My learning plan consists of starting by listening. (I understand this is late, I apologize, but part of this was listening to the podcast you sent me). Listening even to Portuguese or Brazilian radio through RadioGarden to familarize myself with sou
Read more…The difference between sound and spelling is that sound is an airstream, something that relies on your voice and different parts of your mouth, to form words. Spelling is the visual representation of the words using different letters. This distinctio
Read more…Last week, I met with my language partner, Jason, for our first meeting. We introduced ourselves and shared about our backgrounds, majors, and interests. He asked me what types of media I have previously learned Korean from, what I would prefer going
Read more…Looking at Aitchison’s diagram on page 9, I realized that linguistics involves many different disciplinaries like psychology, sociology, and anthropology. It shows that learning a language isn’t just about memorizing words or grammar rules but also u
Read more…I am slightly confused on how handedness affects the brain hemispheres with respect to language. I'd like to read more into that. I could be wrong, but I feel like that has more to do with corellation rather than causation. I know the text states it'
Read more…One of the many aspects of Korean culture that intrigues me is about Korean culture is the Korean food culture, especially the communal way meals are shared. Dishes like kimchi, bulgogi, and bibimbap are widely known, but what fascinates me most is h
Read more…The difference between sound and spelling is that sound refers to how a word is actually pronounced, while spelling is simply its written form. This distinction matters for me as a Korean learner because if I rely only on the written word, I may misp
Read more…I have been learning language even since before grade school, being surrounded by a vibrant Mexican and Dominican community. Early on, that would start with learning small words and phrases from the people I knew and TV, then it turned into class for
Read more…Figuring Foreigners Out and Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture attempt to explain how cultural values shape the way people think, act, and interact. Figuring Foreigners Out introduces a set of building blocks for understanding cultural differences, suc
Read more…In Aitchison’s diagram on the 9th page, linguistics is presented as a field enriched by multiple disciplines, which include psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, neurology, and others. Each perspective highlights a very different aspect of
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Read more…I found Crystal’s “How the Brain Handles Language” and “How We Mean and How We Analyze Meaning” to be very interesting and informative on linguistics. I’m really curious to learn more about the connections between hand dominance and the two different
Read more…In Figuring Foreigners Out and Dimensions of Culture both attempt to explain how cultural values shape behavior, communication, and expectations. Storti emphasizes that what seems “strange” in another culture is more often than not a logical extensio
Read more…After reading Crystal’s “How the Brain Handles Language” and “How We Mean and How We Analyze Meaning” made me think about language in a way I hadn’t before. I always knew language was connected to the brain, but I didn’t realize how specific areas, l
Read more…Self-Directed Korean Learning Plan
Goal:
To reach a novice level in Korean, with the ability to speak, understand, and participate in basic
conversations (introductions, greetings, simple daily activities).
1. Structure & Schedule
● Daily Practice (3
Previously, when I was in middle school, we only had one option. Either Spanish or
Spanish. I had no option to choose whether I wanted German (The language I wanted to learn at
the time). I already knew this language since I was only allowed to speak
In my previous experiences as a language learner, I would say that I enjoyed being able to speak and interact with the language the most. When I studied Italian, my tutor would use a lot of examples from cartoons like The Simpsons and Family Guy to h
Read more…I've jotted down my thoughts in a Google Doc, however, I was unsure how to upload the reflections. Hence, I shall post the monthly reflections as comments to this discussion post!
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