So far I think that my language learning has been progressing well. Although I have not had that many lessons yet, I have learned a great deal and have been accomplishing things to help achieve my goals. Jimin has been really helpful at tailoring the lessons to my aims and interests, which is not only beneficial for my learning but also keeps me engaged in the materials. I also enjoy how we touch on a variety of topics throughout the lesson so that I have more things to work on before the next time we meet, instead of just focusing on one area.
Since I already have experience with Korean, I really have not been able to apply what we discuss in class. My lessons are more focused on fine-tuning my skills thus far since I have a pretty strong foundation in the language. I think that culture has an important role in learning a language, since it helps make the material more relatable. I also have a strong relationship with Korean culture and learning Korean has helped me further develop that. To improve my communicative competence, I should work on applying what I learn from Jimin to real-life scenarios. Since I talk to my family almost everyday, I have already been able to incorporate some of what I learn into my conversations with them. I would say that my plan mostly emphasizes discourse competence and sociolinguistic competence. The former because I am trying to expand my vocabulary to develop the ability to read more difficult texts, and the latter because I want to work on becoming a better speaker.
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