"Even though I'm not learning Korean, I find this discussion very interesting. I have someone who enjoys watching new TV shows I recognise the value in language learning through watching media such as TV and music. The fact that you both were able to…"

"I think it's really interesting how many languages influenced the formation of Korean. It almost feels as if the language tree model limits this expression even though it hasn't. I'm interested to know whether loan words as you described it has an…"

"I really love it when people bring their own personal stories into these discussions! I think there are a lot of cultural nuances that are specific to individual cultures that are hard to categorize in those five metrics. It almost feels limiting to…"

"I like how flexible you are with your language learning plans. I know we struggled a lot with understanding pronunciation through the international phonetic alphabet but I also recognize how it has been very helpful with tonal languages like Korean.…"

"I really like how you used personal experiences to shape hypothetical and potential research outcomes. I feel like those questions and investigations that come out from personal experiences tend to lead to a more productive outcome. While I know…"

"Since I was young, I've always considered Malay to be an easy language to learn. That's because apart from things like reduplication and tenses, seemed really similar to English. However, I recognize that that wasn't always the case, as I had a lot…"

"Languages can become extinct when communities encounter challenges such as oppression, prejudice, or migration, which hinder the transmission of their language to future generations. Oppression often compels communities to forsake their language in…"

"For the most part, Malay is written with the Latin alphabet. While there are some components that use the Arabic script, more specifically Jawi, most users of the language write with said Latin alphabet. As such you could theoretically say that I'm…"

"As I am only enrolled in SDLC 105 at this time, I have the privilege of being in the development phase of my language learning plan for basically the whole semester. I now recognize why it was recommended that we take this class (SDLC 105)…"

"Now this was surprising to me. Despite having a lot of linguistic similarities with European languages like English and Dutch, Malay belongs to the Austronesian language family. More specifically it is part of the Malayo-Polynesian branch,…"

"Growing up in Malaysia, I've been surrounded by my target culture, but more specifically, the multiracial representation in society. However, I recognize my biases as an ethnically Chinese person, as I've only seen a third of what culture is out…"

"Both sound and spelling make up words and lexical morphemes, however, they both serve different purposes. Sound refers to the way a morpheme is pronounced, and such it matters phonetically. On the other hand, spelling relates to the written…"

"The diagram reflects what I believe is the most fascinating aspect of language; the variety of subject fields that we can explore language through. Personally, I am interested in exploring language through "language" (applied linguistics) and the…"

"Back in freshman year, as part of international orientation, we were handed out paper sheets explaining the categories laid out in 'Figuring Foreigners Out'. The big idea of this excerpt is that we as individuals think and act differently, often due…"

"I enjoyed the readings, which is something I didn't expect. While neurology and the study of biological functions within linguistics was something I initially wanted to stray away from, I enjoyed how the information was condensed and presented,…"