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
Read more…One of my favorite areas to learn about is Korean history. I had previously learned about Korean history with Korean language partner Joora. Therefore, I was able to go more in depth with Jimin. Jimin prepared a timeline beginning from the times of d
Read more…I watched a very popular movie called “Along with the Gods 2” (“신과함께 2”). I practiced watching a movie without English subtitles. It was a bit difficult because there were some cultural jokes and references that I did not understand. However, Jimin w
Read more…I learned about another type of proverbs. These proverbs are four worded proverbs and are written with Chinese characters called “한자”. One character stands for a word or phrase. For example “춘하추동” means spring, summer, fall, and winter. “춘” stands fo
Read more…I learned about Korean proverbs! I was interested in learning proverbs because one of my favorite television show has a mini game where one person will read the first half of the proverb and his partner has to complete it. Jimin showed us a clip of t
Read more…Biweekly Journal #1
During the first 2 weeks, I established goals with my new Korean language partner, Jimin. My goal was not only to become more fluent in Korean, but also to learn more about culture and practical everyday ways of speaking and behav
Read more…In the Korean culture, respect for elders is a necessity in the culture. This respect is displayed in various ways, including bowing (인사) when greeting elders, using a different form of language that shows respect (commonly adding “-요, -합니다, -세요” to
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