I hoped to learn build upon what I’ve been learning on for the past two weeks, as well as learning some new material. I think I was able to complete these goals these past two weeks.
The past two weeks have been pretty hectic considering the situation that is going on around the world. I was able to meet with Professor Kim once for the past two weeks, before spring break. We were able to review what we learned about the date. She always begins class by asking us how our week has been and what we did today, or yesterday. These conversations at the beginning of the class are always nice, since it is a good refresher before we begin learning. It also helps us practice our speaking and listening skills. Since spring break, Professor Kim has emailed us and attached some handouts to help us practice. She gave a list of vocabulary words that we’ve been going over and another worksheet about grammar particles.
I was able to meet with Jannette these past two weeks. One week, we did our usual practice by reviewing and practicing the things that I learned with Professor Kim. As usual, Jannette taught me new vocabulary here and there. We try our best to have as much conversation in Korean as we can. Since I am just a beginner, we don’t speak in Korean for a majority of the time, but it is always good practice and forces me to draw on things that I’ve learned in the past that might not be as fresh in my mind. Besides our usual meeting, we also watched a movie. Jannette held a movie night with all of her language partners, so I was able to meet people who are also learning Korean. We watched 200 Pound Beauty, which is a Korean movie. It was very informative and actually was a very good movie. It touched upon some issues in Korean culture and was funny, but at the same time informative.
In order to practice what I’ve learned these past two weeks; I will look over the handouts that Professor Kim sent me. I will also use other resources to learn Korean, such as different language apps on the phone. There is also a website I’ve used in the past, so I think that I will go back to that. Our classes with Professor Kim will also continue so I look forward to those. I will continue to try to incorporate Korean into my conversations with Korean speaking friend. I also hope to continue having practice conversations with Jannette in our future meetings.
I think my strategies have been effective so far. I’ve found that things are sticking, and I am starting to pick up more and more Korean. After laying down a foundation, I’ve been able to continue to build upon it.
In order to build on what I’ve learned so far, I hope to learn more useful vocabulary and new grammar points. I plan to find different ways to practice Korean and learn more about the language, even though I’m home now and don’t have the same resources. I look forward to seeing how the rest of the semester will be like and find more sources to learn Korean. These resources will be helpful for me after I graduate and hopefully continue my studies in Korean.
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Looks like you are having a great learning experience with not only Professor Kim, but also with Jannette. I watched "200 Pound Beauty" and it is easily one of the better Korean movies out there today. It doesn't beat "Parasite" though as it is not an Oscar-worthy film. It's great to hear that you are using language applications on your phone! I too am using a language application and it helps me to refresh my mind on the vocabulary words that I learned during the week.