Learning Journal #3

[Kristen Mejia]

Since my language plan starts on week 4, I focused on solidifying the information for my 1st and 2nd language tasks during my 3rd week. In order to learn "classroom/survival language" and "greetings, farewells, and introductions." For task learning 1, I primarily used an online source: Koreanclass101.com. This source provided me with the Korean words for objects such as pencil, notebook, desk, etc., as well as romanizations, and example sentences that included the new vocabulary words. I liked this source because it also included recordings of someone saying the words and example sentences so that I would be able to practice my pronunciation. Furthermore, in order to complete my second language task, I referred to multiple websites and created flashcards with the Hangul form, romanization, formal/informal, and English meaning of the phrases. When I finally got all the information written down I took a few minutes each day to practice reading and saying the phrases. 

[Jessica Crouser]

I really liked KoreanClass101.com also because it was very informal but you could hear the person saying the word and they usually had it spelled out on the screen in both Hangul and the romanticization, which works really well for visual learners. I also felt like I could trust them as Koreans to teach the most important words to know of any vocabulary theme. I wish I had started making flashcards earlier in the semester.