Language and Life aren’t separate. SRS. Besides learning how to read and listen to Korean, another great use for this tool, is to inspire and guide. I give great credit to AJATT for this. I gather quotes, I like, from AJATT’s twitter feed, good pieces of advice, cool quotes, or stuff I’ve discovered about Korean, [...]
It’s a new year and that means there are many school teachers and staff changing schools in Korea. That’s how I had a chance to re-meet a colleague from a school that I used to work at over a year ago. I remember at the time, I was impressed with her English skills. She was [...]
I obtained the the video footage from the 2009 End of the Year Festival. Here’s the dance video cut. I’m the one with the dark hair. Enjoy. For closeups of these mind blowing moves, check out the photos in the earlier post. Get the Flash Player to see this video. var swf = new SWFObject(“https://media.dreamhost.com/mp4/player.swf”, [...]
What happened this month with the Korean Study Method Experiment(s): Changed the way I grade my answers in Anki. Reviewed more than 2000 words and sentences in Anki. Changed my speaking practice dialogue method to a listen, speak, and understand method using Anki and audio clips from Korean Class 101. Felt small progress in reading, [...]
새해 복 많이 받으세요. Said something like [Saaaay-bong mani pah-deu-sehh-yo] as I heard from a Korean friend. It’s not just a new year though it’s a new decade, sort of….not technically, but close enough I’d say. (My weeks start on Monday.) This New Years I hiked with friend Melodie. There was a temple somewhere on [...]
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How do you want your cephalopod? A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to eat moving squid tentacles. The texture was the same as immobile ones. -Slightly rubbery and easily broken down with a few chews. Squid doesn’t seem to have much flavor when eaten fresh so anything that is added dominates the flavor. [...]
This experiment was sparked by a Christmas weekend where I spent much of it lost in Korean conversation. I was lost and I wasn’t even participating. It was very clear to me as I sat there, that my listening skills really really sucked. I’ve reached the end of Intermediate Series of the Season Two Korean [...]