For the first week, I just filled out the form for our preference for language partners. I did watch a few episodes of variety shows in Korean to help me get used to listening to Korean.
Starting from Week 2, I started studying with Vivian, who is my language partner this year. On our first day of class, Vivian did a self-introduction about her family, hobbies, and her study abroad experience in Korea last year. She talked mostly in Korean and I was able to understand most of it. When I met words or phrases I didn't understand, I would guess them first and then ask Vivian about them. Then I would jot them down on my notes. I was quite surprised by myself - I couldn't take Korean last year because I was studying abroad, but I could still understand most of it. I then tried having a conversation with Vivian about my study abroad experience as well. I stumbled and had vocabs that I didn't know how to say, but Vivian helped me with them. She also asked me what kind of practice I wanted to focus on the most, my concerns if I have any, and of course, the topics that I am interested in. I really liked the introduction and I was very excited about the coming classes.
In week 3, we had a conversation practice. We started by talking about our past weeks, and we discussed the d hall food as well as the new building on campus. Vivian prepared some fun questions for us to discuss, such as the type of animals you wanna be, our 이상형 (ideal type), and so on. We then went over some Korean slang that is commonly used when people type, and that was a fun exercise too. Then to learn more about Korean culture, we watched an episode of Korean Englishman on drinking in Korea. I enjoyed the class with Vivian overall and I like that I am able to practice speaking a lot through our conversations.
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