watched The Help, which were the topics we wrote 2/4 of our essays. She made English enjoyable again! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Dr. K is a very nice professor!! She's willing to help her students, so take advantage of her office hours! English is not an easy class and you have to work hard to improve your writing, and it will be reflected on your grade. Take her class, you won't regret it!!
She is the sweetest professor ever! She gives a lot of readings and homeworks, but the assignments are fun, interesting movies and books :) Yup you feel lazy to read, but after you watched the movie, you kinda get it.... She really help students with her comments and will reply all your questions!
I failed English twice before taking this class. She makes this class interesting and easy to follow along. YOU HAVE TO DO THE WORK, but she makes the class tolerable if English is not your thing.
I definitely recommend Professor Kuroki. I took her for extended spring and got an A in her class. She actually reads your paper and comments on it.
she grades hard.Maybe its because english is my second language, i really struggled on her class, but still get low grades on essay.
Lots of reading, essay she will comment on the essay & still got a avg grade , but it's hard with the readings and essays to write. if the readings dont intrigue you . it's hard to write on the topic
she is so nice, she really pay attention to read your paper. work hard, and you will receive a good result.
Professor Kuroki is a really nice teacher.I had her for women in lit and during class time there was a lot of discussions for the readings which is awesome since you get to hear some really insightful thoughts from others.There is a lot of readings but as long as you attend the class you'll know whats going on in the bk.
Honestly, one of the best professors I ever had! She cares so much for her students. In order to pass this class with a decent grade, you have to do ALL your work and readings. There's five essays in total and they were pretty intresting. If you don't undertand something she will help you! She's so sweet and kind, I recommend you take her.
Honestly I don't get how she has lots of good ratings. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IN SUMMER. So much work. NOT AN EASY A CLASS.
If you are not self motivated than you will not pass her class. She assigns a lot of reading assignments and a lot of writing assignments. But how else are you going to improve if you don't do the work. I recommend if you want a challenge.
Dr. Kuroki gives a lot of work, but only so that you can improve as a writer. She is a fair grader, and is always willing to help. Kuroki understands that people have a lot going on in their lives, so she won't penalize you for turning in something late. TAKE HER! She is a very caring person, and actually remembers what you write about.
5 essays total. Her grading will mostly based on ideas in the essays instead of grammar. If you have awesome idea and decent grammar, B to B+. She also guide you if you got stuck somehow if you talk to her.
ALOT OF BUSY WORK. Her class was pretty easy, there was just way too much busy work. I would recommend her. She grades pretty easily on essays.
She is one of the best professors I have has. She is one of those professors that make you work but it is work you can enjoy. I love that she really pushes for students to do good. Like most classes you need to do your work to pass. She is great!! Reading her assigned books are ESSENTIAL.
She is awesome! However, this is not a class where you can slack off. There is so much to read and a lot of essays to write, but I enjoyed it. She gives good feedback. Don't think an online English 1B will be easier, because it won't. 5 essays total, presentation, endless discussions and short writings. She's also very nice and helpful.
Professor Kuroki is very passionate about her class. She gives you constructive feedback and will respond to your questions quickly. She also gives a decent about of extra credit. Take her class, you won't regret it.
Honestly Ive taken Prof. Kuroki for English 100 and English 1A. She is the most amazing professor. She does give a good amount of work but nothing you can't honestly handle. If you don't like english she'll honestly give you a reason to love it. She genuinely cares a lot about her students constantly. Ask for her help and do the work you'll pass!
She is literally the best English professor!! She is really nice and sweet and there's not too much homework. She's there to help you its an easy A if you put in the work .
She is clear about what she wants and it is a relatively easy A. However, she has a particular writing style and will make you re-write over and over until it sounds like what she wants. She does help you build strong arguments in your essays and gives a lot of feedback. The lectures are a bit boring and she is a bit uptight. Would not take again.
Kuroki is a very sweet woman who cares about her students. She assigns readings that stay with you for a long time. Doesn't grade too hard at all, and tells you about assignments way in advance. I recommend this course to everyone, Asian American history is important too, okay!! Plus, if you're like me, you'll meet some really awesome people here:)
I love professor Kuroki. She is such an amazing person and you can tell she really cares! I would definitely take her again. the books and stuff she makes you read are actually great and I enjoyed every single one! def recommend!!!!
Kuroki is awesome! She cares a lot about her students and makes everyone in the classroom feel comfortable and welcome. Though, be prepared to learn because this class requires a lot of writing. definitely take this class! It's very rewarding in the end.
Mikage Kuroki is a wonderful professor! She is extremely nice and patient if you ask her for anything. You have to try hard to at least get an A- on essays. For me I considered myself as an inadequate writer so I'd frequently ask her for feedback. Fixing the suggestions she gives you on the feedback is the key to your grade. Movies were gr8!
Show up and pass. Easy English 901. Not the best teacher in the world but decent. No complaints.
She is very understanding. Expect to read and there will be a couple essays. She gives the most clear feedback possible and really puts time into her students.
Took Mikage Kuroki for English 902 writing lab, Helped a lot with grammar and writing skills. Easy A class
professor kuroki is best teacher I have ever. she is very helpful. I was pregnant, when I took her class. she helped me a lot in whole semester. she gave me enough time for my assignment. Because of her I passed this class in good grades. she understand her students' problems. I will always remember her in my prayers. May God bless her.
She is a good professor. You just need to listen the instruction, and don't use your phone during the class, so be respectful to professor.
Took her online and she was just great. I was going to drop it at the start of the course but I ended up staying in the class and I'm glad I did. She is extremely helpful and not a hard grader. I dislike English a lot but she made it interesting. Take Her!
The English Writing Lab 901 very simple. Show up and do your work--no real need to turn it in. No homework. Pass/Fail class. Coreq to English 100. She is awesome and nice, you can talk to her. Work is simple and mainly you just relax for the 45 minutes to an hour in the class.
She is really strict on grading. Every essay score in my class was 65 which means D!! Don't expect you can get grade especially if you are not good at grmmar or if you don't write clear expressions. She gives feedback only few students which I thought unfair... not recommended professor
This is not a class to slack off. There are many readings to do for this class. All the readings she assigned are very important because you will be writing an essay or report on it. She gives good feedback too! I got an A in this class but I would have to say this was not an easy class. I'm
Shes so nice!
Taking this professors was the best choice I've made in terms of English class! TAKE HER CLASS! She is extremely helpful and always is there for her students whether it be in her office hours of through email. In her class you definitely need to put effort into your work to receive that good grade that you want!
The professor is really nice in general, she likes to help students pass if she sees you're struggling by the end of the semester. Her important assignments are all based on essays and research papers. Miss one writing assignment and you'll struggle passing. The most writing assignments she will give you is about 4-5 through out the whole semester.
Take Ms. Kuroki for 901. She's lenient grader so far and do the best to help you if you're struggling for work. No phones in class. If you miss a day from the workshop, you can make one up as long as it doesnt become a habit. Gives extra credit incase you miss a day in lectures.
A very good professor. She can answer your questions patiently. I took the online class with her and she does give many feedback. But the quantity of homework is pretty heavy.
English 99 at Citrus College. Great Teacher! Really cares for her students. Gives well-thought suggestions. Makes you work for it but it is worth it in the end. I learned a lot from her. Would highly recommend her. Thanks Professor Kuroki.
This professor is highly recommended for a 16 week online classes. Professor Kuroki will respond to all your questions in a timely manner. Your grades are largely dependent on your quotation analysis and essay writing of the readings. It's actually quite simple. Do not be intimidated! Many discussions with fellow classmates. Extra credit is given.
Professor Kuroki is hands down one of the best teachers I've ever had. Her grading criteria is clear, the assignments & reading materials are interesting, she's extremely helpful, and it's clear she cares a lot about her students! Very involved and responded to the many questions I asked on Canvas quickly. Enrolling into another one of her classes!
As long as you do your work, show up to class and do your best you are good :)
SO HARD. WORKLOAD IS HELL She is really nice though I just don't have time to deal with all this homework Also a really tough grader she expects you to improve A LOT If you really want to learn, get her If you want an easy A DON'T i don't think they let me put punctuation stuff lol
I took her class during the Summer Session of 2016. SHE'S AMAZING! Summer session was INTENSE as there was an essay due about every week. However, the reading material and the lectures were both very interesting. Read the books, do the assignments, show up to class, and you'll be fine. If you're struggling, talk to her, she understands.
Professor Kuroki is honestly such a great teacher, I really learned so much in her class. There is a lot of reading and writing involved in the class and the only really hard assignments were the essays, its easy if you actually don't procrastinate. I recommend taking her if you don't like tests or quizzes because we had none.
Best lab professor ever!! I had her for my english 400 lab. she is so nice and sweet. She is always trying to help her students. She is very caring and tries to do her best for all her students. she always asks her students if they need tutoring for any essay at the begging of class. I would definitely recommend her!!
A flood of homework will drown you if you don't keep up. Prof. Kuroki grades based on student's effort and improvement. She's super helpful, kind, and funny. Tons of homework given to prepare the students for the essays. She gives extra credits too. Amazing professor.
She is an amazing prof, I learned more with her in this one class than I have my whole high school in AP english courses. Lots of reading, papers, analysis. Class was not easy, but not too hard. If you put in good effort and improve, you can get an A. She is understanding, adjusting to students schedules with due dates. Funny and approachable. EC.
Professor Kuroki is an amazing professor. Her class is very easy (if you do not procrastinate) Her assignments are straight forward and we do write about 5 essays. For most of the essays we do have peer reviews and it is very helpful. We do use the book once in a while but most of the time you will see it is not needed. Amazing professor.
She is an amazing teacher who cares about her students. She helps you revise your essays if needed and always wants you to look for resources. No negative about her.
Professor Kuroki is one of the most caring, insightful, inspirational, and dedicated professor I know here at PCC. I took her Winter semester course and there are 5 total essays. She is always there to make sure you succeed. Lots of work, but obviously it is up to the student to earn the grade. Kuroki is always there to help with feedback.
Prof. Kuroki is a great English teacher. If you try, there is no way you will not come out a better writer. I took her class for Winter intersession and she was always there to provide feedback despite the heavy workload. She honestly just wants to help her students become better and makes herself accessible. Would take her again, no doubt.
She gives student feedback for each essay assignment and helps them to be prepared for the exams. She cares students very much and gives extra credit. Best professor.
Very understanding professor! She really cares about her student and is lenient with late work. I think ultimately she wants you to be able to do the work and understand it. Communication is key, but get ready to work, read and annotate! There is a lot of work if you choose a 2 day weekly meeting class.
Really great professor. Took this online and her grading and use of Canvas was very clear and helpful. Her material is great, 10/10.
She is the greatest online English teacher! Gives bonus points, doesn't care if you turn in things a day or two late, she grades generously and passes you even if you just try! This class is an easy A, there is just a lot of reading and discussion posts that require more analyzation, but its very easy!
So much HW to do, OMG!!! You can expect 5 assignments for 2 readings in one day! There are 3 (2-3 page) quotation analyses to do. 4 essays to write, which she grades very strict on. There's also a presentation that you have to write about, which is also very hard. TONS of discussions to do online. Don't take her if you don't want a stressful class.
Professor Kuroki is amazing. Took English 1A during summer 17 and loved her class. Its fast paced so you have to stay on top of every assignment. Alot of reading. Loved reading the extensive feedback she gave for each writting assignment, has really helped me improve my writing.
DON'T TAKE HER ONLINE CLASS. It is terrible. Her grading criteria is so unclear that I can't still understand why I got bad grades. For online class, other classes would be much better than her class.
I highly recommend taking her class, her lessons are fairly easy to understand and if you're having trouble with your essay, she can help you and give you feedback. Easy pass.
Took her for English 100 during my freshman year. I liked her so much I decided to take her again for English 1B. (I was hoping she would teach 1C!) Anyways, she gives good feedback. Very lenient with late work for those students who procrastinate. There is a lot of assignments that aren't worth much but certainly helps with the essay assignments.
English 1A was difficult for me because of theses driven essays, all of her assignments prepared you for essays. she gives good feedback and uses what you have written to help you and give you some ideas to write about. Winter course was six weeks, so the workload was heavy, but with effort you can pass with an A. Very good professor!
Professor Kuroki is by far one of the nicest and most understanding professors at PCC. Not only does she dedicate time for her students outside of class but also goes around the class asking students if they need one on one help. She grades tough but helps you if you need it. As time goes by her class becomes much easier, especially the essays.
Currently in Prof Kuroki's English 1A summer session class. Much harder considering it's only a 6-week class. She's a good teacher. The only thing I have to complain about it she doesn't seem to have the best time management with her lessons, so it throws her students off track very easily.
Kuroki is an ok professor. Def respectable and approachable when help is needed. But she is unorganized and unclear about assignments/homework. Canvas info differs from handouts in class and doesn't specify the details of some assignments, making it annoying and very frustrating when it comes to doing the correct assignment and keeping up with HW.
Professor Kuroki is such a kind soul! She truly cares about every student and is so willing to work with you and not against you. She is very easy to talk to and gives helpful advice in improving your work. Beware if you are looking for an easy A because you do have to work for it in the class but with a great payoff (you really learn something).
Took Eng1A over the 6 week summer session, which meant a lot of work everyday in and outside of the classroom. Professor Kuroki was approachable and open to help students if they needed it. I learned a lot in her class, and feel better prepared for my next english class and other classes that require essay writing.
Took the class during a six week summer session. It was fast paced but the class itself was not hard. She gives you lots of resourceful options on how to get help and even makes herself available to you. You do have to get a good average on the Essays in order to be able to do good in the class. AND she offers an ec assignment of 15pts.
Tons of homework! Unless this is the only subject you take in one semester, otherwise you will have no time on other subject. This Professor should understand, even we got an A in her class nut fail in others, it is meaningless.
Loved taking her English 1A and 1B classes! Her instructions were clear to understand and she gives you plenty of resources. As long as you keep up with the work and presentations, you'll be able to pass the class.
Kuroki is a good prof but Ive only had her online class. SO MUCH HW & READING. Every week you have a bunch of reading (most are good reads), discussions, and journal. 5 essays, 2 timed, and a hassle to do them. She does give good feedback but youll need to schedule well to complete her essays. She does give extensions if you ask and no penalty.
Her lecture is amazing! 10 minute free writing for each class. One personal presentation. She attaches great importance to the reading, understanding and appreciation of articles. She carefully guides and gives advice to each student on each essay. Very professional and responsible. Practice a lot on reading and writing.
I had her in Spr17. She is great professor that cares for her students and patient She will gives students more time finished the assignment if needed after the due date and also gives feedback to make you better writer. Take advantages of the extra credit. She has very well structured teaching style.
This is by far the most demanding class (in-class and online) I've ever taken! Prof. Kuroki assign TONS of homework everyday (4-6 modules). It's ridiculous! DO NOT take this 6-week course if you are taking another class. Unfortunately, I had to drop her class after second day. Reading her syllabus & intro is just as exhausting.
Prof. Kuroki is one of the kindest and most caring professors I have ever had. I took the class online for winter 2020 and she was very responsive. She always gave good feedback. You could tell she really wants her students to succeed. There were lots of good readings and everything connected to the next assignment. Great professor!
Shes a true gem. You will learn in her class to become a better writer. She is there to give extra help if youre struggling. Shes not a lenient grader, but I assure you she can help you earn a better grade with her effective teaching. If youre not looking to learn and earn a true grade according to your work dont take her class.
She is one of my all time favorite teachers! She is always kind and reaches out to help you learn. You will pass her class if you show the effort too. She helps outside of class and offers extra time and feedback to help you become a great college level writer. I will miss this class!
This was an awesome class to take. The reading materiel was great and the professor gave amazing feedback. I recommend this class! 10/10 two thumbs up!
I took Kuroki's online accelerated class and she is a great Professor but I personally have never seen this much homework & essay writing. I'm sorry but this is too much especially if this is not your only class and you have a full time job. WOW! Talk about being stressed and exhausted during this class. Be ready because this is TUFF.
Kuroki is one of the few gems in the Eng Dept. She gives very well constructive feedback, as she truly cares for your progression in the class. Yes there is a lot of reading and writing. That's the purpose of a writ course. Even then she does her best to accommodate for you. We're not good at writing, so take her feedback as she helps you improve
There is a lot of 1 point assignments DAILY which take a lot of time to complete. But youre mainly graded on the essays. If youre struggling, ask the professor and shell do everything she can to help you! (I didnt do a lot of those daily 1pt assignments, but you can still pass!)
Not the toughest grader and actually cares enough to work with the student. Provides feedback to explain why she graded work the way she did. Given that she teaches English, there are numerous reading assignments and writing assignments. I took her online class and attendance was not mandatory. She encourages students.
Professor Kuroki is an amazing professor. I took the 8-week English course and although it was a lot of work, the assignments were very easy. Most of the assignments were simple reading assignments that were only a small percentage of your grade. The essays were the most important, but they were fairly easy. Overall great professor and grades fair.
Hard grader. Lots of homework. Lots of assignments. Nitpicky on writing. Do not take. Beware in beginning,she may start off easy then it will become challenging.
A literal GEM! One of the best, down-to-earth professors. The class is based on low stake, mid-stake, and high-stakes assignments. The high stake assignments matter the most because they are the essays (4 essays including the final). If you ever need to reach out to her she's always available to help you. Very understanding, which will motivate you
Do not take. She did not comment most of my work and I received lower marks on my work. She may grade your work okay, and half way into semester before you can drop she will make sure you will not pass. Do not take
I don't have anything to say.
This professor does not teach. She was sitting in class doing nothing
This class was taken during the summer semester so it was a lot of homework. I completed almost five assignments everyday towards the end. But professor Kuroki gives good feedback and is always available through email. Staying on top of assignments is a must for this class but it is achievable.
I took the 6 week long course so the work load was a little bigger. Towards the end of the course, there were about 5 assignments a day due. Of course, they were available ahead of time in case u would want to get ahead. Kuroki have very good feedback that helped improve my paper and is always available through email! Highly recommend :)
Professor Kuroki has been my favorite english teacher at PCC. She did give a lot of readings and homework, but they are all things you could easily skip over and get the gist of. Gave really great feedback on my work and was not a tough grader at all. The readings were also interesting, but very, very long. Great Professor.
Professor Kuroki uses interesting and informational readings. Online participation matters, assignments are easy but if you miss a few you will fall behind. Professor Kuroki can be emailed for tutoring. She is a really nice teacher who cares about students learning the material and offers extra credit.
I took an 8-week course so there was bound to be a lot of reading and homework. But as long as you space your time out and don't procrastinate, you should be fine. Professor Kuroki gives wonderful feedback and is extremely accessible outside of her office hours. So don't be afraid to email her to have her look over a rough draft or a concept!
Four essays: based on a short story, poem, play, and movie, they were worth 80% of the grade. The first and 3rd required to write 5 to 7 pages; The 2nd and 4th were 2-hour timing writing, 6 or 6 more paragraphs of the essay, you won't be able to know the actual prompt until you click to start button; I hope my comment is helpful for you.
Professor is very understanding and gives amazing feedback. Lots of homework but they are simple assignments and discussions that you can finish pretty quickly. There were 4 essays total and for each, she would give you great feedback and good scores. Would definitely recommend her to everyone.
The class was challenging if you have to work and attend school simultaneously. The only way I was able to pass was missing some work days Pros: Quick Grader, Replys in a timely manner, Alot of Extra Credit, Accepts Late Work up to a day and No Group Projects Cons: Alot of Homework, Time consuming, Timed Writings (6 paragraphs Minimum) in 2 Hours
Was one of the first classes that I took as a returning college student and motivated me to take her class for English1B. Professor is easily accessible and helps students during office hours. The work is fairly easy just keep up with the due dates. Provides feedback in order to understand what needs improvements.
As long as work is turned in on time and do all the assignments, passing should not be hard. There is two timed essays, and two essays worked in class. Worked on annotating poems and plays and discussing them on canvas. Really enjoyed the works of authors used in her class.
She gives lots of homework, but they are all worth 1 point so basically you can skip some here and there and still end with a high grade.
it's ridiculous that there's 4-5 assignments a DAY (even weekends)! she does post assignments early, so you have the chance to get your work in early. DO NOT take this class if you're not prepared to commit about 30 hours a week on assignments. i took this class because of the good reviews, but i was not prepared for the MOUNTAIN OF ASSIGNMENTS!!
The homework, yes it's a lot. it's 1-5 min each. For those who are horrible at writing essays, like myself, these little pieces of homework are broken down in steps to prepare you for the essay. She literally assigns homework to prep you for your intro, then another piece to prep you for your body.. and so on. SHES AMAZING! Its skill building.
A reasonable, professional, and caring instructor. Her material is well thought out and intentional. The assignments flow well and relate to the papers they precede. She is available as a resource outside class. The homework can be a lot but its worth hardly any points, it's just there as an aid for those who need it. 100% would take again!
The professor was fine overall class, the final layout would get confusing at the end. And for a person who is juggling classes left and right. It was difficult for me to keep track on her finals.
The assignments can be a lot, but she is a reasonable instructor; you can turn them in on the weekend. The assignments relate to the upcoming essays. She responds promptly in her email. A bonus is that she offers easy extra credit for each essay unit we have. I 100% would take again!
I really loved this class a lot I highly recommend this professor. The only thing I didn't like is how she gives a lot of assignments in one day even on a Saturday as well but there mostly worth one point. What I loved about her is how she really cares about her students and she always gives great feedbacks so we can make our essays better!
I had Prof. Kuroki during the Winter Semester. There's a lot of interesting readings for this class and the readings are connected to the unit essays. She gives detailed feedback on your essay. There will be extra credit opportunities on each unit too. She respond on emails quickly on weekdays. TIP: Turn in your assignments on time :D
Worst teacher I've ever had, with a literal mountain of assignments spanning from 14-page readings to tedious journal assignments. Half the time, the essays had the worst instructions I've ever seen in my life and sure she respond to emails, but the literal mountain of assignments is not worth taking. I would not wish this class on my worst enemy.
I know that this teacher has a 5/5 rating, I went into this class thinking that this 5/5 was excellent and worth taking. In the first week of the class, there are already 5 assignments to do in one day. Little to no feedback, barely any instructions, and LOTS of assignments for one day. This was my winter semester experience. Good luck.
She gave a lot of work and not nearly enough time! She was very understanding but it was just way too much work you can find much better teacher:
This is not an easy professor. You will have so much works need to do. For some small assignment, if you get a zero even if it is her problem. When you told her there was wrong, she would not change the grade. She also don't have a clear standards to grade a paper. You never knows where do you works great and where do you works bad.
Professor Kuroki's ENG1B class has a lot of assignments, but they're manageable if you stay on top of them. The readings are interesting, and the feedback on essays is detailed. Unstuck study was a lifesaver for study prep. Overall, a challenging but worthwhile course.
Fluctuate grade depending on her mood.
Took an online English 001A class with her. She does give a lot of work, but she's quite lenient with the deadlines. She's a tough grader, but she definitely helped me improve my writing. Her feedback is quite thorough. I'd recommend her if you want to learn more about reading and writing and are okay with putting in some work.
Professor Kuroki is really good.She helped us prepare for each essay with guides and instructions and gives us ample class time to complete most assignments.She is willing to work with you to help your essays come out good with her feedback and resources.I feel my writing skills improved in this class.
Do not take her class if you want to do anything else. She expects you to do only English 001B the entire day and nothing else. There are 4-5 assignments a day which require you to read and answer questions. However, not only answer questions but also COMMENT on other people's answers?!?!? Dropped out in the first week.
Like all english professors believes eff turnitin over a students word. I literally wrote my essay and have proof, but she chooses to believe turnitin over me. WE USE AI TO DETECT AI MAKE THAT MAKE SENSE.
Had her for Eng 1A, took her again for Eng 1B but online.4 major essays, last essay is your final, gives lots of small homework assignments, usually are simple as replying to a discussion, doing a journal entry, or doing a quotation analysis on the book/ poem/ play that is being read.Smaller HW assignments help you in some way with your essays.
SOOO MUCH HOMEWORK. WE HAD 10 ASSIGNMENTS DUE TODAY. She also never puts links to whatever shes referencing, which leads to so many confused emails. Her instructions are also super confusing I need so much clarification. dont take this class if you value your summer time
So much homework, and not enough instructions given on them that it gets confusing. I took this class online, and I thought it wouldn't be hard, especially since I have other classes, but she gives 4-5 assignments almost everyday, and whenever I read the directions I spend half an hour trying to figure out what exactly she wants us to complete.
So MUCH HW, half way through it I was over it but she was nice enough to still help me pass. A sweet and understanding person but she just expects too much. All the little assignments she gives are confusing..
She has HW everyday and mostly is some meaningless discussion, no one is really discuss about anything, everyone is just to trying to finish their work. But she does provide help and reply email very quick. Again, there is about 3 HW a day and only maybe 2 or 3 is useful in whole week's HW.
She has so many HW everyday, you need to finish like 15 or even more HW every week. And there is something called "Workshop", I don't understand why it's Required, if a student need help, they will go ask for it, the workshop is kind of tutoring. EVEN the extra credit is you need to attend the stupid workshop and that does not help anything at all
She is fine, provides help if you need. But she gives stupid homeworks, we have lots of discussions nd we need to reply at least 2 classmates. No one is really reading what other people post and no one cares about that, that rule makes us just want to finish the discussion and not really discussing anything. If you can see this kuroki, delete that!
I can understand she post some of the homeworks to help student study, but as the semeter going, she starts to post some useless and meaningless homeworks just to take your time to do some useless things. You can't learn anything from the stupid homework or the stupid discussion. She seems like just feel happy to use useless hw to take your time.
Lots of homework assigned, but completely manageable as an online course! Each assignment is usually just a discussion post or couple sentences. The final grade is based off 5 essays, so homework itself is worth extremely little and isn't completely detrimental to your grade if miss a couple. Overall a generally easy course.
The only downside for this class is the amount of "low-stake" homework she assigned (However they only accounted for 5% of your grade). Apart from that, the homework was there to help you brainstorm on what would eventually lead to the essay topic, and they were fine because the readings they were on were genuinely interesting.
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