In my last language learning session with Lena, we covered terms used around a campus and focused on location. Using textbook pages with lessons and practice activities, we learned how to ask and tell where something is and discussed terms regarding relativity of place. The terminology in this section is going to be very useful to me when I travel to South Korea, a long term goal of mine. This lesson corresponds with the chapter in the textbook I'm using for my learning plan, so I'm glad we covered it during our session to clarify any questions and expand on the knowledge I had already acquired. Looking ahead, I will build on what I've learned in this lesson in a part of my textbook which teaches how to ask how many objects are in a certain location and to answer that question. This will help me with situations I will encounter in daily life.
In addition, we had a conversation about the history of South Korea's political system which is really interesting. Lena told us about their last leader, President Park, and why she she was removed from her position. She also explained how her father, the other President Park, took over South Korea in the 1960s with a military coup and started an authoritarian regime. This discussion on politics led me to realize why South Korea is still a very conservative country culturally because they started their democratic rule hundreds of years after the U.S. did. Relatively speaking, it's very impressive how much they have liberalized in a short amount of time. I'm really glad I was able to hear Lena talk about South Korea's culture and politics because I've been wanting to learn more from a first-hand source.
So far, my strategies of textbook learning with activities and practice have been effective. However, I want to make sure I don't forget what I have learned thus far, so Lena is going to start doing review sessions with us and giving out quizzes, just to make sure everyone is on the same page.
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