Rate My Professor Yukiko Maru

In her teaching portfolio, Maru delivers a comprehensive sequence of Japanese language courses designed to build proficiency across speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills in contemporary Japanese society. These include MLJP-202: Beginning Japanese II, introducing approximately 120 Kanji characters and emphasizing real-life communication; MLJP-301 and MLJP-302: Intermediate Japanese I and II, focusing on advanced practice with cultural integration and additional Kanji; MLJP-310: Practical Reading and Speaking in Japanese, targeting everyday texts and scenarios; MLJP-401: Advanced Japanese I, featuring discussions, debates, authentic materials, and purpose-driven writing; and MLJP-431: Speaking and Culture Practicum in Japanese, offering intensive real-life practice. She also teaches HIST-103: The City in History, exploring urban histories through multifaceted lenses. Maru's collaborative work includes co-authoring the 2011 Final Report of the Provost’s Learning Innovation Grant titled 'Online Technology in Non-alphabet-based Foreign Language Classrooms: Integration of Deaf and Hearing Students, and Enhancement of Their Writing Skills in the Target Language' with Hiroko Yamashita and Stephen Aldersley. Based in office EAS-3229, she is reachable at 585-475-4558.