Journal #6- 105

[Abigail Sohkhlet]

Knowing the history of a language is helpful when it comes to learning the language because it helps us understand how the alphabets and number system came to be. It is always helpful to know the background information of a topic. For example, in the case of the Korean language, it was easier to understand why the Korean language had two number systems and why the alphabet is written in symbols when I learned about how the Chinese dominated Korea for a while. Learning about how the literate preferred Chinese, made it easier to understand how different number systems were used for hours and minutes. Learning about the origins of the Korean alphabet may have made it easier to learn the alphabet, but it was useful in understanding the culture of Korea which indirectly influences the language overall. This is why it is important to learn the history of a language.