Wrapping up the semester, my partner and I have been focusing on articulating ideas presented in shows using Korean, forcing me to analyze and explore ideas (within the context of the show) using Korean. Whereas before I had been improving my comprehension by watching shows, now I took it a step further and tried to assess the contents using Korean. This was interesting, as it seemed redundant to repeat the plot/pretense of what my language partner and I had just watched, but it was fun as we would end up discussing hypotheticals or interesting parts of the show, which helped me expand my usage of vocabulary and overall ease of speech.
Some shows we have watched was the second season of Physical 100, as mentioned on my previous language journal, but as we were watching, we also talked about what we would do in that scenario, discussed which contestant/team would be more likely to win in a certain competition, etc. We also would look up certain contestants, who had their own respective youtube channels, and we would go into rabbit hole of content to watch. We did all this speaking Korean, and it really helped my practicing of speaking/comprehension.
My plan is to continue to do this after the classes, and although I may not have someone to do this with, it'd be a good practice to monologue internally.
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I personally think that using media and shows is one of the best ways to learn for advanced learners because you're watching native speakers use words that are definitely more advanced than what beginners or intermediates would learn in class.
It is really cool to see how you're incorporating things like TV and media to enhance your Korean. This is something that I am going to take note of for next semester while I'm learning. Are there any other avenues of learning that you would recommend to a novice learner?