Jenna and I met for the first time this past week since the semester started. We talked about what we did over the summer and it was great to see her again! We met on zoom due to covid-19 and we went over some basics like what we should target this semester and what my short- and long-term goals were. Firstly, my most important goal for this semester is to pass the COM2 exam before I graduate because I am a senior and do not have the COM2 requirement completed for a graduation requirement. So, Jenna and I worked on a plan to start preparing for the COM2 exam. We targeted my test date to be the end of the semester or right after the semester ends. Jenna and I also talked about what I had struggled with and what I felt confident about going into the semester.
The most confident part of Korean for me is speaking and listening because I speak with my parents all the time. But the things that I struggle with most are reading and writing. Reading I am better at than writing, but I struggle with both significantly more than listening and speaking. This week, Jenna and I met, and we reviewed some of the key concepts we learned this past semester. Some of the concepts include counting in Korean and some phrases and bachims in Korean. In order to improve my reading and writing, I have to understand what exactly I need to do for practice. I asked Jenna what I could do to improve my reading and writing, and she told me to continue on reading articles online as well as writing summaries of the articles I read every week. For homework, I will be reading one article and writing a summary of it by next week. I am confident in Jenna’s ability to help me reach my goal of passing the COM2 exam and will try my hardest to practice and improve on reading and writing in Korean. I am prepared and kind of happy that we have a set goal and plan for the semester. I know that planning is very important in reaching long-term goals and Jenna and I have created a very straightforward and effective plan to prepare for the COM2 exam. On the side, I will start listening to Korean podcasts as well as watching Korean dramas from Netflix and other TV streaming sites. I hope to become familiar with the different accents of Korean and be able to understand most of what they are saying. Furthermore, I know that most Korean dramas and TV shows contain a lot of Korean words on the screen along with the show in order to facilitate and reiterate what the people are saying. I hope to be able to read and understand the graphics and subtitles fast enough and efficiently by the end of the semester. I am excited to continue this journey and finally reach my goal since I started taking self-directed Korean at the University of Richmond.
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