Spring 2023 Ning Discussion Posts (66)
Discussion Post #3
I think language learning should be kind of interpreted like a chess game~a checkmate is achieved through the collaboration of multiple pieces. Likewise, when learning a language, a student should be relatively holistic in their process, incorporatin
Read more…Discussion #6
Reflect on the history of your target language. To what language family does it belong? What sounds, words, and structures exemplify periods of contact with other cultures? How do these considerations enhance your understanding of the target language
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Korean belongs to its own language family called the Koreanic family. Yet, it has prominent links to the Altaic languages of central Asia, which include Turkish, Mongolian, and other Siberian languages. The Korean language has vowel harmony, where v
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Linguistic activities are so common that it is easy to forget how complex one’s brain is processing to spit out those words. However, it is still true that languages are reserved for most advanced creatures in the world, especially this highly-develo
Read more…Discussion Post #5
Prior to formally embarking on this language-learning journey, I have always been intrigued and connected to the Oromo culture, particularly in the form of music. Even when I couldn't understand the lyrics, I found myself listening to Oromo music all
Read more…Reflection Paper #1
Just as any other Koreans at my age do, I was raised familiarly exposed to English, which officially started in 3rd grade in elementary school. However, even before that, under my father’s influence, who wanted me to be fluent in English, I have had
Read more…SDLC 111 Turkish Portfolio Toby Tate
Here is the link to my final portfolio for SDLC 111!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qh4-3x8gdGdhEJOCuqFDj4FeVChDXh9ljW_tkO-g-MU/edit?usp=sharing
Read more…Discussion Post #4
Spelling is the symbols part of a language, how letters are used to represent a word. While sound is the physical way the word is spoken. For language learning, both are arguably important. The way a word is spelled cannot always tell you how it is p
Read more…Reflection paper #1
When I learned Spanish in high school, I enjoyed the immersive activities most. Our teacher would give us news articles and stories in Spanish. This would allow me to feel most immersed in the culture and the language. Although I appreciate the stand
Read more…Reflection Paper #2
My learning experience this semester was definitely different than what I imagined when I initially enrolled in this course. I imagined that my work would be similar to how I taught myself in high school, which was a lot of memorization and note taki
Read more…230427 Reflection paper #2
This semester has been full of new and interesting experiences thanks to SDLC 105 and 110 courses. At first, when I was about to plan the goal of the classes, I was a bit lost since I wanted to learn the Korean language while I am already a native sp
Read more…230219 Discussion #5
Now that Korea has gained cultural power to some extent than before, I have been thinking about what causes significant differences from other cultures while they all affect each other organically. One of the factors I came up with was language. If I
Read more…230427 Podcast interview
This is my podcast interview with my community language partner, Rachel.
Read more…Discussion Post 4
Phones describe a minimal unit of sound, spelling has to do with how we represent those phones that we hear and recognize through listening in written language. French has multiple phonological difference that I have recognized and attempted to learn
Read more…230122 Cultural post with authentic artifacts #1
Korean naming is quite different from English naming. Firstly, a surname comes first and a given name follows after, which are usually one character and two characters, respectively. However, there are very rare occasions where one uses a two-charact
Read more…Learning Journal #4
Towards the end of the semester, I have gotten busier with finals and haven’t been dedicating as much time to my language studies as I would like. I recently recorded the final podcast with my language partner, and thought it was fun to reflect on al
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