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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Can't you just use that brain gear that Neo used in the Matrix to learn Japanese in 30 seconds? |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:41 am Post subject: |
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| I did it. Im not perfect, but Im rather decent. Then again, I speak Japanese, and I piggybacked one on top of the other. Every job I have ever had here was won because I speak Korean, so I think that was worth it. Bank. |
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kimchi_pizza
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: "Get back on the bus! Here it comes!"
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:51 am Post subject: |
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| Psilo wrote: |
I've been using Pimsleur's Korean I and II and it's been awesome and really fun all the way through so far. I just finished the first 30 lessons which is 15 hours worth and the complete Korean I pack, so now I'm moving onto Korean II and I can't wait. I can hold a conversation with Koreans who don't speak much english as long as they don't talk overly fast. It has taught me everything from asking directions to ordering everything at a restaurant or bar among many other things, all within 15 hours.
I recommend Pimsleur over Rosetta Stone bigtime... there isn't even a comparison, Pimsleur is what you want and what everyone should use before even having a thought about the lackluster program that is Rosetta. |
Life. Try it some time, it's great! |
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Lynns
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:56 am Post subject: |
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These are some blogs by people who taught themselves Korean.
hangukdrama.com is by a Singaporean college student. She taught herself and eventually got an internship in Korea. Now she's back in Singapore, still improving her Korean, preparing for TOPIK level 6, and her blog includes reviews of many textbooks and study materials she used.
koreaninkuwait.com is by an American guy working in Kuwait, studying Korean. If you go to his blog, he's now learning French, but his daily archives document how he studied Korean for several years while living in the Middle East. |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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Class is subjective..
what is class? formal learning? following a textbook?
If you have a good language exchange partner and are using a text book they might use at a hagwon, are you really doing it without going to "class"?
Yes, sure you can absolutely learn anything without going to class. It might be less efficient, or very difficult, but you can do it.
You can study the books at home, go out every day and try and make small talk and practice that way. Take a taxi ride, talk to the driver, chat up the person at the shop, talk to the smiling homeless guy.
Obviously your most efficient learning experience would be 1 on 1 with a dedicated and qualified teacher. It's a toss up after that..some people thrive in a classroom environment, others don't. So whatever fits your learning style after that. |
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