Bi-weekly post #5

[Jenna Lee]

For the ninth week of class, we reviewed everything we learned this semester for the exam. Although some things came easily for me, I realized that I forgot some of them, mainly because I didn’t use the proverbs or the historical vocabularies on an everyday basis. However, since I used the slangs often within text messages, it was easier for me to remember them. Then, for the tenth week, Jimin gave us a final exam on all of the things we learned. During the exam, I realized that we learned a lot over the semester, and in a way, I was content with myself for actually learning something over the semester and also thankful to Jimin for teaching us and doing so much for us.  

[Wonjun Kim]

I felt the same way! I was so surprised at how much Korean history and historical figures I've learned this semester. I was also surprised at the connection between the history and the language. When King Saejong created Korean, he derived words from Chinese, which is why Hanja plays such a big role in Korean.