110 Learning Journal #7

[Esther Kwon]

My progress has been slow but consistent. The reason it has been slow is mainly because I based my learning plan on continuous interaction with my language partner but since I still do not have one I have not been able to do much in terms of improving my speaking skills, which was my main goal for improvement. I have been improving however, in writing and reading because I have been constantly messaging with native Korean speakers through an app called Hello Talk. I also practiced a little bit of speaking with them through phone call, but not as much as I would have liked at this point in the semester. I plan to perhaps focus more on improving my reading and writing since I do not have much opportunity to improve my speaking. I will do so by continuing to talk and message with native Koreans on Hello Talk while also writing a few sentences in Korean each day in a journal. Furthermore, I will improve my writing by continuing to self-study grammar and vocabulary through online resources such as YouTube videos. As for cultural learning, I will continue to watch Korean dramas with and without subtitles to improve my comprehension skills as well as search the history of Korea and the Korean language.