110 Learning Journal #7

[Ann Pongsakul]

I think the hardest thing for me is sticking to a consistent schedule. I'd usually fit in time in the weekends as well as before and after class to try to work on things. I think what worked for me is just having a to do list of chapters and lessons either in Mango or Korean from Zero that I want to work on and try to complete them by the end of the week. Originally when I started doing that, I think I was a bit too ambitious and I only ended up getting through about half the things. So I think going by the learning tasks outlined in the class calendar helps give me a focus as most of those learning tasks are in my learning goals anyways. What I'm really having trouble with is just actually retaining everything. I can start to pick up different grammar points in Korean shows that I watch and that's when I feel like I've actually learned something. But I think in addition to just using the end of chapter review questions in Korean from Zero and Mango, I think I have to come back to each lesson and review what I've learned weekly because I've been moving on from lessons and then realize that I forgot some of how to introduce myself again. So I plan on going over the chapter reviews at least 2 more times after I finish a lesson. As of right now I think I'm not going to change anything in my learning plan topic-wise as I think they are all basic topics that will be covered in the Korean from Zero book since I plan on finishing the book by the end of the semester. I've looked into apps that I could use to practice chatting like Eggbun, but since it's not available on iPhone, I've been searching for others such as Wespeke.