Learning Plan

[Haley Zhao]

Although I’m not currently enrolled in SDLC 110 Korean, I believe I can start to develop a basic understanding of the Korean culture and start to learn conversational phrases during this semester. Specifically, my learning plan starts from learning Hangul and know how to count in Korean. Some of the learning resources I identified includes textbooks, apps and online classes. “Korean Friends” is an app that connects native Korean speakers with foreigners who wanted to learn Korean. I believe when my speaking skill progresses, I should try to actually talk with natives to improve my accent. It would also be helpful to go to Korean-themed activities and festivals to learn more about the culture. I first became interested in Korean from watching Korean variety shows and listening to k-pop. Therefore, as I said in my presentation, I got to know some of the pop-culture in Korea. But I still lack the knowledge about the history and culture. When sharing our learning plan, Lanqin recommended to me the language learning platform Memerise. I believe it would also be helpful to use that as a complement of my language learning. Through discussing within our group, we talked about learning through watching cartoons and reading children's books, which could be also a good starting point for beginners.