Bi-Weekly Learning Journal #1

[Sarah Kwon]

For the first class of the semester, we focused on setting up our learning goals and plans. Because this is my last semester, I wanted to focus on expanding my vocabulary as much as I can. I wanted to apply my Korean language in a professional world in some kind of way and with confidence. I find that even though I know how to speak properly, I lack confidence when I am facing native Korean speakers and decide to just talk to them in English instead. I also wanted to expand my reading and writing skills and try more advanced level readings. Last semester I was able to learn a lot by reading web comics in Korean. I hope to try and read more web comics but read ones that is set in maybe the Joseon period. Although I may not be able to reach all of my goals, if I am able to just expand my vocabulary to an extent and learn something new, I think I will have a very successful last semester here at the University of Richmond.