Today we have another guest review by Christiana, a linguistics student from the University of Alabama. Christiana’s learning Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Thai and is sharing her experience today with the Integrated Korean textbook series. Over to you Christiana! 🙂 *** For those learning Korean, there are amazing tools out there for you to use. You can buy… [Read More]
To What Extent Can I Emulate Overseas Language Immersion At Home?
One criticism I often get from people is that my language learning results come down to my ability to travel so much. Unhindered travel = easy immersion which somehow = quick success. My last post was about ‘why Russian isn’t that difficult‘ and as always, some of the responses I received were along the lines… [Read More]
7 Things That Helped Me Pick Up Korean Quickly
Today’s guest post comes from Kiralyn who learned to speak Korean while she was living in Daegu around the same time I was there. She also now happens to be the woman I’m spending the rest of my life with (remember this?). 🙂 I asked her to share a little bit about her experience in Daegu and… [Read More]
How To Not Forget A Language (Or Let It Get Rusty)
Check out my Essential Language Learning Tools page for recommendations on the best online resources for many languages. *** 안녕하세요! Greetings from Seoul! After a tiring month-long visit back home in Australia, the misses and I made a fairly last minute decision to reward ourselves with a visit to Korea en route to the US (we… [Read More]
Why Language Immersions Fail: Unwillingness To Assimilate
G’day all! Well… my time in South Korea has come to an end (for now). An entire year of solid dedication has brought me very far with Korean but it’s time to whack it on my maintenance list and start a new project! So where will I be heading to now and what language will… [Read More]
My 11 Month Progress Video Learning The Korean Language
Yay! 🙂 Last September I had a great idea to put together a progress video of me speaking Korean every month during my time in Korea. As much as I enjoy sharing it with you, it was mainly meant to be a way for me personally to track my gradual improvement in the language –… [Read More]
10 Reasons Why The Korean Language Being Difficult Isn’t True
UPDATE: If you need something to help you learn Korean then this site here is one of the most comprehensive I’ve used. *** Today I’m going set the record straight on Korean. I hear and read a lot of defeatist nonsense about how much of a Goliath the Korean language is. The main excuse I hear from expats who… [Read More]
Preparing For TOPIK and Reflecting On a Tough Year in Korea
힘내! This is a Korean fitness blogger at my gym who has been one of the many people I’ve practised Korean with over the last 9 months. When I’m not at work or learning Korean this is usually where I am – social risk-taking by chatting to the local lads and lasses ;). When I… [Read More]
Language Learning And Social Risk-Taking Part 2: Talk!
G’day all. 🙂 If you didn’t read the post I wrote on being a social risk-taker a while back then you should check it out because what I’m about to say will reinforce what I said. This will be a short, simple point but hopefully a hard-hitting one. I’m on a constant mission here in… [Read More]
Things Every New Korean Language Learner Should Be Aware Of
Update: Before I go any further, one site I relied on heavily when I started Korean was this one. It’s one of the most comprehensive audio-rich tools I’ve seen anywhere for studying Korean. *** If you’re just starting out with Korean or planning to move to Korea then this post today will help you. I’m… [Read More]
