Languages go extinct when the culture associated with the language dies. This includes whatever knowledge there was, mythology, ecological knowledge, etc. Anything that the language had previously contained would have to die or…
Recently, I have been working on the fluidity of my daily conversing abilities as well as being able to respond to simple questions or inquiries. My primary goal has been to refine and perhaps sound more eloquent and…
Yes, I recently started writing in my target language through a combination of both hand-written and typing. Since I am still relatively new to writing in the Korean language, I would say I prefer typing as the autocorrect…
So far, the progress has been going pretty well. There have definitely been some ups and downs as the progression to learning hasn’t been exactly linear. Some changes I have made throughout the process was loosening the structure…
The Korean language system otherwise known as “Hangul” was designed by King Sejong in the 15th century. Though there are debates as to which language family Korean belongs to, it is usually agreed upon that it belongs to the…
I think the concept of “눈치” or otherwise pronounced as “noonchi” in Korean is a concept that intrigues me and ties into the language pretty well. As far as I’m aware, there is no direct translation for the word into english but…
My most recent task I have been working on is mastering the fluidity and understanding of the numbering/calendar system in korean. Growing up, one of my biggest struggles was when it came to understanding numbers, days, months,…
The difference between sound and spelling is that there is an oral aspect to sound. Sound is the oral element you produce when speaking while spelling is the way a word is visually represented usually through an alphabetic…
One way I am able to combine the different disciplinary perspectives to formulate a more holistic understanding of my target language is understandment and perspective when viewing the language from a bird's eye perspective. From…
Some of the main ideas in “Figuring Foreigners Out” the way I understood it was the difference between individualism and collectivism amongst our cultures. At a very baseline, the smallest unit of survival amongst individualists…
I think that language to the extent that it allows us as creatures to communicate is a biological phenomenon. Granted, over time, we as a species have evolved in order to carry out more efficient and meaningful ways of…
Reflection Paper #1
I think the most enjoyable part of being a language learner or learning a new language is the ability to be able to converse or communicate in a nuanced fashion with more people. Learning a new language gives you the ability to…
