My interest in Linguistics started from my love for Korean. But as I read and learn more, I begin to reflect and ponder about our very own version of English: Singlish. The term Singlish is derived from Singapore English, formed in the same way as Konglish (Korean English) and Manglish (Malaysian English). It’s really
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Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
언어를 공부에 input이나 output은 더 중요하다고 생가하세요? It has always been thought that input is more important for SLA. In classes, teachers tend to spend more time ‘teaching’ and introducing new knowledge rather than focusing on student’s output (writing/speaking). Most likely, focus on output is limited to correcting of wrong sentences in the homework. However,
How to learn Languages Effectively
I am currently starting on a new book ‘An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching’ by Keith Johnson. Is there actually a formula or a tried and tested method that contributes to effective language learning? Should more responsibility be placed on the teacher, the student or the environment in which language learning takes place? Does the
Knife – Knives – Knifes??
Languages are so amazing. Prior to learning Korean, I didn’t have any interest in language itself. Language was simply thought of as a ‘tool’ to get my point across. ‘Yeah I know English and Chinese – the end.’ It didn’t occur to me how powerful and profound languages are. Currently, I am reading ‘Understanding Language’
Learning Languages – a revolutionary approach
I came across an article on language learning while blog surfing and I am much intrigued by it. It proposes that language learning can be made much more effective through frequent exposure to its sound patterns, even though we may not understand its meaning. Sadly, listening has not been one of the main focus in the
Linguistics – Native language VS 2nd language
I realised how different it is to look at a language from a native speaker’s point of view and that as a second/third language. I’m currently reading ‘An Introduction to Language’ by Fromkin and it introduces linguistics terms using English as an example. Although I’m competent in English, I have never fully understand what
Linguistics (:
I was reading an introductory book on languages in the library today and I came across some quotes and information that I thought was really interesting. After learning korean for almost a year, I came to discover my interest in languages, especially East Asian languages like Korean and Japanese. So, I thought I should start
