SDLAP 110 was an interesting experience for me because the structure of the course provided me with a lot of flexibility that I wasn’t used to in past courses. Therefore because of this, sometimes my schedule was inconsistent with studying Korean. This was also due to the fact that I did not have a detailed syllabus that planned a week by week schedule. It mainly consisted of goals and what tasks I wanted to accomplish. This semester, I created my syllabus on google docs, and there was a feature where the bullet points could be used as check boxes. I enjoy checking boxes off once I complete my tasks, so my syllabus for this semester consists of a week by week schedule of what I am going to do. I only want to plan out two weeks at a time since I don’t know how far I am going to go with the textbooks.
I have identified some new resources that I am going to use to learn Korean this semester. I mentioned about a podcast called Talk to Me in Korean last semester, and I found their Youtube channel as well! The teachers on the channels are clear and helpful with their bite-size lessons, so I hope to utilize this channel more. The Yonsei University textbook was a great resource that mimicked traditional language textbooks with lots of colorful illustrations, but one thing it lacked was how to pronounce the characters. The Talk to Me in Korean book (from the Global Studios) has the phonetic pronunciations written alongside the characters so it helped me make sure I was saying the characters correctly. I don’t think I will be using the Yonsei University textbook this semester, but rather the Talk to Me in Korean textbooks. Another resource I used last semester was iTalki, and I think it is a wonderful service to use for beginner learners! Unfortunately, it has been suspended for use due to some limits on business account users, but once this problem is resolved, I will be continuing to use this amazing resource.
The past two weeks I have been constructing my syllabus, listening to Korean conversations on Talk to Me in Korean (TTMIK), and solidifying/reviewing what I have learned in SDLAP 110. I listened to the Level 1 conservation on TTMIK and I was able to understand 90% of the conversation without looking at the transcript! Additionally, I worked on a workbook that I purchased last summer, and I reviewed subject, topic, and object particles which are unique to Korean and a select few other languages. The concept of these particles makes sense because it can emphasize which is a subject or object, but I am not comfortable with applying them when forming my own sentences. However, I think once I get more practice with the particles, they will make more sense to me. In addition to reviewing, I learned a few phrases such as “Please give me _____”, “I will eat well”, “Do you have ____”, and “This is ___”. These are common phrases to use in day to day conversations so learning them now will help me better recognize them when I hear it in the future.
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