강미 | learning koreanLanguage study update
On Friday, I started studying the Novice II level of the Sogang University course. I don’t know yet how far it extends, but the first lesson examines only two grammar points. I wouldn’t mind if they were all like that.
I’ve always wanted to be able to loop the audio on Sogang, and this past week I finally discovered a solution. I’m using Freecorder to create audio files, which I can then repeat ad infinitum.
I’m currently behind in my goal of learning one new 한자 per day, and I’m taking my time in catching up.
I continue to complete my daily Supermemo repetitions. Most of them are 한자. In the last week, I’ve been moving them around a bit, as I’ve decided to create separate Supermemo courses for each level. As I complete the Supermemo course for each level, I’ll post the files in the Supermemo section. I’d like to add elements other than 한자, but I haven’t been able to spend the time required to create them.
The last episode of 열여덟 스물아홉 aired last Tuesday, and I plan to start watching 러브홀릭 (if it doesn’t rot my teeth first) this week. With this last drama, I became especially aware of the disconnect between my listening skills and my reading skills. I can watch a scene and not comprehend it. I can read the same scene and get a general idea of what’s going on.
With that in mind, I’m going to abandon my goal of reading one newspaper article per day, which I never really picked up. Instead, I’m going to use one of the audio resources I listed here. I’ve been using kangmi as a sort of notebook over the last week or two, trying to figure out how I’m going to accomplish this new goal. I’ve settled on picking one article or story or news report per month. I plan to study it and read it and repeat it and listen to it until I understand it. Recognizing my current limitations, I’m probably going to start with something from Yahoo’s 동화나라. I can’t say I’m using his exact method, but I have Steve Kaufmann to thank for the inspiration.
I still need to do more writing in Korean here. I’ll try.
Posted by kangmi on May 1, 2005 at 2:01 AM0 comments