My target language is Korean and Korean is based on the X-SAMPA notation. Korean is based off of hangul which already is in phonetic alphabet form. The consonant phonemes are a contrast between invoice segments which follow the stop and affricate typ
Read more…Outside of my Bahasa Indonesia class I read about the many common celebrations in Indonesia. I was very intrigued by some of these holidays and wrote this passage in Bahasa Indonesia:
Ada banyak perayaan di Indonesia! Saya berfikir bawhwa tradisi di
Read more…I think in terms of my target language I will focus on phonetics the least because technically my native language and seem to be able to understand all of the phonology. I think I will strive to focus on the semantics of the language because I have n
Read more…Currently, I am not learning a language this semester. But from my previous experience of learning Spanish I learned from knowing the vocabulary first then trying to fit those into grammar structures or semantics. But I think it would not be a bad i
Read more…Last week we updated our syllabus for learning Indonesian. I spoke to Farida, my language partner, and expressed that I would really like to start using the language more. For the first few weeks of the semester we really focused on learning new word
Read more…In Bahasa Indonesia, there are certain sounds that are associated with meaning parts of speech. For example, the suffix ‘an’ can be added to the end of a verb to make it a noun, such as how ‘to eat’ or ‘makan’ can be made into food, or ‘makanan.’ I h
Read more…The reading was very helpful breaking down the parts of language but also as a tool to help identify which target area I need to study and understand more. Language can be very complex and interconnected with various parts, that as language speakers
Read more…What kinds of structures do you observe in your language of study? 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? D
Read more…It was interesting this week to dive into the cultural differences and looking at the Hofstede Insights tool. The reading did a good job of breaking down the different types and sections of "cultural differences", ranging from collectivism vs. indivi
Read more…This week I tried a new learning strategy by making a playlist with songs in Korean, that I had listened to prior and wanted to learn more about. I started by listening to them daily and oftentimes leaving the playlist on repeat in the background whi
Read more…Figuring Foreigners Out talks about the difference in how people interact with each other within other cultures. It talks about individualists, collectivists, nonverbal communication, monochronic, polychronic, internal, external, and direct and indir
Read more…In Figuring Foreigners Out, the article talks about different ways cultures are different from each other. Whether they consist of individualists or collectivists, monochronic or polychronic, internal or external, and direct or indirect communication
Read more…For this week’s SDLAP 111 lecture, I met with my language partner Somyung over Zoom. 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 this semester which is to spe
Read more…For the past week, I have been indulging in Vietnamese media, especially singing competition television series like Giọng Ca Bất Bại (The Unbeatable Voice) and, at the recommendation of my language partner, Rap Việt. Much like the American television
Read more…There are different ways in which people communicate such as those who are individualist versus collectivist. There are also cultures who differ from monochromic and polychronic, internal or external, and indirect or direct. When viewing Geert hofste
Read more…In my Korean class, we worked on consonants and vowels and reading the different combinations that they can form. As I was reading the chart, I also gave examples of words that are spelled with whichever said combination. This really helped visualize
Read more…Figuring Foreigners Out describes how cultures are different or similar in many different ways. For example, it talks about how people in different cultures have different notions of personal identity such as having an individualistic vs. collectivi
Read more…I organized my self-directed learning plan by creating fun but insightful tasks to better the areas of my Korean that need the most help. I included various types of resources varying from books, textbooks, songs, youtube videos, movies, and language
Read more…Figuring Foreigners Out describes many very interesting behavior patterns associated with cultural differences. Although they used many generalizations and associations among cultures, I believe the authors did a good job at clarifying the fact that
Read more…1) Read Crystal, D.: How the brain handles language
2) Read Crystal, D.: How we mean and How we analyse meaning
Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, September 6: Discussion Post #1 to the Ning
Reflect on the readings. Do you have any questions about the texts
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