Spring 2023 Ning Discussion Posts (66)
Korean 113 Monthly post #3
On March 10, the second part of “The Glory” came out. So we watched this drama during our weekly meetings. This drama was so intriguing we watched through the episodes really fast. During this second part, there is a murder that happens which makes
Read more…Korean 113 Monthly post #2
During this month, My language partner and I watched “The Glory” to maintain our listening practice for the language. “The Glory” is a Korean drama that came out in December 2022. It is about a former victim of school violence who seeks revenge on he
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Languages go extinct when major languages such as English, Spanish or Mandarin dominate global communication. Often, languages disappear for more morbid reasons, when the population of native speakers also dies out. This can be due to colonization or
Read more…Learning Journal #2
Currently in my grammatical studies I am learning how to create the meaning of “making” or “letting” somebody do something. The construction is so different from English grammar, which is a common theme in Korean grammar that is also a big cause of m
Read more…230326 Discussion #8
Firstly, I found out that compared to English, it is really easy to find which word is for a subject, object, verb, etc. in Korean since prepositional particles follow most sentence components. However, there is common structural order that is freque
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One of the first things I learned to do in my target language was to write. The alphabet was very easy to learn and I enjoyed writing. I usually prefer to write free hand, as I find it helps me remember vocabulary. Compared to my early journaling, I
Read more…Discussion Post #7
After watching my recording from the beginning of the semester I realized that there are things that I am doing consistent with my initial plans but also things that are inconsistent. I had a very structured organization in my learning plan where I p
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What has changed? How have you incorporated materials and insights from class into your efforts? Have discussions regarding language structures and learning strategies helped you to understand the target language and culture? If so, how?
I think tha
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Imagine that you have received a research grant to conduct a linguistic study of your target language and culture. How would you get started,
and what would you investigate? How would different structural components presented in class appear in your w
Ning Discussion Post #9
The story of the Siletz Dee-ni Native American tribal language demonstrates how languages go extinct and the enduring processes they must undergo to be revitalized. Languages, I would assume more often than not die out slowly rather than quickly. Whe
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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, and sentences? What is the relationship between simple and complex senten
Read more…Cultural Post #4: Caste System in the Joseon Dynasty
Before the arrival of Europeans, Ancient Korea was ruled by a series of Kingdoms and different hierarchical dynasties. These kingdoms resembled those of the medieval era in Europe, but with Confucian influences in its politics, cultural practices and
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These readings brought up a couple of very interesting concepts about language. I had never known the research about left-handed versus right-handed people processing different sides of the hemispheres. I have always heard of the left side of the bra
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Spelling is the structure of word-the letters that make up the composition of a word. In my opinion, I think spelling is more unchangeable, it is set in stone more or less. The letters that make up a particular word are often already determined and o
Read more…Learning Journal #1
In all honesty, I am struggling with my language learning process. My original statement is that I hoped to accomplish stronger conversation skills. I feel frustrated with myself, and stuck on where to continue. Currently, I am trying to work on find
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I appreciate the fact that the US is a country where people from all around the world gather together so that cultures mingle with others. I have never tried evaluating dimensions of various cultures this deeply before reading the passage “Figuring F
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I was introduced to the idea of cultural dimensions in my B-School International Business course funnily enough. Our biggest assignment was to act as advisiors to a company and recommend where it should expand its operations to. We were tasked to use
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I find that my current learning plan is very similar to how I taught myself during high school. While the materials from class have helped me use new perspectives on how I learn, it hasn't helped me much beyond that. I can't think of any specific dis
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