SDLC 113: Learning Journal 5

[Azmain Taz]

As I have been practicing reading korean with Ji Hae, I am always looking for opportunities to read korean on a daily basis. Social media has been a great help in this case. I opened an Instagram account and started following my favorite korean celebrities. As a result, whenever they post anything on Instagram they almost always have their captions in korean or write comments in korean. Thus find myself trying hard to read and understand what they said not with the initial intention of practicing korean but simply out of the desire to know what they are saying. Another advantage of Instagram is that the words that are used are the words that are very frequently used in conversation and daily life. On the other hand, the words that are usually used in lyrics of songs, books and in korean language level tests are usually only used in written korean and contain words that would never be used in day to day conversations. In order to expand my knowledge of useful words I have also started watching korean shows without subtitles. This forces me to pay more attention to what is being said. I have started to notice the pronunciation of different words, looking for new words, trying to figure out their meanings and many little details that are usually missed while reading subtitles.