Learning with Vince =)

I feel that I have managed to achieve the fundamentals of the Korean language such as the alphabet and simple conversations such as greetings. In evaluating the course I find patience important and a better computer is crucial. Overall I thought the course was interesting and challenging but I think practice makes perfect and feedback [...]

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Once you have completed your course – or 4 hour portion – complete the evaluation below.Review your thoughts on the 2 readings, your initial expectations of the course, your progressive weblog entries, and your comments from this evaluation and write your final reflection on your weblog. 
This evaluation can also be used as an initial guideline, [...]

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Today I hate the course because I’m dumb and feel embarrassed, I don’t get the audio and I can’t be bothered because its getting repetitive and boring. The visual is annoying me too and I spent a lot of time revising the Korean basic alphabet so I’m giving up and decided that it’s got really [...]

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I revised over the chapters 1-7 and started chapter 8-12 however it approached 4 hour mark in total and i struggled badly.
Lets just think about whats good and bad so far:
Good:

Challenging
Interactive
Colourful
Contains both visual and audio
Nicely presented tutorial

Now… Whats bad:

Im bad at languages= difficult
It takes me a while to revise topics
Limited correction tools for pronuciation
Audio can be fast [...]

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Seeing as a few of my friends share a similar course we decided to work together and help each other. However in the end it seems like we are just soloing it. I asked the advice over MSN from my korean friend studying arts at UNSW he helped elaborate on a few topics which made learning a little easier [...]

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I started off mastering the basic alphabet but im having difficulties understand the grammer and the rules but with the english translations and the step by step tutorials (flash dialogue/animation) im getting there.
 
 Image of Flash dialogue tutorial (visual animation/lesson)
Today i managed to go through: 
Part 1- Understanding the Korean Language
1. Vowels and Consonants
2. Double Vowels and Double Consonants [...]

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I have alot of assignments this week during the end of the term…My computer also crashed with a blue screen error, says i have a virus and my isp never detects…i told mark our lecturer. He had a sad look on his face. Plus my sound card and graphics card are giving up on me [...]

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In order to gain approval of a online course it had to be approved by the lecturer with a legitimate reason to motivate people towards completing there course. Thus after a long time of discussion and looking at the benefits of learning a language I thought that it could be a useful way to communicate ( [...]

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At last i have decided on korean based on the website http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/e_index.htm. I think it would be a new chance to try something new rather than being taught in person. I think it will be a challenging experience that will apply me to apply my knowledge of technology to learning. I hope this shapes my understanding of korean [...]

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Before you start your course, it is essential to outline these questions on your weblog!
They will be invaluable when you have completed your course and are reflecting upon your experiences! 
What are the stated course objectives and outcomes?
The stated objectives of the course include:
Fundamentals of korean such as the alphabet, pronucation, developing vocabulary, coversation and advanced conversation. [...]

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