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Monthly Language Learning Journal 1

This month’s language learning focused on developing professional Korean skills in preparation for using the language in an internship setting. Although we only had one meeting, the session was highly targeted…
Jan 31
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Cultural Post 4

I recently came across a news article about “Kimchi Day” being designated in the EU. I was especially interested to learn that the 15th arrondissement of Paris officially established November 22 as a local commemorative Kimchi Day.…
Jan 31
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Cultural Post 3

Many people have asked me about Suneung (수능) and just how intense this exam really is. The College Scholastic Ability Test is an almost eight-hour series of back-to-back exams that can shape the course of a student’s entire life. It…
Jan 31
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Cultural Post 2

As the Milano Olympics are coming soon, I have chosen the second cultural post about first Olympics Korea. The 1988 Seoul Olympics were not merely an international sporting event, but a decisive catalyst that accelerated Korea’s…
Jan 31
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Cultural Post 1

My learning this semester is focused on professional-level Korean, so I decided to begin my first cultural post with workplace culture in Korea. When meeting someone in a company setting, I initially thought I could shake hands…
Jan 31
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Class 3

After mainly focusing on utilizing media content to teach students, we have made a transition to teaching more field-focused teaching. There are vocabulary words that are specifically used in the field. I often face challenges in…
Apr 21, 2025
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After mainly focusing on utilizing media content to teach students, we have made a transition to teaching more field-focused teaching. There are vocabulary words that are specifically used in the field. I often face challenges in understanding those…
Apr 21, 2025
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Gukbap and Culture

Recently, I have seen a New York Times article about the restaurant named Okdongsik in New York. “Each time an order comes in, a cook behind the counter will place steamed white rice in the bottom of a polished bronze bowl. Pork…
Apr 11, 2025
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Class 1 (Previous one got deleted)

During our first meeting, we discussed my personal goals and plans for future classes. I reflected on my experience as a Global Studio partner last semester and what I learned from it. At the beginning, I…
Apr 6, 2025
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Class 2

I’ve noticed that many students prefer learning through media content, and my students also asked if we could watch a Korean drama together and discuss it afterward. In response, I explored how to effectively select media that supports…
Apr 6, 2025
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Korean Winter Street Food


In winter, one of the factors that excites people is street food. One of the most popular winter street foods is the fish-shaped bun (Bungeoppang). It is a fish-shape with various creams inside of the bun. In the past,…
Apr 6, 2025
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Valentine Day and White Day

The first Valentine’s Day I experienced in the United States was a small cultural shock for me. In the U.S., February 14th is a day when people exchange gifts with one another to express their love and appreciation,…
Mar 13, 2025
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Lunar New Year Culture

I was surprised when I first came to the States as people called the Lunar New Year the Chinese New Year. As a person who knew that there was a Lunar New Year celebration in other Asian countries such as but not limited to…
Feb 19, 2025

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Discussion Post #3

The main structures of language that are discussed in How to Investigate Language Structure such as the medium of linguistic transmission, grammar, phonetics, vocabulary, and semantics are present in Spanish as they are in every language. However, there are specific structures that are unique to the Spanish language that I find interesting. For example, there is a common omission of subject pronouns (due to conjugated verbs), simple negation with “no” before verbs, and formal and informal ways to address someone directly (tu o usted). In order to form a more holistic understanding of Spanish, I will be focusing on phonetics in order to improve my pronunciation, semantics in order to learn more of the nuances of how different ways to communicate the same thing are used, and I will increase my integration of more complex vocabulary in order to be able to better express myself and understand others. 

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Started by Lila Taylor in Spring 2025 Ning Discussion Posts
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Discussion #4– Spring 2026

Russian consists of both soft and hard vowels and consonants which are used in different instances and when combined in different ways (as in, with different surrounding sounds in Russian). Many of these phonetic sounds have an English equivalent. However, sounds such as Ы, Щ (soft) and P (hard and soft), do not. The Ы sound is used in the following Russian words: мы [m-uh-ee]; English translation: my Cыр [syr]; English translation: cheese It sounds like a mixture between the ‘oo’ in book and the ‘ee’ in meet. Sometimes the letter y is cited as the closest English sound equivalent. It is also described as a guttural sound, made by pulling one’s tongue from the front to the back of the mouth during the sound production. The Щ (soft) sound is used in the following Russian words: Щека [sheh-KA]; English translation: cheek Ещё [yeh-SHCHO] or [yeh-SHOH]; English translation: still or more This sound is often described as the English combination of “shch.” The tongue is placed in the middle…

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Started by Julie Strickland in Spring 2025 Ning Discussion Posts
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Discussion Post #4

Korean has 14 consonants and 10 vowels that make up its basic sounds. All these sounds are simple ones that we can make a direct translation from into English. When I work with Emily, she gives me the Korean sound but with English letters or relates it to an English word to help me understand it better. Some sounds sound similar, so we had to do extra work on them. For example, euh, and oh were two sounds I had a hard time differentiating. I learned that the position of my mouth and even my jaw were important to hear the difference.As I am progressing in my learning, I am beginning to struggle with tenses. For example, there are double consonants in Korean, such as ㅅ, which makes an s sound. When two of those consonants are put together and are side by side, they make a ss sound. The ss is much more prominent, like if a snake was hissing at you. This is something that I am already working to differentiate. Another example was when I was talking to my friend, and we were discussing the…

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Started by Emma Butcher in Spring 2025 Ning Discussion Posts
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Cultural Post #2

Over spring break last year, I went to South Korea and decided to get each of my family members a gift from there. My dad has always been interested in masks and skulls, and these are two things I have seen in a lot of different cultures. When I went on a class trip to Puerto Rico, we did a cultural immersion activity where we learned about coconut masks, so I decided to look into masks in South Korea. I came across hahoe masks, which come from the Hahoe village in South Korea.The hahoe masks originate all the way back to the Joseon Dynasty, where they were used for different rituals in the village. They were carved out of wood and given different expressions, and they were then painted to provide more detail.I have linked a few examples of different masks and their expressions below.The performers who wore the masks and performed the dances were often peasants and people from the lower classes. The dances were often satirical and brought humor into the lives of those who watched…

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Started by Emma Butcher in Spring 2025 Culture Posts
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