If I were to receive a research grant to conduct linguistic study, I think I’d do a comparative study with two languages and how they deal with gender. I’d pick one language that has a very strong concept of gender, like French or Spanish, and compa
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, September 15: Discussion Post #2 on the Ning
Summarize some of the main ideas behind Figuring Foreigners Out and the Hofstede Dimensions of Culture. Do you predominantly agree with these assessments? Are there any statements, ge
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, October 6: Discussion Post #5 on the Ning
Do some preliminary research on what interests you about the target culture and describe how this topic relates to language. Do you need any special vocabulary or linguistic knowledge to
Read more…I’ve been working with Merve for a few weeks now, and I’m still enjoying learning Turkish! I’m slowly starting to increase my vocabulary and knowledge of Turkish pronunciation. I can now look at a word and, for the most part, sound it out correctly.
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, November 9: Discussion Post #9 on the Ning
How have you started writing in the target language? Do you prefer to type or write free hand? Have you started to see patterns emerge in the structures between words, clauses,
Read more…I actually have written in Turkish since day one. I’m a good note taker, and writing concepts down in my own words helps me process what I’m learning. That’s how I learn in regular university classes and it’s also how I learn in my foreign language
Read more…Figuring Foreigners Out and Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture argued that culture is composed of different categories that make one culture different from another. Dr. Geert Hofstede initially identified four factors: power distance index, individuali
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, September 29: Discussion Post #4 on the Ning
Describe the phonetic inventory of your target language. Are there sounds in your language that don’t exist in American English? If so, provide several words and their phonetic transc
Read more…This week, I have learned to expand my vocabulary regarding colors. Besides the normal colors (i.e. red, black, blue), I've expanded to more specific colors like navy, light brown, and neon. I'm not used to learning more than the usual primary colors
Read more…I really want to do my project on Turkish cultural interactions because I find it fascinating to see the similarities and differences between the cultures I already have exposure to. I plan to research things such as nonverbal communication and non-l
Read more…One thing I noticed in Korean is that stress on different syllables doesn’t change the meaning of the word, making Korean sound flat compared to English. I notice this when I emphasize different places in a sentence in both English and Korean. This i
Read more…I think for the most part, the Turkish language has a lot of the same sounds as English, they’re just structured differently. The letters and the way you represent the sounds is different, as letters like o and u and i don’t exist in the English alp
Read more…In Figuring Foreigners Out and Hofsted's 6 Dimensions of Culture, I got a general roadmap of how cultures are framed. First is individualism versus collectivism, where individualism focuses on the individual's well-being and collectivism focuses on t
Read more…I usually practice writing grammar-related things in my notebook (writing out verbs for each pronoun, etc.) so that I can use proper grammar when I write full sentences. Recently, I've been trying to write down what I do each day in a journal to help
Read more…I revised my initial learning plan by adding more goals and details after meeting with Dr. Marsh-Soloway. I like the pace that I'm going so far. Though I deviated from my learning plan since then, I believe I am making progress. I made a suggestion t
Read more…My learning plan is mostly centered on the basic acquisition of fluency and literacy skills. Since I am a complete beginner in nearly all aspects regarding the Korean language, I think my focus this semester should be on le
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