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Nami Kroska

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MA, Columbia University, 2015
    Major: Japanese Pedagogy
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2011
    Major: International Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching

JAPN 2050.001Intermediate JapaneseSpring 2025
JAPN 2050.002Intermediate JapaneseSpring 2025
JAPN 1010.004Elementary JapaneseFall 2024 Syllabus
JAPN 2040.001Intermediate JapaneseFall 2024 Syllabus
JAPN 2040.002Intermediate JapaneseFall 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

JAPN 1020.001Elementary JapaneseSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 1020.002Elementary JapaneseSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 1020.004Elementary JapaneseSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 1010.001Elementary JapaneseFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 1010.002Elementary JapaneseFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 1010.004Elementary JapaneseFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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