I am learning Korean and am interested in many aspects of its culture. Although I was born in Korea, I moved to the USA when I was three years old, so I don't remember anything about Korea. Because I am a true born Korean, I think it is important for me to learn Korean culture and understand it. There are two main cultural aspects of Korea that I really want to target. First, I want to learn about food culture. I've grown up eating all sorts of Korean food, but I want to be able to learn the true culture and history of Korean food. My second target culture is music. Korean music is very different from American music and it would be interesting to learn a new music culture. I am primarily interested in rap/pop culture in Korea and how they change the pronunciation of words to make the music flow better.
Another side target culture is sports, especially basketball. I love playing basketball and following the NBA. I know there is a Korean professional basketball league, and it would be really fun to watch Korean sports broadcasts and highlights. Recently, I read an article in Korean about the NBA, and there were many words that I had to learn in order to understand the meaning of the article. There were vocab words such as team, record, practice, losing streak, pride, etc., that I had to become familiar with. I also have added these target culture learning aspects to my learning plan and have been starting to learn about these things with my student tutor and during my own time.
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