In Korean I see all the different structures present—semantics, grammar, and linguistic transmission. My goal in the SDLC class is to learn to read and write. I think the structure that I can mostly see in my learning in Korean is the medium of linguistic transmission, where I learn phonetics and phonology under reading and writing.
From the diagram on page 9, I can see how the different disciplinary perspectives could apply to Korean as a language to a whole. There are different types of linguistics that are differentiated in the figure that are under different subjects such as anthropology, sociology, psychology, etc. These different linguistic perspectives can help create a more complete dictionary for a language learner. Knowing vocabulary from each of the main linguistic subjects will allow me to become more efficient in that language. Learning one aspect of linguistics won’t necessarily help you excel in a certain language. One must learn the semantics, phonetics, syntax, and all other aspects of the perspectives in order to truly learn a new language. This can relate to the video we watched in the beginning (ted talk), where immersing yourself in a culture to learn about the “other” aspects of a language culture is equally, if not more effective, in learning to speak a language.
For me personally, I think that all the disciplinary perspectives are important in learning Korean. Learning the different language structures definitely will help me in the SDLC class in Korean. Being able to widen my perspectives in different subjects of Korean can help me have a more diverse learning plan.
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