Third Cultural Post
Teach someone using the activity you created in Week 9; reflect upon the effectiveness of the activity.
I taught my friend the colors in Korean by playing Bingo. I made the Bingo boards by writing words in Korean. I made a 3x3 chart, where I wrote the following colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, and white. I also tore up pieces of paper and wrote the English word on them. I said the word in English out loud and we would both try to identify the Korean counterpart to it. It was difficult for her because she had never encountered Korean words before, so she did not know what to do at first. However, she later seemed to use a creative strategy where she chose the word based on the shapes the Korean characters. For example, she recognized the color red because of the interesting shape of the first character (빨간). It was overall an activity that, in retrospect, was a bit difficult for non-Korean speakers. However, she cooperated very well and it seemed to be an enjoyable experience for her. Though I am not quite sure she will remember the characters again if we play again, I hope that somewhere in her brain, the connections are there.
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