Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Tigerstyleone]

Take a class ?
Use a book ?
private tutor ??
computer program ?

So many options, and I've tried them all, but if I don't use what I learn within 3 to 5 days I forget.

For example. I learn the word yesterday. If I don't use that work again in 3 to 5 days I forget it.....

[toadhjo]

Leave your TV on 24/7.

I'm serious.

Of course, additional study wouldn't hurt either. Whatever method you enjoy most is probably best, as long as it involves the language.

[GreenlightmeansGO]

I use a book. Listen to some Korean music, try make funny associations between the Korean words and your L1 (example: 'suddenly I was gap jogging' - 'gabjagi' means 'suddenly' - or...when you look at the word for chair, 'jari', imagine the ㅈ looks like a chair). Stick post-its up all around your apartment. Attach the Korean words for items to those items. Focus on pronunciation. Do a little bit every day. Learn whole phrases, so saying them sounds natural.

Good luck.

[cruisemonkey]

Get a PS job in a rural location.

[Silk]

[The_Source]

[kirsi]

go to crunchyroll.com and watch dramas with subtitles on.

i am not sure if it is the same in korea, but in japan all the music videos have subtitles and that was a great way for me to learn kanji and vocab. and the tunes are catchy which makes remembering things easier.

[movybuf]

You need to speak as much as you can, study a lot and have a good teacher. Speaking of a good teacher, my wife is a Korean teacher, and she is excellent. If you want to take classes, and you live in the southwest area of Seoul, just let me know.

[phoneboothface]

Get a Korean gf. A much worse option is a homestay.

You really need to use the language right? A Korean course supplemented by Korean friends, a k gf, and lots of studying of vocab and watching any Korean movie you can stomach.

Surely you know this but to emphasize, you didn't really learn how to speak your own language with your whole time with your nose in a book right? Get out there and experience it.

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[coralreefer_1]

If you really want to learn the language, the best way is to get enroll yourself in one of the Korean Language programs at almost any university here in Korea. After finishing that, then you can continue to improve by some of the methods mentioned earlier (GF/BF, tv, dramas, etc) but you need to have a foundation to begin with before any of those will give you any measurable success.

Few are dedicated enough to devote the time needed to actually study the language in a meaningful way. Putting yourself in a situation where you have a structured, 4 hours class 5 days a week will help you be much more successful.

Just a thought.

[Jane]

We have to face the fact that Korean is not only a difficult language to learn, but it's also very foreign for English speakers.

Here is what worked for me (although I'm nowhere near Korean proficient:
1. Learn and memorize the Korean character set and be able to read and write at a basic level.
2. Start a class to build vocab, grammar, listening and speaking.
3. Enter a university program (if you want!)

For me, it takes me at least 3 uses of a word before I remember it; that means that to learn Korean, you really have to work at it. To help remember vocab, do word association with the sounds. For example, tomorrow or ne'il...think of it like a finger 'nail' pointing to the future, ahead of you.

And don't give up! YOU CAN DO IT!

[Robot_Teacher]

[benji1422]

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