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"I really liked reading about your perspective with language-learning as an auditory learner! I am a visual learner so it helps me to see what the word looks like. Auditory learning is always something that I have struggled with because I feel like I…"
"Hi Kevin, I really like how you emphasize that Korean food culture goes beyond the dishes themselves and reflects values of respect and community. Your point about language connecting to etiquette is insightful. Studying honorifics alongside food…"
"Hi Kevin, I like your explaination of why understanding pronunciation beyond spelling is crucial for Korean learners. I also like how you connect linguistic theory with your own learning strategies. Your examples of tense consonants and the vowel…"
"Hi Kevin, I totally feel you on the sensitvity with the Korean culture. And I agree while Hofstede and Storti provide helpful frameworks for interpreting cultural behaviors, they can oversimplify complex realities. Recognizing cultural patterns…"
"Hey Kevin, tracing is such a good way to practice. I do that too! About the hangul keyboard, I don't know if you have tried it yet, but oh my it is so difficult to type it on the computer keyboard (phone is way easier since it shows you all the…"
"Hi Kevin, I totally felt the same about limited language options (for me, my middle school didn't even allow anybody in the normal level class to learn any languages). In high school, I was able to take spanish also but outside of school I…"
So far this semester, I have done a lot of learning and gained a lot of insight into the art of learning. The art of learning a language is something that I never thought would be a course taught in college. I assumed you had to have the IQ of…
If I received a research grant to study the Korean language and culture, I would focus on how politeness and hierarchy shape communication in modern Korea. I am fascinated by how grammar reflects social structure—how honorific endings, speech…
Languages go extinct or die when their speakers stop passing them to younger generations, often due to colonization, cultural assimilation, or globalization. When a language dies, an entire worldview and system of identity disappear with it—along…
So far I have begun writing short sentences on my notebook in Korean and also trying to trace words to get a feel for it. But I have also been typing with a Hangul keyboard (Still trying to get used to it). So far typing helps me focus on structure…
After rewatching my presentation of my Korean learning plan, I can see how much I’ve grown since then. At first, my plan focused mostly on structure—daily vocabulary, listening, and pronunciation practice. While I haven’t yet attended the Korean…
After looking at the many different language families there are out there I have found what family my target language belongs to. Korean belongs to the Koreanic language family and is considered a language isolate even though it shares some…
In Aitchison’s diagram on the 9th page, linguistics is presented as a field enriched by multiple disciplines, which include psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, neurology, and others. Each perspective highlights a very different aspect…
