10/23/18
This week Evelyn decided to go over diction that even people living in Korea have a hard time spelling correctly. This is because in colloquial language, Koreans misspell it all the time and it is acceptable or they don’t even realize that t
Read more…10/9/18
This week we watch a Korean movie without subtitles. The movie is called Along with the Gods 2 and takes place in between Earth and Heaven. It has to do with trials a human will go through before being admitted into a heaven. There a lot of h
Read more…9/25/18
This week Evelyn tested me on my formal language rules. I expected it so I did a lot better this time. We just went over it orally and not on paper so I am afraid that I’m gonna start forgetting it again. We then started going over some folk
Read more…9/11/18
Today we went over my learning plans/goals. We specifically went over what kinds of activities we want to do to achieve the goals I had set out. One of my main goals were to learn more formalities and formal language. Another goal is to work
Read more…I have finally had an introduction to a traditional Indonesian meal. Arnanto Januri, a friend I made through Kevin Martinez, my language partner last semester, offered to make dinner during finals week. Arnanto is an international st
Read more…In an effort to experience some more of the culture of Indonesia, I wanted to see some Indonesian art. I thought experiencing the artifacts, paintings, and sculptures of the past would help illuminate how Indonesians view the country
Read more…I also watched a documentary called The Act of Killing. This film is more of a documentary that focuses on the mass killings that occurred from 1965 to 1966. This movie interviews those who carried out the killings and those who were
Read more…Bu Julie suggested I watch the movie Nagabonar Jadi Dua, an Indonesian film. She had a copy of the movie and thought the dialogue and speed of the move would be manageable for a beginner to follow. The film also has English subtitle
Read more…Bu Julie offered to take us to Thai Ginger, a local restaurant on Carry Street. While the restaurant is not Indonesian, it does have some similarities to Indonesian dishes. For example, the menu has items like sate ayam (chicken skew
Read more…Another artifact I have is the song RAN by Dekat di Hati. When I first heard the song, I was only able to translate a few words like jauh, hari ini, jumpaat, pagi hari, and di sini, which mean far, today, meet, this morning, and here.
Read more…This week we finished discussing the 1900’s in class. I have included my description of the time in Bahasa Indonesia and English.
Pada tahun sembilan belas lima puluhan, Indonesia memiliki Masyumi, Nahdlatul Ulama, partai nasional,
Read more…This week we researched Indonesia’s history in the 1900’s. I have included my written assignment in class as well as an English translation of the assignment.
Indonesia dipengaruhi oleh Belanda selama abad kedua puluh. Bel
Read more…These past two weeks we have discussed time. We have learned the words for the days of the week. Starting with Monday, they are Senin, Selasa, Rabu, Kamis, Jum’at, Sabtu, and Minggu. The word for week is minggu, the same as Sunday, but not capitali
Read more…These past two weeks we have focused on common expressions. I have included a few sentences below. These sentences demonstrate the similarity to the English language, as it is always changing. These sentences use slang words that are n
Read more…These past two weeks we have focused vocabulary for sites and attractions. Thalia and Bu Julie gave us a list of words that describe places. Words like taman (park), pantai (park), danau (lake), sungai (river), air terjun (waterfall), and bioskop (
Read more…We have focused on traveling for the past two weeks. Since we were traveling for Thanksgiving, Bu Julie taught us vocabulary that would help us explain our trips in class. We learned phrases for calling a taxi driver, giving directions,
Read more…These past two weeks we have focused on the history and culture of Indonesia. We have discussed the ruling ideologies, the conflict between Chinese and Indonesian citizens, and the growth of the country in each period. We specifically focused on th
Read more…These past two weeks, we have focused on the numerical system. Thalia briefly went over this during SDLC 110, but Bu Julie required us to do a little bit more. We had to learn the vocabulary for the numerical system up to a trillion. S
Read more…This week we started with common vocabulary for items we need to know. Bu Julie brought in some dinner place items. She also went through the vocabulary for items in the room, like door, chair table, left, and right. The class structur
Read more…During the last two weeks of our lesson, we reviewed for the final. Jimin provided a short review of all that we had learned. She also answered any questions I had. I specifically had questions about grammar so she reviewed grammar in depth such as t
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