Learning Journal #7 (110)

[Jeffrey Choi]

I think my progress so far has been good. I have consistently been adding more to my learning plan on different aspects of the Korean language that I think would be helpful. For example, I never thought about learning Korean slang until Mingkyung recommended the idea. It dawned upon me that if I were to study abroad in Korea it would be beneficial to understand some of the common slangs that the college students there would use in real life and through text. I think I will continue to adjust some things in my plan to incorporate some aspects of Korean communication that I did not think of before. I realized that there is so much more to fully understanding the language and that it is difficult to grasp the many grammatical concepts and apply them to daily interactions. It seems hard to keep up with the many grammatical rules that I am constantly learning weekly. There is also the many vocabulary words that I still do not know. However, through my activities and learning partners I can see my progress slowly, but surely getting much better and I am feeling a lot more comfortable with the language. It was also interesting learning more about my culture and its history when doing the learning journals and in-class presentations for 105.