Language Journal #6 Shortened Words
While looking for topics on what to do for my language presentation I was struggling to find something that would be interesting but also fun. I decided to do 줄임말 or shortening words a subject that is very popular
Read more…Cultural Post # 4 K-pop Music Industry
Korean Music Industry: “The Big Three” As someone who is naturally very curious and wants to figure out the history of how things were originally created and then evolved throughout the years. As a BTS fan, you
Korea's Competitive Culture & its Effect on Societal Expectations/Pressure
My presentation investigated why competition seems to be so heavily ingrained in Korean culture and its effect on societal expectations and pressure. In my research I found th
Read more…I started writing in my target language by typing on a keyboard, I would use Duolingo and lingodeer to practice my writing. I often write messages or look things up, and writing characters initially seemed very intimidating. Once I started freehand i
Read more…For these last two week of SDLAP 112 lecture, I met with my language partner Somyung and Joon over Zoom on Friday. We started off our lesson by talking about how our weeks were in Korean. This was in an effort to start practicing one of our goals for
Read more…Cultural Post # 3
One of my favorite kinds of food is Korean Food not only because of how homey it tastes but the variety of dishes and soups. From the amount of time and effort needed for each dish to the healthy ingredients that are used. Korean fo
Read more…Korean trot is an older style of music apart of the folk genre that has been around for more than 100 years. Originally named after the American fox trot dance of the 1930s, this genre is no doubt uniquely Korean. It has been around since the Korean
Read more…There’s a certain type of body language in Korea called “skinship”, 스킨십 [skin-ʂip] that’s not as commonly expressed in America. What distinguishes it from other countries in body language or gestures, is that it’s normally expressed between the same
Read more…If I could have any research grant I would conduct a linguistic study on the shortening of words 줄임말 since it is a linguistic topic that is very interesting to me. I would want to study specifically why 줄임말 words are created, who would easily recogni
Read more…The custom of politeness in Indonesia is very different from the manner that politeness is expressed in the United States, so for this cultural post I investigated the etiquette of Indonesia and how to express respect and politeness within their cult
Read more…Itaewon Class (이태원 클라쓰) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon, Kim Da-mi, Yoo Jae-myung, and Kwon Nara. Based on the webtoon of the same name, it is the first series to be produced by the film distribution company Showbox. I
Read more…A brief look into BTS usage of Korean Traditional Music: what is it, its importance, and how is it used.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HThDLVij7l5typ5kd7n0MiusUc7kaERWJinZm5VKjXU/edit?usp=sharing
Read more…I suddenly think back to when I had first realized I was finally understanding Korean and for once all the sounds turned into words, I was listening to the song BABY BABY by Winner and was simply amazed at how I could pick up and understand words or
Read more…Language Journal # 8
This final week I have focused most of my energy on writing and reading where it was a simple sign or a text message I tried to read it. My English reading abilities are really quick thanks to the years of speed reading courses my
Language Journal # 7 Study Abroad and Visa Process
The study abroad process has picked up dramatically since I had received approval from the University. I then had to meet every strict deadline for the Yonsei University application process, to say it
Language Journal # 5 BTS Books
After what seemed forever my "LEARN KOREAN WITH BTS" books finally arrive at my dorm! There is a total of 4 books, all for level one, while my understanding of Korean may not entirely be at level one- the books were ac
Read more…Youtube has been one of my best resources for immersing into the cultural aspect of language learning, from further explanations of grammar usage to short clips of fun variety shows. Korean Variety shows at one point completely consumed my life and I
Read more…As a language learner and cultural explorer, I have found that I am resilient. I have found that the joy of language learning overrides my overall frustration with having a better short term memory than a long term memory. I learned the specific feat
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