Which Form of language to use in TOPIK exam – Formal, Plain or Informal?

This morning I received a question from our reader Will Bowins on the post TOPIK – Exam Hall Tips . Question:- Are you SURE we should be using the plain form on this writing test? When I’ve been doing my practice tests, I give it to my (Korean) girlfriend to grade for me… she always says it sounds [...]

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 [...]