My artifact from last week was an interesting process. You may not be able to tell, but I went through several rehearsals and at least 3 different versions until I deemed it acceptable for public scrutiny. It was very odd listening and watching myself speak, especially in a different language that I'm not accustomed to speaking in, but it was interesting to see how much of a different experience it was making an artifact in Korean rather than English, my first language.
The aspects I decided to touch on were basic conversation topics and points that would be comfortable to have with a peer in a relaxed setting. It seemed to be a good way to start my documentation and I will have more to build on. I went through the basics such as my name, interests, favorites, and then talked about the weather and time.
I hope that this week I will learn to polish my speaking skills when I am speaking colloquially, which I seem to have a harder time with. I am more accustomed to speaking formally in Korean because the only time I really speak in Korean is to adults such as my parents and grandparents, and rarely do I speak to someone who informal speech would be appropriate with. I am also going to work on deciphering a Korean song with my language partner in order to work on this skill.
Next week, I hope to be able to watch a Korean drama and try and pick up on culture and social cues, as well as work on language and conversation. Ultimately, I hope to be able to watch an episode and understand most of what is being exchanged. I am also interested in learning about social issues in Korea, as I have just written a paper about North Korea and was exposed to come current events. I'd like to try reading a Korean website and see how much I can understand, and learn vocabulary that would be necessary to be able to do so.
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