Knowing the history can improve the language learning in several ways. At first, history creates words, especially those proverbs, idioms, and analogy. For instance, an idiom might come from a historical story. In this case, knowing the story helps to better understand and memorize the idiom. Plus, for Korean, the history of the language ties to the history of the country. Hence, figuring out how the language has changed over centuries helps knowing the structure of the language. In addition, history promotes the culture formation, and culture deeply influences the language. Thus, knowing the history helps me learn the language from the cultural perspective. For example, in all ages, Confucius has been playing an important role in the Korean culture. Therefore, knowing this fact allows me to understand the use of honorific and the implicit way of talking. Furthermore, history is fun, and it is like telling stories. Knowing the history can increase my interest in learning Korean. Also, I can talk about Korean history and culture with Koreans to practice the language.
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