For September 13
As a Korean-American I learned to speak both Korean and English from birth. At home I would speak in Korean and outside I would speak in English. When I began to study the evolution of languages I began to notice that Korean and English were pretty much on the opposite sides of the evolution tree. I came upon Japanese searching for a language that seemed similar to Korean.
The two languages' grammar are so close it's creepy at times. I know close to nothing about spoken Japanese but I have done some grammatical comparisons between the two languages and am put into awe every time I notice something similar. Though they sound significantly different the sentence structure is almost exactly the same. Having only primarily focused on the parts of Japanese that I could visibly compare to an aspect of Korean, I decided to study Japanese with traditional methods to actually learn how to speak and communicate. Definitely the most difficult part of the course so far is the listening/responding drills that are new experiences for me. I can tell that learning to speak naturally will become quite the challenge for me.
In this way I am excited to thoroughly learn the language of Japanese that so intrigued me in the past. I am also excited because I love Japanese culture. I hope the epiphanies can continue on, as I also begin to most importantly learn how to speak and gain more understanding of how the it all works out.
As for now, I'll do my best to learn.
がんばります
John Koh
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