How have you organized your self-directed learning plan, and what have you learned so far?
I organized my learning plan in a way that focuses on the practical uses of Hindi. I intend to use Hindi in conversational speaking and text messaging contexts
Read more…This week Atul and I laid a lot of good groundwork for the rest of the semester. As we decided last week, we wanted to increase my vocabulary by learning new verbs. Atul decided it would be best if I learned 10 new verbs each week. On Tuesday, I lear
Read more…Through the assigned readings I learned a lot about the inner workings of the brain and how they control our speech. The left hemisphere is responsible for language. There are many different parts of the brain that relate to different speech function
Read more…This week I had an introductory meeting with my language partner Atul. I have known Atul since last year and we have briefly spoken about my expectations for learning Hindi last semester, but during this session we focused in on what exactly I want t
Read more…Turkish wedding is really unique. Types of wedding are vary throughout its cities, provinces and villages. But it is similar in way that people are expected to get permission from their families first. The prospective groom must ask for the woman’s h
Read more…I did my presentation on Turkish Pop Music (Türkçe Pop Müzik). It was interesting to see the growth of Turkish music industry that stared from copying English songs. Now it is considered as oriental and unique sound. I will focus on Sezen Aksu in thi
Read more…I watched Turkish movie, My Father and My Son (2005). It was really touching and sad that everyone in my class cried. I saw how general relationship between a father and a son is like in Turkey. I can vary person to person, but my language partner sa
Read more…First Artifact: Greetings, farewell, and introductions.
안녕하세요. 권오환 이라고합니다. 저는 스물한살 이에요. 사학년 대학생입니다. 제 전공은 경제학 하고 국제연구 입니다.
당신은 이름이 무엇입니까? 몇 살이에요? 남자 친구 있어요 없어요? 없으면 저랑 커피 한번 마셔 주세요.
좋아! 그러면 인제 붙어 반말으로 하자.
안녕! 다음에 보자.
Read more…Although most of these cultural aspects of Korea I already knew from being Korean and growing up in a traditional Korean household. However, there were some aspects of Korean culture that I was not too aware about. For example, regarding Korean attit
Read more…Family ties are extremely important in Korea and are one of the hallmark traits of Korean society. Influenced by Confucian ideals hundreds of years ago, the family is considered the highest priority in many Koreans' lives.
In Western culture, once t
Read more…There doesn't seem to be a set culture for Korean society's attitude towards time. Some people meet for social gatherings rather late, showing up an hour later than the intended time. However, others seem to be rather punctual or close to being punct
Read more…My culture project will be focused around Korean Hip Hop and its influence on Korean culture.
I wish to learn the variety of ways hip hop songs use the Korean language, including different uses of grammar. In addition, I want to identify the differe
Read more…Language Writing System:
The Korean language is written in a language with characters unique to their own. It is composed of an alphabet, where each symbol mimics the sound you can make with your mouth. Although this language was invented around th
Read more…a) What insights have you gained about yourself as a language learner and cultural explorer? What did you find difficult? What have you enjoyed? How will you continue your learning?
(b) Which readings and learning activities did you find most usef
Summarize your work this semester, the progress you made and the difficulties you encountered.
I worked with my language partner, Atul, on improving my knowledge at Hindi. We worked on writing, reading and conversational Hindi through a variety of ex
Read more…I really enjoyed attending the cultural project presentations.
During the first round of presentations, I learned about K-Pop and Turkish cinema and Sabbath in Israel among several other topics.
During the second round of presentations, I got to lear
Read more…Hi there! For my cultural project, I chose to speak about the city of Calcutta. I talked about the history, economy, food and other things that the city is famous for.
Attached is a link to the project: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12e6Nav
Read more…I think I have learned a lot about South Korean culture from learning the language.
I think one aspect of Korean culture that I have learned from
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