강미 | learning koreanWhy am I here?
Learning to speak Korean fluently is one of my life goals. It would have been easier had I made this determination during any of the four and a half years I lived in Korea...but I didn’t.
Sure, I studied Korean, both formally and informally, off and on, but never enough to become fluent.
Last fall, I started to study again. It was a fitful but increasingly consistent start. Nowadays you’ll find me in my office during my lunch break watching Arirang TV’s new Let’s Speak Korean program. I study one ten-minute program per day. The VOD option allows me to pause and rewind when necessary. I watch the program as many times as necessary for it to stick, which means my language study actually extends beyond lunch. I wear headphones and continue to repeat the program throughout the afternoon. I will also preview the next VOD, so that I have an idea of what I’ll be facing the next day.
I also am reviewing what I already know by studying book 1 of the Korean Through English series. I hope to have finished reviewing this book by the end of February, when I will continue with book 2.
That’s all I do right now. There are other courses that I could study, but through some trial and error, I’ve learned that this is the right mix right now.