Jimin and I were able to read a lot of news together about current events in Korea. We talked about the legislative election coming up on April 15 under the new electoral system. I don’t have much interest in politics in Korea, but it was still worthwhile reading. We briefly talked about how the current Moon party is trying to change free Republic of Korea into a socialist party. We were also able to research on some controversial topics related to this election. It was about how the Moon party is acting against the free democracy by ordering elderly population in Daegu region to self-isolation on account of the coronavirus. The main concern was that this would reduce the votes by the conservative party. It was interesting to learn how the political fight was being formed around the ongoing coronavirus situation. Although I don’t know enough to form my own opinion, it was good to know about the political power struggle in Korea. I was able to discuss some of it with my parents and it definitely is a new knowledge that is worth knowing. Other than the election, we talked about the 6th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster that is coming up on April 16. This is a very sensitive topic in Korea, and I know when I heard of this news then, it was really heartbreaking. It surely is one of the biggest events that took place in Korea in recent years and if you don’t know about it, I really suggest taking the time to learn about it. Next, Jimin taught me the spacing rules in Korean writing. I remember learning this last year and it is still confusing for me. It is something that I really have to master and get used to. Jimin provided a worksheet with sentences containing incorrect spacing and I had to find the incorrect spacings and correct it. Constant practice does help me familiarize the rules and it will take more practice for me to write without spacing mistakes. I used to apply some of the spacing rules without recognizing them, but because I am aware of these rules now, I feel much more confident in my writing.
I decided to listen to more business-related news on the radio this week and it was quite difficult to follow everything as I lack the professional language. Business language is one of my biggest interest in learning Korean. I want to be able to comprehend business news and this was my first step towards getting familiar with it. I really hope to further improve in this area so that I could use it in my future career life. I still have a long way to go and this is just the start but researching on my own and learning about it is really fun especially because it’s a subject that I really like. Going forward, I will try to read more business articles in the future and expand my knowledge on it. I found a great business news website (businesskorea.co.kr) that has both English and Korean version and I’m excited to explore more with it.
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