post learning journal #6

[Jenna Lee]

I believe that my Korean class has been quite productive. So far, we learned how to fix commonly made grammatical mistakes, how to use and write Korean slangs, and learned some proverbs and learned a list commonly used four lettered idioms. It's mainly a lot of pure memorization, so nothing has dramatically changed, but I think I will improve later in the future once I start to apply those in everyday life by using them in daily conversations. I've been watching a lot of Korean variety shows and specifically the Korean language quizzes on those shows that include questions about grammatical mistakes, slangs, proverbs, and idioms. while these battles are entertaining, I felt that I was learning from those because the people on those shows were making similar mistakes to those of mine, and I was somewhat glad I was on the same boat as they were. The relationship between Korean culture and Korean language is quite prominent, and I believe it can be seen with slangs. The youth In Korea use a lot of slangs, and they are so different from actual Korean, and because the number of youths using slangs was so vast, it eventually ended up being a big part of the Korean language culture. In order to improve, I need to start applying what I learned into everyday conversations, since repetition is the best way to practice and memorize. I believe in order to make advances in my linguistic abilities, I need to approach the path of sociolingustic for my next goal, such as learning polite forms. It is very important on how you approach elders in Korea, and by attaining sociolingustic competence, it will be very helpful.

[Mary Lee]

It's so cool how you are learning very relevant and important slang terms in Korean. I never really realized how subtly important it is to be able to know and use slang especially in everyday conversation. In using slang you are able to show how deeply ingrained and submerged in the culture you are. Also, how you are learning slang through Korean entertainment shows is so much more subtle in integrating into learning in your daily life. Can't wait to hear some of what you learned.