Learning Journal #8

[Ian Oh]

Growing up in my Korean household, I had the opportunity to learn a lot of vocabulary that was used in daily life. Unfortunately, I never learned some of the more specialized vocabulary. During my Korean assessment a few weeks ago, I was asked to read an article that dealt with international soccer and I realized that I was unfamiliar with the terms used to describe countries. I did not realize that names of countries in Korea were different. My recent goal has been to learn some of the European countries. I've been using flashcards to learn the various countries. As I continue to study various forms of vocabulary, I've recognized that I need to learn specialized vocabulary for the topics I'm interested in discussing with my family when I visit South Korea this summer. The best strategy has been utilizing flashcards with the English term on the front. I hope to continue to expand my vocabulary so I can have more in-depth and specific conversations with my family and so I can interpret various the news when I'm in Korea.