Tag Archives: italki

Why do I want to learn Korean?

Posted on January 4, 2015 by jreidy17

I made a video that shows the reason I am learning Korean is for the Koreans I have met. I have been studying for 10 months, starting in March 2014. http://youtu.be/n6Y8QI9oVfc Here is my English audio recording about why I want … Continue reading →

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Kindness of strangers: “The Giving Tree”

Posted on November 4, 2014 by jreidy17

I continue to be in awe of the kindness of Koreans.  Today, a person on italki answered a question I posted about vocabulary words I did not understand in “The Giving Tree” 아낌없이 주는 나무.  I will include his answer below, … Continue reading →

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Calendars, scheduling meetings, emails

Posted on October 19, 2014 by jreidy17

One of the side effects of learning a language is that now I have to keep track of meetings, check email, and keep a calendar.  I thought I had put all that behind me.  It disturbs my quiet, simple life.

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italki Tutor Session #3

Posted on October 17, 2014 by jreidy17

On 10/16/2014 I had my third tutor session. We used Skype and Google Docs.  The goal of the session was to do some reading to practice pronunciation.  Tutor sent me a Korean folk tale.  We reviewed the 7 sounds of … Continue reading →

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italki: First conversation

Posted on September 28, 2014 by jreidy17

iTalki is a website where you can seek a language partner or tutor.

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Language Exchange – Skype call

Posted on September 15, 2014 by jreidy17

I have written a few blog posts about language exchange experiences. Like the one who wanted me to write everything in Korean, even if I was slow and the one who encouraged me to babble like a baby. I pondered about … Continue reading →

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Setting a challenge goal for language learning

Posted on May 16, 2014 by jreidy17

A few months ago, someone suggested I try italki.  They offer language tutoring sessions.  If you click on the link and buy italki credits in May, you can get an extra $10USD worth of italki credits. italki is having a … Continue reading →

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