The Korean Language Learning Community: A Connected Learning critique.
My Experience: As an aspiring language teacher, I hold the philosophy that I also need to experience learning a new language in order to truly understand and sympathise with my students. Therefore, a few years ago, I decided to enrol in a year-long Korean class for total beginners. I chose Korean specifically after discovering and nurturing an interest in Korean Pop Music (K-Pop), and also because I enjoy cooking Korean food! Unfortunately, my university studies ate up too much of my time to continue formal language learning classes, but I did not stop engaging with Korean. I turned to the internet and found a wealth of free resources and supportive online communities of dedicated language learners. This reminded me of some of the crucial elements of Connected Learning: a peer-supported experience with participants contributing resources and giving feedback on platforms which are open and freely accessible (Ito et al., 2013, p. 12) . Therefore, I would like to introduc...