강미 | learning koreanGetting out of the groove
In a recent comment, Scott suggested that I add a reading component to my Korean language study.
His comment inspired me to spend the last few days thinking about the state of my language study. It seems that every time I get into a comfortable groove, I start to think about changing it: How can I make it better? Are there pockets of time I could be using? Do I need another book or tool?
But the groove is good, because it helps me to stay on track. I don’t get distracted by kangmi, or by whatever other people think I should be doing, or by whatever else I think I should be doing. I just follow the groove, around and around and around.
At some point the groove ends, however, and it’s time to flip to the other side, or move on to a new record (you young folk can ask your parents what I’m talking about).
I go through phases in my Korean language study where I need the structure of a course to feel like I’m making progress. One of those phases is coming to an end, and I’m going to drop the Sogang study until I feel like I need that structure again.
That leaves me with 한자 and 러브홀릭, which despite its many attractions is not enough to round out my Korean study. Over the next few days, I’m going to be looking at what I’d like to be doing in each of the following areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Posted by kangmi on June 8, 2005 at 6:23 PM2 comments
