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
Read more…I had my first meeting with my language partner, Jenna, this week. This is my third semester taking a Korean class, so I have more things want to learn about Korea. We have a more comprehensive plan on what I am going to learn this semester.
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I really appreciated the way that Crystal simply explained the basic structure of the brain before launching into the role of a dominant hemisphere and the functions of each. I also wonder if there have been any successful detailed models of neurolin
Read more…In the chapter 27 “How the Brain Handles Language”, I found the subsection for ‘Dominance’ to be quite confusing. The example the author used for language and handedness brought more confusion than clarity with the two hemispheres. I understand that
Read more…I’ve been learning so much, so quickly! I began learning Bahasa Indonesia 2 weeks ago, and according to Duolingo’s test, I am 7% of the way through its course already! I hope to reach A2 proficiency by the end of this semester, which I know is a high
Read more…The cultural artifact that I focused on this week was Trot music. Trot (트로트), which is also known by the onomatopoeic term ppongjjak (뽕짝), is a genre of Korean pop music, known for its use of repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections. This type of musi
Read more…My first week in the SDLC program has been fairly exciting however I do not want to go in with high expectations. I wanted to just get accustomed to everything and getting into the habit of studying a language again. Obviously, in a regular classroom
Read more…This week, I had my first meeting with my learning partner, Somyung Kim. At this first Zoom meeting, I learned that I will be having group lessons with Seokjoon Han! We were able to meet and discuss around roughly eight learning topics and initial id
Read more…Hello! It is good to be back after a few months away from school and people in general. I am excited about this school year because for the second semester now, I will be taking American Sign Language (ASL). I am still fairly new to the l
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