Post Learning Journal #8

[Mary Chang]

Since I'm not taking SDLC 110 simultaneously with SDLC 105, I have not learned any new words in my target language yet. However, a lot of my goals in the learning plan involve acquiring more advanced level of vocabulary. My breadth of vocabulary has been very limited because I stopped reading academic or professional writing in Korean since elementary school. So while I am well aware of conversational vocabulary, I have a hard time understanding writing or speeches about more advanced and complex topics that I'm not familiar with. What is important to me in acquiring vocabulary is learning how to use the words correctly in context and therefore it is crucial for me to learn new words within context instead of simply memorizing the words. So my plan is to read and watch a lot of writings and shows in Korean that use more difficult set of vocabulary so that I can acquire more advanced knowledge of vocabulary.