Before the Thanksgiving break, Vivian and I recorded the podcast for the final in class. We summarized what we've learned this semester, what part of learning I enjoyed the most, and what I wish I have done more. It is always fun and relaxing speaking with Vivian in Korean because she is always being patient and encourages me to say more. Among all the interesting exercises we've done together, I love the video response practice and the fun question discussion one the most. For the video one, I was able to try out my listening as well as speaking and writing at the same time, and I love discussing my thoughts with my language partner after trying to understand the video on my own. The fun question discussion also provides opportunities for me to use words that I don't usually use in a daily conversation, so I could learn more vocabulary while practicing my speaking in Korean.
After the break, we met again simply to wrap up the semester and have some time to work on our final presentations. We practiced conversations by catching up with each other about our Thanksgiving break, and then we discussed what we are going to do for our final presentation. I was still looking for a certain topic, so Vivian showed me what she was planning to do and it looked really interesting.
This semester has been harder than anyone before. I had to get used to all the restrictions and limits put up because of the pandemic, and I was spending a lot of time on my classes and applications. But I am still glad that I took Korean with Vivian this semester, where I had the chance to not only practice my Korean but also spend some time with my friend. I do feel more confident speaking and writing Korean after this semester's practice, and I look forward to more practice of reading next semester.
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