The LIttle Prince is one of my favorite tale of all time. The Korean musical adaptation of The Little Prince (어린 왕자), based on the original novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and performed in South Korea with Korean lyrics and dialogue.
The Korean mu
Read more…During this period, my primary tasks focused on improving my pronunciation of Korean tense and aspirated consonants, learning the changes in the consonants, and engaging more actively with reading content. My goal was to strengthen both my speaking,
Read more…One topic that particularly interests me in Korean target culture is contemporary Korean popular culture, especially K-POP music and K-musical. I am interested not only in its global influence but also in how popular culture reflects generational ide
Read more…While learning Korean, I am aware of how its phonetic inventory differs significantly from that of American English. Korean has a relatively simple vowel system compared to English, but its consonant system contains contrasts that do not exist in Ame
Read more…In my study of Korean, I observe a highly systematic and multi-layered set of language structures that closely align with the diagram presented on page 9 of Aitchison’s linguistics, which conceptualizes language as an interconnected system composed
Overall, I predominantly agree with the assessments presented in Figuring Foreigners Out and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, particularly their analyses of individualism versus collectivism, high- versus low-context communication, and cultural attitu
Read more…My goal is to improve my proficiency in Korean while deepening my understanding of Korean culture. I focus on task-based learning activities that combine language practice in writing (grammar), allowing me to actively use Korean in real-life contexts
Read more…The readings on language learning and the relationship between language and the brain prompted me to reconsider the complexity of language acquisition and the factors that shape how languages are learned and used. Rather than presenting language as a
Read more…Over the past week, my Korean language learning has focused on understanding phonological sound change rules and the different uses of Korean particles (agglutinative markers). Specifically, I studied common sound changes such as liaison, tense conso
Read more…Through independently selecting and engaging with various Korean cultural posts, I have gained deeper insights into Korean society, values, and everyday practices. The cultural artifacts I explored included social media posts, short videos, interview
Read more…
