What are your cultural learning goals for this semester?
At the beginning of last semester, I had very little to no understanding about Turkish culture. I learned very broad information about Turkey as a whole instead of the different parts of the country. This semester, I plan to focus on the certain regions (cities) of the country that deviate from and contribute to the overall perception of Turkish culture. For example, I hope to explore some differences in the cuisine in varying parts of the country, some dialectal differences, tradition differences, etc. I am also interested in learning about what art and/or literature is famous in Turkey. I am going to refer mostly to Gökhan and the internet for this information.
Comments
I think it is a very good plan. When we are first exposed to a whole new language, it is always a good idea to focus on a specific topic. And design a learning plan around it. In the beginning of the semester, I made a plan to travel to Turkey so I focused my study on the daily conversations so that I can communicate with locals when I got there!