Fall 2020 Discussion Posts (148)
Cultual Post#4
Itaewon Class (이태원 클라쓰) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon, Kim Da-mi, Yoo Jae-myung, and Kwon Nara. Based on the webtoon of the same name, it is the first series to be produced by the film distribution company Showbox. I
Read more…Reflection Paper #2
I wasn’t able to start my language learning this semester. However, through this class I was able to gain a new understanding in language learning. It was fascinating to learn how our diaphragm, glottis, and tongue push or pull the airstream to make
Read more…Cultural Post#1 - Variety Show
Korean variety shows form a large part of modern television entertainment in South Korea. In Korea, the entertainment that appeared for the public's leisure time through the industrial revolution has been expanded into a genre of popular culture in m
Read more…SDLC Podcast
Our final conversation with my Language Partner Janette, I had a wonderful experience in SDLC this semester!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qH_ANjRR8ZnDPokC6Gkos-NCIxCd85_D/view?usp=sharing
Read more…Final Reflection #2
I suddenly think back to when I had first realized I was finally understanding Korean and for once all the sounds turned into words, I was listening to the song BABY BABY by Winner and was simply amazed at how I could pick up and understand words or
Read more…Journal #8
This last week of Portuguese has gone by so fast! It was hard to believe that we had really reached the end of the timeline that we had made in the beginning. I started Portuguese with more or less the same amount of vocabulary and knowledge that I h
Read more…LearningJournal#8
In the last weeks, my language partner used the variety show of my favorite k-pop groups as my listening material. Since I am at a higher level of listening, daily conversation from textbooks will be too easy for me. People in such variety shows spea
Read more…Discussion # 10
If I could have any research grant I would conduct a linguistic study on the shortening of words 줄임말 since it is a linguistic topic that is very interesting to me. I would want to study specifically why 줄임말 words are created, who would easily recogni
Read more…Discussion # 9
I started writing in my target language by typing on a keyboard, I would use Duolingo and lingodeer to practice my writing. I often write messages or look things up, and writing characters initially seemed very intimidating. Once I started freehand i
Read more…Final Project Presentation
A brief look into BTS usage of Korean Traditional Music: what is it, its importance, and how is it used.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HThDLVij7l5typ5kd7n0MiusUc7kaERWJinZm5VKjXU/edit?usp=sharing
Read more…Cultural Post # 4 K-pop Music Industry
Cultural Post # 4 K-pop Music Industry
Korean Music Industry: “The Big Three” As someone who is naturally very curious and wants to figure out the history of how things were originally created and then evolved throughout the years. As a BTS fan, you
