For Weeks 4 and 5, my goal is to learn how to greet others and introduce myself. I’ll achieve this by reading Chapters 1 (Saying Hello) and 2 (Likes and Dislikes) of my Korean Made Simple (KMS) book, which includes listening, writing, and speaking drills. I’d also like to watch at least two of the corresponding Billy Go videos so that I can hear more of the language, instead of just following the book. So far, I’ve learned all of the Hangul consonants and vowels such that I can pronounce new Korean words but I’d like to continue practicing Hangul, especially the sound change rules. I also want to work on distinguishing hard and soft consonants because I’m not sure if I can hear the difference when a Korean speaker is speaking quickly. Along with that, I’m not sure of the difference between the pronunciation of ㅐ(e) and ㅔ(ae), which also makes it hard to know which to write during listening exercises. I think I’ll check out some YouTube videos on these grammar idiosyncrasies or maybe ask a Korean friend. This week I’m supposed to make an artifact of me saying hello and goodbye and introducing myself in Korean. I’ll try my best in pronunciation. In general, I’ll evaluate my performance based on accuracy on the exercises I do in the book. I’ll check my pronunciation by consulting my language partner.
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