What is more important in learning Korean: Grammar or Vocabulary

Korean Grammar vs Vocabulary

This question is as old as the field of language education itself. There has always been a fierce debate among language researchers over what is more important in learning a foreign language- Grammar or Vocabulary? And there has come no proved conclusions yet. Recently I have been a reading a few papers and books on [...]

27th and 28th TOPIK

Click on the Images to Enlarge or Right Click and Save to your Computer

TOPIK Essay Writing Guide (쓰기 가이드)- Beginner Level

In the previous post, we looked at the evaluation system of TOPIK essay section. If you remember I had left you with three model essays which were written by three different students in 25th TOPIK. Here in this post, we will see how the examiners evaluated and graded those papers. Analyze the evaluation charts properly [...]

TOPIK Essay Writing Guide (쓰기 가이드)

The readers of TOPIK GUIDE have frequently been writing to me for some guidance on the Essay writing part of TOPIK 쓰기 section. So Here I am putting this detailed article about this. Most of the questions in TOPIK are multiple choice and objective type where there is, clearly, only one correct answer. You don’t [...]

TOPIK – Exam Hall Tips

TOPIK – Exam Hall Tips In the first part of TOPIK TIPS, I gave you some tips on how you can prepare for TOPIK test in an effective manner. In this part we will be discussing what kind of precautions ypu need to take in the exam hall and what is the right way to [...]

TOPIK TIPS

The new year is approaching and so is the 21st TOPIK test which is to be held on 23rd January, 2011. Hundreds of Korean learners would be appearing in this test for the first time. Those who are in Korea must be visiting book stores looking for a good guide book. Today I also went [...]

Most Common Korean Verbs

English Korean Beat 두드리다 Bend 구부리다 Bind 묶다 Boil 끓이다 Break 꺾다 Break 부수다 Bumped Into 부딪히다 Burn 태우다 Bury 묻다 Call 부르다 Catch 잡다 Change 바꾸다 Chew 씹다 Chop 조각내다 Collapse 무너지다 Comb 빗다 Come 오다 Cool 식히다 Cover 덮다 Cry 울다 Cut 끊다 Dance (춤)추다 Dig 파다 Drink 마시다 Drive 몰다(운전하다) Drop 떨어뜨리다 [...]

TOPIK – The Complete Guide

What is the TOPIK?   The TOPIK, Test of Proficiency in Korean, is a written test designed to measure the ability of non-native speakers for expression and comprehension in the Korean language.  There are two different forms of the TOPIK test.   A. Standard TOPIK   The standard TOPIK test measures proficiency in reading, writing, [...]