110 Learning Journal #9

[Ann Pongsakul]

This week my goals are mostly to focus on mastering material I learned from Korean from Zero chapters 7 through 9. As soon as I started chapter 7, a lot of sayings I have heard from Korean people and through dramas and songs started making sense and I was recognizing the meaning. These chapters focused on describing objects, people, saying the locations of objects, and possessions. It isn't hard to understand the general grammar of how to say these phrases but the you learn multiple ways of saying the same thing and then the little particles and changes among different phrases confused me a lot and it was hard to keep them straight. During my exercises I found that I would add in an extra particle or forget a certain word. I think I will turn to online resources such as Mango and perhaps activities online to quiz me. If I can get past chapter 9 this week I want to start on chapter 10 and start learning how to ask for directions.