tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post113177651661310933..comments2023-09-28T02:51:46.723-05:00Comments on Korean Language Notes: How do I study Korean?Gerry Bevershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-78445790351351606022019-07-02T16:51:30.190-05:002019-07-02T16:51:30.190-05:00Study Korean for 3 hours a dayStudy Korean for 3 hours a dayǝɐuɐ˥https://www.blogger.com/profile/08471598686553868186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-44317895154517060442014-02-18T02:29:22.043-06:002014-02-18T02:29:22.043-06:00If you're into reading novels, try to find a t...If you're into reading novels, try to find a translated story that matches your language level. Mark the words or phrases you don't know and search for them on naver. My Korean is nowhere near advanced, but I manage to complete a novel from time to time.charm schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750209665725627008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-20283296346372433462013-08-07T14:06:24.360-05:002013-08-07T14:06:24.360-05:00Hello! I'm from Hong Kong. :)
It's always...Hello! I'm from Hong Kong. :)<br /><br />It's always not easy to learn a foreign language. Fighting!! 화이팅 <br /><br />I also need to put more effort into my study :) Learning Korean is not easy but I just love it. 野次馬伊灑https://www.blogger.com/profile/10168338872444111589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-83542859462718731202013-08-07T14:02:45.918-05:002013-08-07T14:02:45.918-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.野次馬伊灑https://www.blogger.com/profile/10168338872444111589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-41966758108835435342009-07-13T20:05:31.200-05:002009-07-13T20:05:31.200-05:00Thank you, Alchemist.
Your question is a little d...Thank you, Alchemist.<br /><br />Your question is a little difficult for me for two reasons. One is that I do not really understand what is meant by "business communication," and the other reason is that things have changed a lot since I started studying Korean, so there may be better ways to learn these days.<br /><br />I have studied "Business English" in college and taught it in Korea, but I did not like teaching it because I do not really see much difference between business English and regular English. Though I learned some letter-writing strategies in Business English, the English is basically the same. I think Business English is mainly just a gimmick to try to convince people that there is a shortcut to learning English. Likewise, I would say the same applies to Business Korean.<br /><br />I do not think there is a shortcut to learning Korean. There may be efficient ways of learning, but no real shortcuts.<br /><br />I would suggest that you get the first book in a good conversation Korean book series and start working your way through the series. At the same time, start working your way through the online Korean lessons on the Sogang University site <a href="http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. <br /><br />Later you can start watching Korean soap operas captioned in Korean, such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8CD2RW8mI" rel="nofollow">THIS ONE</a>. They will be difficult to understand at first, but if you keep studying your books, they will get easier.<br /><br />You can make online Korean chat friends to practice your spoken Korean through video chats. These days there are many Koreans interested in India, so I would think you could make online Korean friends fairly easily.<br /><br />Finally, after you build up your reading skills, start reading Korea business articles to get the business terminology you will need.<br /><br />It is a lot easier to learn Korean today than when I first started, but it still takes time, patience, and effort to get comfortable with the language. There are no real shortcuts.Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-17628437320681688902009-07-13T02:40:06.250-05:002009-07-13T02:40:06.250-05:00Great Post, I am an Indian, i would love to have a...Great Post, I am an Indian, i would love to have a conversation with my customers and korean colleagues in Korean language. <br />Do you suggest i need to start the same way you have begun. <br /><br />Given that i am in India and i maynt have access to lot of korean language speakers, how do i reach a level where i can do business communication in korean <br /><br />Looking forward for your inputs.Muralidharan REGUPATHYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264729732198693656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-9489119338809181522009-02-18T19:17:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:17:00.000-06:00This is just the kind of information I was looking...This is just the kind of information I was looking for as I haven't had to learn a foreign lanugage from scratch before. <BR/><BR/>(from a Japanese-English speaker.)yogaferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351540084812097568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-81533261248037097832009-02-10T13:20:00.000-06:002009-02-10T13:20:00.000-06:00Hi there I am ESL teacher in Korea and also got a ...Hi there I am ESL teacher in Korea and also got a Korean boyfriend, many of these resources from your blog should be helpful in my study of both teaching English to Koreans and also learning Korean myself..<BR/><BR/>Any key phrases that you guys feel would be appropriate when I interact with my boyfriend's family ie mother or his friends? Sometimes am a bit clueless and want to have a good impression on them. thanks!:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-51975381455825365002008-12-22T11:34:00.000-06:002008-12-22T11:34:00.000-06:00Thanks a lot for the post. I have studying Korean ...Thanks a lot for the post. I have studying Korean on my own for over three years, and am still working through the yonsei books. <BR/><BR/>The other links are great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-11108633564230889002008-02-03T07:37:00.000-06:002008-02-03T07:37:00.000-06:0030년이나 공부하셨다니, 대단하십니다. 사실 한국 유행어는 한국 사람들에게도 쉽지 않죠. ...30년이나 공부하셨다니, 대단하십니다. 사실 한국 유행어는 한국 사람들에게도 쉽지 않죠. 특히 나이드신 분들이나 TV를 많이 보지 않는 사람들은 최신 유행어를 들었을 때 알아듣지 못합니다. 그래서 단어에 대한 뜻을 물어보곤 하죠.<BR/><BR/>한국어를 잘 하시는 분을 만나서 반갑습니다. 제 외국인 친구에게도 님께서 쓰신 이 글을 꼭 읽어보라고 전해주고 싶네요. 기회가 되신다면 제 블로그에도 한번 방문해 주세요.<BR/><BR/>그럼 즐거운 주말 보내시길 바랍니다.<BR/>URL : http://grevess.tistory.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1131944660590228052005-11-13T23:04:00.000-06:002005-11-13T23:04:00.000-06:00Hi Sy huang,I have also seen the "Japanese for Dum...Hi Sy huang,<BR/><BR/>I have also seen the "Japanese for Dummies" book and felt that there should also be one for Korean. Afterall, if they have "Acne for Dummies" and "Beekeeping for Dummies," why not "Korean for Dummies"?<BR/><BR/>Actually, I have thought about writing a "Korean for Dummies" book, even though my Korean and my writing skills are probably not up to the task. Still, I think it would be fun to attempt it.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I think Sonagi may have been referring to offline study materials for Korean as a Second Language, and there are relatively few of those. In my original post, I was thinking of the online stuff, which are intended for Koreans but can also be used by non-Koreans. I meant to say that there are so many good Korean language sources on the Web that it is hard to stay focused on just one.Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1131931491341483992005-11-13T19:24:00.000-06:002005-11-13T19:24:00.000-06:00Hi,Came over from Blinger's site. Great tips that ...Hi,<BR/>Came over from Blinger's site. Great tips that you articulated so well.<BR/><BR/>Yup, I noticed there is a Japanese for Dummies but none for Korean. Even www.about.com has a special Jap category but none for Kor. Sigh !<BR/><BR/>To Sonagi, I know Chinese as well but still feel there are lots more online Korean study materials than for Chinese. Perhaps I've not been looking at the right places. I always recommend www.teenkorean.com and http://korean.sogang.ac.kr<BR/><BR/>I also look into sites for Koreans to learn English for the bilingual sentences or passages.huangsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656093211379985432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1131897838737351752005-11-13T10:03:00.000-06:002005-11-13T10:03:00.000-06:00By the way, Max, I meant to thank you for your com...By the way, Max, I meant to thank you for your comment, but forgot.Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1131863892472628192005-11-13T00:38:00.000-06:002005-11-13T00:38:00.000-06:00Sonagi,No, I do not collaborate on projects with K...Sonagi,<BR/><BR/>No, I do not collaborate on projects with Korean language teachers, but I wish I could. <BR/><BR/>There are two books on Korean that I would like to see. One would be a "Korean for Dummies" style book, and the other would be a textbook series that follows the same approach used in the English "Side by Side" series. Actually, there could be several "Dummies" books, including "Korean Grammar for Dummies," "Korean Pronunciation for Dummies," and "Korean Vocabulary for Dummies."<BR/><BR/>The things I like about the Side by Side series are the pictures and the redundancy and reenforcement. The Yonsei books have no pictures and very little redundancy. They are all about introducing students to new words and structures and then moving on. Without pictures, beginning students can only imagine what 송편 and other kinds of rice cake look like, and without redundancy, students will learn a new word or phrase and then forgot it because it does not appear again in the text.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Koreans seem to love onomatopoeia much more than American English speakers, and even after thirty years, I can only make a few associations. Actually, one of the reasons I am reading children's stories is to learn more onomatopoeia.<BR/><BR/>Sumiyoshi Pilgrim,<BR/><BR/>I agree. The chances of finding the "Fountain of Youth" are better than the chances of finding a Korean language book that is "fun, fast, and easy."Gerry Bevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1131826237357738002005-11-12T14:10:00.000-06:002005-11-12T14:10:00.000-06:00Gerry,Do you ever collaborate with Korean language...Gerry,<BR/><BR/>Do you ever collaborate with Korean language teachers on projects? I have studied Japanese and Chinese, and there is a wealth of language learning materials for those languages. I realize Korean isn't as popular, but the number of students is growing. The Korean language section of the local bookstore is filled mostly with integrated skills texts. As a Korean language learner, I'd like to see:<BR/><BR/>1. Grammar self-study books. There is one put out by Yonsei, I think.<BR/><BR/>2. A vocabulary guide that compares and contrasts similar words. <BR/><BR/>3. A usage guide that teaches colloquial expressions and distinguishes similar sentence patterns.<BR/><BR/>4. A book on onomotepia.<BR/><BR/>5. Listening materials suitable for different levels of proficiency. A couple of teachers in Oz put out a two-volume book for real beginners several years ago, but there is nothing else.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say there is too much choice for the Korean language learner. Rather, there is too much of the same thing and not enough supplementary resources for self-study.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1131809788084126882005-11-12T09:36:00.000-06:002005-11-12T09:36:00.000-06:0030 years! Even though I'm a language teacher myse...30 years! Even though I'm a language teacher myself, I sometimes forget how long it takes to achieve full proficiency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424060.post-1131789772865883102005-11-12T04:02:00.000-06:002005-11-12T04:02:00.000-06:00Your honesty is much appreciated.Your honesty is much appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com