“Inside You There Are Two Wolves”: Korean Grammar & Loan Paradigms

Talks on Asian Languages (TAL)
21 February | Friday | 10:00 AM
PH 400B and Zoom

The Talks on Asian Languages (TAL) Series serves as an avenue for the faculty members, alumni, and affiliates of the UP Department of Linguistics to share their research about second language learning and acquisition, as well as studies on comparative structural features of Asian languages. Each lecture focuses on how linguistics and pedagogical trends can be employed and adapted to fit the learning needs of Filipino students. Other practical applications of linguistic studies on Asian languages, such as in translation, interpretation, learning materials development, and language planning, may also be covered in these lectures.

For the first installment of TAL 2025, Senior Lecturer Mark Rae De Chavez will present on Korean grammar and loan paradigms.

ABSTRACT
According to the US Foreign Service Institute, Korean belongs to Category IV languages described as “super-hard language” to learn for English native speakers. This talk focuses on the linguistic aspect of learning Korean and its challenges to Filipino learners. The “two wolves” within the Korean language will be discussed, which is the prevalence of multiple paradigms in many areas of its grammar, and how these affect the teaching and learning strategies inside the classroom.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register your attendance (via Zoom) to the event at <https://bit.ly/TAL2025Korean>