Questions Week #2

1) Claim of progress

            Gwyn has learned many dances that she will teach us all. She is also arranging a compilation of dances into a 2-5 minute dance to be learned by the end of the year. We now know the entire Hangul alphabet and how to spell some words. We are continuing to learn simple phrases in Korean. while doing all of this, we are learning more and more about the Korean culture.

2)What should we be doing that we haven't yet?

           We should begin learning the dances that Gwyn has chosen so we can practice them and become better. Also, we should contact people that know more about the Korean language in order more efficiently learn the pronunciations of words.

3)What is your short term goal?

           Our short term goal is to learn some basic words and phrases in Korean as well as teach ourselves more about the culture (by watching Korean news and TV). Also, we want to learn the beginning of our dances so we can put them together into a compilation. All of this will help us achieve our long term goal of learning much more about Korea.

4) What have you learned so far?

         So far, we have learned a lot more about the Korean writing system (Hangul) and music industry. We have also learned some general things about the dances we will be doing, such as some of the basic moves. We learned many greetings in Korean and the difference and significance of the informal and formal way of saying things.

5) What will we need to learn?

         We still need to learn many things. There is a lot more to learn about the language and the culture. We have not gotten together to practice some of the dances we are going to perform, and me must do that as well.

6) What help do we need?

         We need help from native speakers of the language to oversee our pronunciations of words. Also, we still have to make plans for dance practices and their locations. Because our goal is to learn AND spread the culture, we still need to find fellow Korea-lovers to help us with that.