Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 23: Discussion Post #5 on the Ning.
Do some preliminary research on what interests you about the target culture and describe how this topic relates to language. Do you need any special vocabulary or linguistic knowledge to engage this topic? If so, have you included objectives in your learning plan to engage this topic?
**This journal post is intended to help you formulate foundational preparation (scaffolding) for your final presentation.**
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What you said about substituting individual personal pronouns for collective pronouns is really interesting! We do this in Hindi when speaking more formally or with more respect towards ourselves ("hum"/we instead of "mein"/I). Is it a case of respect/formality in Korean as well?
I think Korean is hard because you have the added concept of speaking politely to those of a higher status than you. You need to know who is considered a "higher status", and how to speak to them accordingly. There is a time and place to use certain phrases, and I think this is a topic that I will explore more during my lessons!
These are great insights! I like that you pointed out the difference between Western individualist cultures versus Eastern collectivist cultures. I think that plays a key role in all the points you mentioned. I believe that having this knowledge of cultural dimensions and differences can shape people into more well-rounded individuals, enabling them to view situations with a multidimensional perspective.
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