Learning journal #10 - SDLC 105

[Ziwei Liao]

With the experiences of Chinese and English learning, I found it kind of interesting to learn Korean because it feels like the combination of my past experiences. Korean obtains word pronunciations that do not exist in Chinese, so it is fun to learn them. It is similar to an English speaker learning the pronunciation of “rr” in Spanish. Another interesting fact about Korean reading is its similarity with English. Korean words are formed by alphabets, so I am able to read them without knowing their meanings. However, those letters look complicated, and they look like Chinese in a way. Chinese requires a Romanization system to read the characters. Thus, for me, reading Korean feels like reading out Chinese characters directly without a Romanization system. On the other hand, writing might be a bit easier for me than for English-speaking learners.