110 Learning Journal #8

[Jacob Park]

For this week, I have learned more about the casual speaking and how foreigners speak English through the Korean media. I watched a short clip on Youtube of a Korean television show and presented on it during my time with my language partner. The clip is linked below and is about a comedian who was embarrassed to speak to other foreigners in Korean due to their exceptional skills in the language. through this, I have learned some technical words in Korean and learned how Koreans speak in comedy. Through this, Minkyung taught us different tones of Korean that can be used to distinguish the skills of each non-native speaker. Minkyung also pointed out filler words like "uhmm" in English that makes conversation sound more natural in Korean. I also learned that one of the foreigners spoke Korean in a similar manner of how I speak Korean. Similar to lots of non-native speakers, I realized that I speak Korean by directly translating English into Korean. However, this is not always the most fluid way to converse. I will learn more and try to talk more fluently and more casually in Korean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbQ-O7VGRHg