105 Reflection Paper #2

[David Lee]

Reflecting back to my learning up to week 8, I initially thought my familiarity with Korean culture was decently good. However, looking through the presentations, I realized I lacked a great deal of knowledge on Korean history, politics, and the corporate world. While I was already familiar with the social culture, hierarchy, and the relationships among people, I still learned a more in-depth perspective on those topics. Language wise, I realized Hangul was more complex and "deeper" than I had originally thought. The parts of the language that I already knew was just the surface of Hangul. Speaking with my language partners, I began to realize all these slangs and more complex vocabulary. I believe I still lack a lot of knowledge in both the cultural aspect as well as the language. I hope to break past the basics and start to converse more naturally with some native Koreans.