It is already the end of the spring semester and it went by so fast. I have come so far in my language learning journey and I know that this isn’t the end of it. I don’t think I will have the opportunity to take this class again, but with everything I learned so far, I know I can continue on my own. Jimin and I took our time to discuss my progress so far and I am surprised how much I grew this semester. We also spent some time reviewing all the materials I learned this semester. I still had some trouble with one of the grammar lessons and Jimin was able to clear up some confusion. Another thing we did was checking how much faster I can read now. In the beginning of the semester, we measured how fast I can read by timing my reading of one article. We timed it again at the end of the semester with the same article and saw a significant improvement in my reading speed. After reading so many articles throughout the semester, I began to read while word-chunking which is the act of reading multiple words at once. Before, I was so focused on reading each word one by one, but now, I am able to take in several words at a time. Additionally, being familiar with the vocabulary also increased my reading speed. This is a significant improvement in my journey, and I was happy to know that I have accomplished one of my goals this semester. Although it is hard to measure other goals, being able to measure my improvement and knowing that I have achieved it definitely boosts my motivation. I really want to thank Jimin for being my language partner this semester and I appreciate all the effort she put in for me.
On my own time, I took some time to explore the business website. I know I have a lot to learn but I’m happy to know the direction I want to take and how to begin my journey alone. Also, my parents have told me that I am improving so much in speaking and I am very proud of myself for that. I have put a lot of effort to speak more frequently and the hard work definitely paid off. Communicating with my parents helped a lot, especially during the time I spent at home throughout the quarantine. One thing that my parents have told me is that I am speaking more and more in Daegu dialect. Because my parents speak in Daegu dialect, I was able to absorb a lot from them. I have noticed that my Daegu dialect only come out around my family which is very interesting to me. It really shows that the way people talk around you affect the way you talk. This wasn’t one of my goals this semester, but I am happy to know that I have learned some Daegu dialect. I am hoping that I can reach a point where I can choose to speak either the Daegu or the Seoul dialect. With some new goals I found this semester, I look forward to continuing my Korean learning journey.
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