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For this month's language journal, I focused again on my conversational Korean. We used many videos that allowed us to further our understanding of how different people speak Korean, not only just hearing Isaac and Jason from last semester. The…
Fashion in Korea is something that I have spent a lot of time dissecting over the past year or so. Isaac has shown me a lot of different ways in which fashion can be used to express oneself and build connections with others. Korean fashion is a…
These past few weeks have been great with Isaac, I have really enjoyed getting back on the reading and comprehension side of the Korean language. We started last year by looking at a story that involved a tiger and a baby, the story is about the…
Culture in Korea has a lot of food built into it, one of my favorite dishes that I have had is Bibimbap. It is a classic rice dish that is eaten in all parts of the world but is a specialty in Korea. It comes in many different forms, people often…
This week I did a bit of refreshing on my own, I am yet to get a language partner but I am sure we will soon be assigned. That being said I have not done a ton of Korean work other than a bit of review so there is not a whole lot to stay for my…
"This is really cool to hear Josh, my background in German was an interesting intersection with Korean."
This week's artifact I am going to be talking about the Korean car company Hyundai. It is also referred to as Hyundai Motor Company which is a less popular way to say it but is indeed used in Korea. Their headquarters is in Seoul South Korea, and…
Link to Final Video! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWqkMrAu0N645op_lbYAs6cTUIdhMZ7i/v...
Wrapping up this year with Jason has been a great experience, we recorded the podcast and got a few loose ends tied up, along with talking about what my final project is going to be about. I decided to do a short presentation on K-pop and its impact…
"This is great, I thought out my Nona. I live with my grandparents and they are from Italy and while both of them are Italian they speak different dialects which is so cool to me. I really enjoy learning the small differences between them and I am…"
"This is super, I have only been looking at fellow Korean learning students so it's great to hear about a different language and culture. I like how you are looking to integrate the cultural content into your learning strategies this is something I…"
"Wow another K drama, you really do enjoy them! That is great that you and David are able to enjoy them together. I also like the description that you gave about it maybe I will have to watch it! Keep practicing your listening skills it seems…"
"This is awesome to hear, I think I know who you are talking about and it makes me happy to hear you guys spent time together! Also cool to think about collectivist culture and how that might effect your parent's decision to let someone come vs. not…"
