Languages can go extinct due to the linguistic powerhouses—English, Spanish, and Mandarin—dominating the world’s communication domain. In the article “Tribe Revives Language on Verge of Extinction, Kirk Johnson mentions a very good point, “[s]chool w
Read more…This semester I made a huge progress on reading and speaking. I tried to read as much as possible in order to improve my reading speed. I used to spend a lot of time on reading because it took me a while to think of the Korean alphabet. Now, I practi
Read more…Figuring Foreigners Out describes many very interesting behavior patterns associated with cultural differences. Although they used many generalizations and associations among cultures, I believe the authors did a good job at clarifying the fact that
Read more…See learning plan template, but enhance and elaborate, as needed. What kind of learner are you? How do you study effectively? What tasks and goals are most important to you?
In addition to posting your learning plan to the Ning, provide brief commen
Read more…For these last two week of SDLAP 112 lecture, I met with my language partner Somyung and Joon over Zoom on Friday. We started off our lesson by talking about how our weeks were in Korean. This was in an effort to start practicing one of our goals for
Read more…Last week we updated our syllabus for learning Indonesian. I spoke to Farida, my language partner, and expressed that I would really like to start using the language more. For the first few weeks of the semester we really focused on learning new word
Read more…Since my presentation of my learning plan, I am able to read out words and know the Korean alphabet by heart—two things I thought were impossible. I remember when I was younger, my mother would try to get me to memorize the Korean alphabet, but it ne
Read more…On the second week, I reviewed the number and currency in Korean because I would transfer in Korea when I get back to China. I think it is really important to remember how to read and speak numbers since I need to ask people for help and pay for food
Read more…I had my first meeting with my language partner, Jenna, this week. This is my third semester taking a Korean class, so I have more things want to learn about Korea. We have a more comprehensive plan on what I am going to learn this semester.
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1) Read Crystal, D.: How the brain handles language
2) Read Crystal, D.: How we mean and How we analyse meaning
Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, September 6: Discussion Post #1 to the Ning
Reflect on the readings. Do you have any questions about the texts
Read more…Well we’re still chugging along! The stress of the past two weeks of midterms, Fulbright deadline, and a few other crazy projects have impeded on my independent learning time for Bahasa Indonesia, which I rather regret. Not having the time to review
Read more…In Bahasa Indonesia, there are certain sounds that are associated with meaning parts of speech. For example, the suffix ‘an’ can be added to the end of a verb to make it a noun, such as how ‘to eat’ or ‘makan’ can be made into food, or ‘makanan.’ I h
Read more…The discussion of the history of the Korean language came up with my language instructor when we were going over some vocabulary. During my attempts to pronounce the words she gave me, I realized that some Korean words were pretty similar to some Jap
Read more…During my research for my Final Cultural Presentation, I came across the word chaebol, 재벌 [t͡ɕæ-bol], a fair amount of times. Chaebols are large, family-controlled conglomerates that have dominated the country’s economy for decades. The one I’ll be f
Read more…In the chapter 27 “How the Brain Handles Language”, I found the subsection for ‘Dominance’ to be quite confusing. The example the author used for language and handedness brought more confusion than clarity with the two hemispheres. I understand that
Read more…Reflect on your previous experiences as a language learner. What did you enjoy? What did you dislike? Think about the FIRE model and the surveys you have just completed. What kind of learner are you? What kinds of language learning activities suit
Read more…My target language is Korean which was divided into two dialects: Puyo and Han. Puyo was spoken in Manchuria and northern Korea, while Han was spoken in the southern Korea. The south theorize that it belongs to a language family of Austronesian lang
Read more…Phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics are most definitely observed in the Korean language. Phonetics are important because the position of the tongue is crucial in pronouncing certain Korean words with certain characters. For exampl
Read more…Wow this is my last discussion on the Ning! I can’t believe it! Throughout this semester I have really enjoyed learning Indonesian and gaining more tools to teach myself other languages in the future. Many of the materials in the 105 course were very
Read more…Our lessons have been majority review and practice by reading words with 받침 [ba-t͡ɕim], considering I struggled with that for a bit. She also started to introduce particles—which I found to be even more difficult than learning about 받침 [ba-t͡ɕim]. We
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