From the reading, I realized the type of competence I have in the Korean language is basic interpersonal communicative skills (BICS) instead of a cognitive/academic language proficiency (CALP) because I have the communicative capacity to function in daily interpersonal exchanges while I lack a certain dimension of proficiency outside of interpersonal contexts
The introduction of the four different subcategories of CC––grammatical, discourse, sociolinguistic, and strategic competence––in addition to the subcategories under them was useful and interesting to know while reflecting on my competence in Korean. As the reading continued, I learned more about the different necessary components of knowing a language, speaking a language, and understanding a language. One language student will not fully know, speak, and understand a language by simply studying the grammar or cultural context only. As I look back to the main part of this assignment/discussion post, I know that I want to learn and improve my Korean because of my genuine interest in Korean culture. I grew up watching Kdrama and I also listen to Korean music more than American media. As someone who is both Korean and American living in America, it is important to make sure I know the cultures I identify with. In order to deepen my language and cultural studies of Korean, I planned to study/have studied Korean proverbs, idioms, slang, and general history in addition to modern-day customs. To do this, from a language standpoint, I not only need to develop grammatical competence but strategic competence in the language and the functions of the language forms. I think my plan to learn these topics will help me understand the target culture in addition to learning new words and phrases.
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