I feel that the linguistic knowledge we obtain from class definitely has been helpful for my korean learning. For example, Professor Kim has been using the international phonetic alphabet to teach us Hanguel and pronunciation of words in Korean class. But we did not learn the IPA specifically. Going over IPA in our class helped me gain a systematic understanding of it and the pronunciation of korean words using IPA. The discussion regarding language structures provides me with some basic linguistic knowledge that helps me to apprehend Korean in a more comprehensive way. The learning strategies give me an opportunity to find the best strategy for me. I have reached some simple goals like learning basic conversations, self-introduction. And I have gained a lot of insight about Korean culture from Professor Kim. Korean language and culture are closely connected. The fact that in Korean you have to use different words for respect to people older than you shows a lot about the culture.
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Interesting post, Lanqin. Yes, most native speakers do not have a sense of the IPA and the phonetic inventory of their own language. Aside from exploring articulatory phonetics, when you reach a sufficiently advanced stage in your study of Korean grammar, I would strongly recommend that you consider using a reference manual to investigate the formal rules (often these will also include phonological patterns) of the target language:
https://www.amazon.com/Reference-Grammar-Korean-Complete-Language/d...