discussion post #8

[Ethan Han]

Right now I am writing in Korean freehand. I don’t like typing it because I don’t have the Korean keyboard memorized also it takes me longer to type because I have to first process which letters to write then I have to look for them in that order. I prefer to write by hand because first, it allows me to write each character properly, meaning the right strokes in the right order. Also just like writing in English, writing on a physical paper allows the Korean language to create a stronger connection in my brain because I have to process what to write and actually take my time while writing it. Korean sentence structure is in the order of subject, object, and verb. At first, it was a little difficult to get that order in my brain because English is in the order of subject, verb, then object. But now it is easier than before to write and read Korean because my brain has gotten used to it. I realized transitional words are essential in order to make complex sentences. I only know a few but even those few words allow me to write much more complex sentences. Korean has these grammatical rules called particles. I started off with three particles. The topic, subject, and object particle. You have to use these to mark the topic, subject, and object of a sentence. These don’t exist in English so it was very difficult for me at first. Therefore, in order to understand how to use these, I first started off with examples from the text book. Then I moved on to writing my own sentences with the help of my language partner. Then I started to read more Korean texts. Writing and reading have definitely strengthened my Korean skills.