Hocam Merve created a playlist so we could listen to both traditional Turkish music and some funny music (Istanbul - They might be giants). I tried to understand the lyrics but I am not that advanced and they all speak too fast for me,
Read more…This week my language partner continued with new verbs and conjugations. We facetimed for this session again and the new verbs I learned were ruar (to do) and puñur (to sleep). He also challenged me this week because he introduced an irregular verb,
Read more…How many new words have you learned in your target language?
I have learned too many new words to even count! I have learned how to count, introduce myself, ask where someone else lives, and basic verbs. I have also worked towards my end
Read more…How do languages go extinct? Respond to the reading, reflecting on what happens when a language dies.
Languages go extinct when the language is no longer spoken or passed down from generation to generation. This mainly happens with langua
Read more…This week we learned about foods, colors, and the verb comprar (to buy), which in Quechua is rantir. We have been conducting all of our lessons through the phone so far and my uncle will repeat phrases with me as well as ask me about past lessons. Be
Read more…Since we had covered most all of my learning plan, my language partner and I facetimed again and he focused on how to form sentences. I found this very difficult because of the conjugations. The Quechua that my uncle uses is very conversational and,
Read more…This week my language partner challenged me by introducing verbs and conjugations. We facetimed and he began the session my quizzing me on time and the verb waycu (to cook). The two new verbs I learned were micur (to eat) and uhyar (to drink). I also
Read more…I decided to combine the 7 bi-weekly progress journals into one so my improvement is mappable and in one location. Although I’ve talked a lot about my progress in the regular journals, there are some weeks where I don’t mention my learning. I may not
Read more…This week my language partner taught me how to ask for time, how to give time, and one verb, waycu (to cook). We facetimed for this lesson again, began with a short drill session that counted as my quiz, and then began by learning new phrases and wor
Read more…If I were to receive a grant to research Turkish language and culture I think I would focus on topics that interest me, because I’ve found that makes learning so much easier (which is why I chose Turkish!). I would probably look into Turkish history
Read more…This week my language partner and I focused on family members and numbers. I found this week to be fairly easy because my goal was to be able to identify Quechua words in these subjects immediately after being asked. Through practice, I was able to m
Read more…I think it’s really interesting albeit unfortunate that every two weeks, a language dies. I also thought it was interesting how 80% of the world speaks the 84 most prominent languages. This puts those in the 20% who don’t speak the major languages at
Read more…How would you qualify or describe different aspects of your target culture? Reflect and your own experiences and expectations of the culture in question.
I would describe Quechua culture to be an interplay of community, food, dance, music
Read more…A lot of my writing in Turkish is done free hand through notes and assignments in class, and I think that helps me learn the language better, because it kind ingrains spelling and such in my head. I also think writing Turkish has definitely helped me
Read more…Today, I would like to talk about koreans and 4 seasons. I learned that Korea puts special emphasis on the number 4. Even on the korean flag, there are symbols on each corner which are indicative of the four seasons. I thought this was interesting be
Read more…Through the assigned readings, I learned a lot about how the brain works to form speech and also the mechanisms by which we learn language. My favorite part about the reading was how the speed of our speech can sometimes trick our brain to thinking w
Read more…Modern Turkish is, not surprisingly, part of the Turkic language family tree, derived from Proto-Turkic, which is actually part of the Altaic family! That surprised me a lot because I never would’ve guessed Korean and Japanese came from the same fami
Read more…This artifact is one of my favorite Bolivian drinks because of when my family would make it. Usually, in the U.S., it is very difficult to get access to the base ingredient used to make this drink, which is purple maize. In northern Virginia, you mus
Read more…Posted on PanOpto: "To be honest, I think I've been lagging behind in terms of my goals. I am obviously learning Turkish (I can see improvement in comprehension and reading, speaking, and writing abilities) but I haven't kept up with the tasks I set
Read more…I think what interests me most about Turkish culture is its history. As a prospective history/Global Studies: Middle East major, this makes sense, but I also just enjoy learning about it because there is so much to learn about in the Anatolian/former
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