Important Things

Hi, everybody!

First off, if you are ever unable to make it to the Monday Meet, please check back on this site to find out what you've missed. Here I will post worksheets and any articles we go over in person, as well as additional resources you may find helpful and interesting if you have a little extra time on your hands.

Preparing assignments:
By popular request, I will from here on out be sending you, via e-mail, the articles and expressions we will go over on Mondays. And guess what? You will also be able to find them right here! So be sure to check the Minglesh blog often to see if I have put any new things here for you to prepare.

For the articles:
The purpose of the articles I send are to see how a variety of expressions can be used in the context of actual, true-to-life sentences which you can replicate in your own conversations with others. And who knows, you might even learn something new! :-)

When I send you an article to read, I would like you to prepare in a couple of ways: (1) Highlight or write down any expressions or words you are unfamiliar with, (2) If after reading, you are not quite sure about the content or meaning of the piece (i.e. "What was this article trying to tell me?"), you can jot down any questions you might have in these regards. That way, on Mondays when we meet, we can talk about the article together, and I can go over the phrases you have made note of and answer the questions that arose during your reading.

Each week, I will be switching around the category of articles we will investigate when we meet up in person. So rest assured, you will be getting a healthy variety of pieces, ranging from (but not limited to): opinion (op-ed), living, headline news (world news/national news), sports, dining, science, arts, business.

Also, I will try to find articles that I think you can learn the most useful expressions from, and in addition, I'll try to keep them on the shorter side so you aren't overwhelmed with reading materials.

You will receive an e-mail for the article to prepare on the Saturday prior to our meeting, at the very latest. And from now on, everything will be posted here on Minglesh too for you to access.

Mondays (in general):
During our subsequent meets, we will take advantage of our limited time to really delve into the expressions you want to learn. That's why it will be important for you to prepare questions ahead of time that we can talk about and that I will do my best to clarify for you.

Blog:
If I could narrow it down to a word, it would be...participate! Comment on my posts, and once you get comfortable doing that, write some of your own! It can be on just about anything you find interesting or relevant or that the others might derive benefit from. Post an article and your personal opinion on the issue(s) it raises, a picture, a website URL, a video, anything. Post often. Comment often. The more you participate, the better the results we can expect from this little experiment. So please take the time to navigate through the site and get cozy with the different features. If you have any questions or have trouble getting started, post that too, and I will most definitely reply. :)

Thank you! Please send me your thoughts, questions and feedback as you think of them. See you all soon. And Happy Chuseok to you and your family!