Learning Journal #9

[Devin Chen]

We have done a little bit of writing recently and while learning the alphabet. For Korean, I definitely prefer to write free hand, because to type the language, I would have to learn a complete new keyboard that I am not used to yet. What I like about the Korean language is the direct translation between hangul and sound. Similar to English, where spelling and sound are very connected. However, it is frustrating sometimes to write words because there are very subtle nuances that make two completely different words, and sometimes it is impossible to catch those differences. With more complex sentences, there are more grammar rules at play, where the subject, particle, object go differs depend on a lot of factors, such as who you are speaking to. Knowledge of pronunciation has helped the most in the writing process, because of the knowledge of the multiple nuances. Some writing exercises could be writing down sounds and ask for the Korean transcription from it, such as “da, dea” and writing in Korean as “다, 대”