Cultural Post Five:
I really like this picture, pulled from Hurriyet Daily News (a Turkish news website). It depicts the world’s largest “carpet” of live tulips, in Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul. The pattern represents Turkish rugs, one of Turkey’
Read more…Cultural Post One:
Because Turkish uses the Latin alphabet, I’m finding it easier to learn than a character-based language. The Latin alphabet was only introduced, however, in 1928 under the rule of Ataturk, who wanted to westernize much of Turkey’s
Read more…I usually practice writing grammar-related things in my notebook (writing out verbs for each pronoun, etc.) so that I can use proper grammar when I write full sentences. Recently, I've been trying to write down what I do each day in a journal to help
Read more…If I received a research grant to study the Korean language, I would like to research the evolution of current Korean slang and how words are created over time. Recently, I noticed that people are starting to become more open-minded to the creation o
Read more…It’s been a minute since I wrote a learning journal! I had to look back and see what I last wrote about to remind myself!
I am flying, if I do say so myself, through the textbook Merve’s using. We’re just starting Unit 4, which is where she said
Read more…If I were to receive a research grant to conduct linguistic study, I think I’d do a comparative study with two languages and how they deal with gender. I’d pick one language that has a very strong concept of gender, like French or Spanish, and compa
Read more…If I had a research grant to conduct a linguistic study on Turkish, I would study how the Turkish language reform from the early 1900's has impacted the evolution and usage of the Turkish language. The reform was established to replace Arabic and Per
Read more…I actually have written in Turkish since day one. I’m a good note taker, and writing concepts down in my own words helps me process what I’m learning. That’s how I learn in regular university classes and it’s also how I learn in my foreign language
Read more….I prefer to write freehand in my journal with the new vocabulary that I'm learning. I've also been rewriting sentences from my worksheets to ingrain how Korean sentences are normally written and to reinforce my memory and learning. I've been typing
Read more…According to the NY Times article, when settlers in the 1850s went out West on the Oregon Trail, the Native Americans were split from their tribes and were placed in arbitrary groups with other Native Americans. By sheer numbers and persistence, the
Read more…I learned about the importance of the Korean Independence movement on March 1st. We spent time reading a Korean comic that explained what happened that day through characters that went back in time. We practiced our listening skills by having Seong-
Read more…Languages can go extinct when they are not passed to younger generations and when people do not reinforce their use. People who speak endangered languages might also feel pressured to use more globalized languages with more speakers, encouraging them
Read more…I revised my initial learning plan by adding more goals and details after meeting with Dr. Marsh-Soloway. I like the pace that I'm going so far. Though I deviated from my learning plan since then, I believe I am making progress. I made a suggestion t
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