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Vocabulary Cards
ManonvonSuperock
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I am studying Korean and am making these cards to not only help with my vocabulary and reading, but also to force myself to draw regularly. The idea behind them is to get an image that's immediately recognizable as what it is supposed to represent, but is also as simplistic and as quick to draw as possible.
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It's a great idea, and I like the execution; the line weight and style go together well.
The first one is a kitchen trash can; a trash can intended to hold food waste as opposed to a wastepaper basket or outside trashcan picked up by the city. The banana peel was intended to make the distinction.
Mayhem, have you made any attempts to learn the language yet?
I'm making these business card sized and keeping print resolution files as well. I'm thinking about filling a binder with these, that way I can sort them by category and add to each category as I make new cards over time.
Craw, I sketch these out in pencil, then ink them and then scan them.
A friend of mine is learning French, so we're going to change the text for her to have a set as well.
Also, I added the primary and secondary color cards.
Off to class!
I think I made the melon pic a little small for the card. I might enlarge it later.
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when did you learn?
Are you in Korea right now? And if so, whereabouts?!
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I'm thinking about trying to go to a rural part of the North Jeolla province, but I'm not sure yet.
My language studies are coming along a lot slower than I'd like, so I need to really get on the ball with that.
Where did you go?
I teach a weekly art class to a youth group at our local Korean church in exchange for language lessons.
The ages range from 4-16. I used to get the under 10 group for one period of time, and the over 10 for another, but the last few months, I've had them both starting at the same time, but the older kids stayed longer.
I have the older group's class divided into two sections. The main section I focus on creative work, and we do mainly extended illustration projects. (I was asked to work in their bible studies, and this is where I do that.) Our first large, ongoing assignment were one-page sequential illustrations of David and Goliath. At the time, I had a regular enrollment for the older group of four, so I divided the work up into four tasks and had them produce four comics collectively. Each child would script a page, and another child would pencil his scripts, and another would ink his pencils, and a fourth would color his inks (I had them use watercolors). Now each one is working on a 12-page story book with the theme "Bible Stories in Space."
The second part of their class focuses solely on the development of technical skill through the use of a take-home "art workbook" that I designed for them. Each week they get a new homework assignment, we review the work they did from the previous week and I give an example of the work they are to do for the upcoming week. This is where I'm incorporating the Right Side information currently.
While the older kids work on their creative work, I instruct the younger kids. I have them do a different small project each week, and lately they've been learning color theory.
For the older kids that aren't regulars, but show up periodically, I usually have a related single-sitting exercise for them.
I'm trying to decide how to divide the cards for easy reference uses. So far I have:
1. Food
2. Kitchen items
3. Household items
4. Office / Classroom supplies
5. Body Parts
6. Society (Vehicles, Buildings, Emergency services, etc.)
7. Nature (Animals, non-edible plants, geographical information, etc.)
8.
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10. Art
For those that have a learned a second language, what would you feel are important categories?
Also, I'm starting to learn verbs. Haven't decided yet whether to illustrate them or not.
*edit But these are absolutely excellent and I've already learned from the ones you've posted.
It took about 3 months before I could hold a conversation(talking with my Language Teacher was the easiest, as she understood the way I speak and knew how to speak so I could understand). Talking about food/going to eat was the easiest, haha.
Good luck!
North, South, East, West, left, right, forward, etc. Almost as if you're getting lost. I want to say driving directions, but it's better to not limit. Like what if you ask, "Where is the bathroom?" "It's the second door on the right."