(1) Which resources I used:
http://www.learnlangs.com/RWP/Korean/index.htm (Korean Alphabet)
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/ (Very neatly organised site with tons of video/audio lessons, learning tools/resources and shopping site for books) They are a general fun crew and they also have a youtube channel where they post fun learning vids and live Q&A sessions.
http://www.koreanclass101.com/index.php grammar/vocabulary information, WORD OF THE DAY emails!
https://www.antosch-and-lin.com/korean/ (sign up for word/sentence of the day)
http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl1... (An interactive Lessons of grammar with listening/reading/writing exercises)
http://www.learnkoreanlp.com/ (lessons focusing on specific grammar points)
http://livemocha.com/ (This is an independent language learning site, based on mutual help from users of the site)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHR4q43zT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyI4KG0_ad8
(2) How I worked with my language partner
I meet with Alvin and Azmain once or twice per week, and the content of our lessons are based on Azmain and my learning goals. Azmain’s level of Korean is much higher than mine that we often have gaps while learning Korean. For example, she knows how to read Koreans based on the constructions of the words, which I don’t. On the other hand, I would benefit from this situation because it motivates me to move forward and try to catch up with Azmain. For example, I would ask Alvin for some extra lesson about Korean characters’ construction and I did learn a lot through out this process.
(3) Activities I found most effective
The activities that I found really helpful include learning Korean song, the weekly conversation and searching for information about my summer school. First, I often listen to some K-pop music, and I may repeat listening for a long time. But I never get a chance to write down the lyric and learn about them. The artifact about learning Korean song was a great experience for me because I got to know many useful Korean phrases and I could memorize these words more easily. Second, every time before our class begin, Alvin would start a conversation with us very casually. This activity helped me to learn many informal expressions and I gained some skills to talk with Korean people in real life. Last and the most important, I really learned a lot through the process of doing research for my summer school. Specifically, I was trying to rent an apartment in Seoul and there wasn’t enough information on English websites such as booking.com or Airbnb. Therefore, I decided to go to some Korean renting websites for more information, where not only helps me out with accommodation, but also with my Korean reading skill.
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