105 Learning Journal #1

[David Lee]

The articles focused on the scientific and anatomical areas of learning and speaking a language. The first chapter was a brief explanation of how the brain contributes when reading, speaking, and writing. It was interesting to see the process behind the fundamentals of speaking a language, something that we generally do without putting much thought into it. The second chapter focused on the meaning of words, and emphasized on the different meanings a single word can hold. Depending on the context, a word can be appropriately or inappropriately used in a sentence, forcing us to be more aware of the meaning behind words. This relates to my learning in Korean, because many Korean words have different meanings as well. For me to be able to distinguish between the meanings and be aware of the context behind the words is something that will be crucial during my learning process. The final chapter focused on the analysis of words, as well as lexemes. A family of similar words, or lexemes, all hold different meanings. Relating back to the previous chapter, the perception of a word can be similar to another word, leading to expansion of one's vocabulary. This is something to remind myself about during my learning process because one of my biggest goals is to expand my vocabulary.