EALC 3221 Advanced Japanese I

Conducted in Japanese. Satisfies Foreign Language Proficiency core requirement. The development of active skills in modern Japanese to beyond a high-intermediate level of proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with an emphasis on grammar, phrases, and sentence patterns.

Course overview

Department
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
EALC2222 or equivalent

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.56 / 5 · Excellent
18 responses
Instructor rating
4.61 / 5 · Excellent
18 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Jun Cheung4.84.84.84.84.64.84.84.8—5 of 7
Fall 2024Jun Cheung5.05.05.05.05.04.55.05.01–3 hrs/week2 of 3
Fall 2023Yoko Graham-Masuda—————————7 of 8
Fall 2021Jun Cheung5.05.05.05.04.85.05.05.0—4 of 7

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Jun Cheung · Gasson Hall 201 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered