First Cultural Post: What is your interest in 'your' language and what do you hope to accomplish this semester?
My interest in Korean is the language, culture, pop culture, social life, history, just about everything about Korea is interesting to me.
My interest in Korea started around when I was in 5th grade. I started listening the Korean pop (K-Pop) music then and started to grow an interest in Korean music and entertainment. During my middle school days I started dancing to the K-Pop and started watching Korean dramas. When I was in 7th-8th grade, I started my Korean learning journey. My science teacher assistant, a Korean exchange teacher, at that time, was a good resource and helped me on the side. I’m going to be honest, learning a language by yourself, with no guidance, just textbooks borrowed from the library, is very difficult.
When I got into high school, I had to focus more on the language course I was taking at school, French, so I had to push my Korean language journey to the side.
This semester I hope to improve my Korean and start again from the basics. This time, I hope to build a stronger foundation (with the basics), then build upon. This semester, I hope to be able to not only read and write in Korean, but also work more on the speaking aspect.
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