In Figuring Foreigners Out and Dimensions of Culture both attempt to explain how cultural values shape behavior, communication, and expectations. Storti emphasizes that what seems “strange” in another culture is more often than not a logical extensio
Read more…After reading Crystal’s “How the Brain Handles Language” and “How We Mean and How We Analyze Meaning” made me think about language in a way I hadn’t before. I always knew language was connected to the brain, but I didn’t realize how specific areas, l
Read more…Self-Directed Korean Learning Plan
Goal:
To reach a novice level in Korean, with the ability to speak, understand, and participate in basic
conversations (introductions, greetings, simple daily activities).
1. Structure & Schedule
● Daily Practice (3
Previously, when I was in middle school, we only had one option. Either Spanish or
Spanish. I had no option to choose whether I wanted German (The language I wanted to learn at
the time). I already knew this language since I was only allowed to speak
In my previous experiences as a language learner, I would say that I enjoyed being able to speak and interact with the language the most. When I studied Italian, my tutor would use a lot of examples from cartoons like The Simpsons and Family Guy to h
Read more…At this point in my learning, I have accomplished my goal of learning the Yiddish alphabet. It was a little difficult to pick it back up since I took a break from it, but I was able to familiarize myself with it enough to read my vocabulary words in
Read more…At this point in my learning, I hope to successfully gain new vocabulary while maintaining older vocabulary. To retain what I’ve already learned, I try to review it every other day in my spare time, alongside my new vocabulary, since I’ve added both
Read more…In my previous blog post, I mentioned vocabulary lists that I had obtained from the live online lessons I found. I have gotten through about half of the vocabulary lists, which was about 2.5 pages. The vocabulary lists are not written in Yiddish, but
Read more…I've jotted down my thoughts in a Google Doc, however, I was unsure how to upload the reflections. Hence, I shall post the monthly reflections as comments to this discussion post!
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I'm not sure where to upload the recordings of our presentation to, so I'll upload them here. Here's mine, exploring Manglish.
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Right now I’m working on founding current online resources to start my learning journey since Yiddish is a dying language. I have found a tutor on italki and I found a zoom online that does daily yiddish lessons that focuses on learning through cultu
Read more…Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, January 26: Discussion Post #1 on the Ning
Reflect on the readings. Do you have any questions about the texts? Are there any claims that you find problematic? Do you think language is a purely biological phenomenon? What part
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 2: 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, gene
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 9: Discussion Post #3 on the Ning
Refer to the diagram on page 9 in Aitchison’s linguistics. How do you combine different disciplinary perspectives to formulate a more holistic understanding of your target language? Do
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