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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
I began to research about my presentation topic, and I learned about a concept called the "Hallyu Wave." I had heard about it before, but I did not really know what it meant or why it was happening. Through researching, I realized why it was characte
For this week, Atul and I focused on vocabulary through conversation and readings. We talked at length about school, plans for the future, family and also read through Dainik Jagran together. I once again noted down words that I was unfamiliar with a
For this week's meeting, I called Atul and a few friends of my Indian and Pakistani friends over for dinner and made daal (lentil soup), chicken kadhai (a chicken dish that is cooked for a very long time in a tomato curry), naan (Indian flatbread) an
For this week, Atul and I focused on reading. We discussed articles from an Indian newspaper called Dainik Jagran. I wrote down words that I was unfamiliar with and their meanings in English. This exercise has been helping me learn new words and also