Learning Journal #9

[Ruofan Jiang]

Actually, when we were learning the alphabet, we learnt a little bit of writing under the instructions from our language partner. We also did a little bit of writing recently. For Korean, if I have to choose between typing and writing free hand, I will definitely go with writing free hand because it is hard to use a new keyboard that I have never seen before. Moreover, when writing Korean on paper, you need to arrange the letters (consonants and vowels) into square-shaped clusters (syllables). But on a computer keyboard, you can simply type the letters in a linear sequence. The computer will automatically assemble them into syllabic clusters. It does help typing to be easier but as a language beginner, I would want to practice more on arranging the letters especially I am weak in this part. Well after discussing with my classmates, we agreed that the very subtle nuances that make two completely different words. Thus, it is very hard to listen and write the words. Also, when doing more complex sentences, the grammar needs more attention.