Speaking Korean fluently is the ultimate goal of almost every Korean language learner. It is also one of the most difficult things for most learners. Improving your Korean speaking skills is especially challenging when you are not living in Korea. In this article I am listing 10 tips to help you improve you Korean speaking… Continue Reading …
5 Proven Techniques to Improve your Korean Listening Skills
Prepare for the next TOPIK test with the best study material from TOPIK GUIDE – Complete Guide to TOPIK – Self-Study Package. Listening is what makes us learn our mother tongue. Way before a child learns to speak, read or write, he learns to listen and comprehend and it contributes to the development of the… Continue Reading …
10 Ways to Improve your Korean Writing Skills
Update: Register for the Next TOPIK Test in Your Country Register for the Next TOPIK Test in Korea Do a lot active writing The more you read, the faster your writing skills will improve. But it is important to do active reading rather than just reading. By Active reading we mean you should not read… Continue Reading …
How to Tell if a Korean Name is Male or Female
One of the common problems Korean language learners face is – how to determine the gender of a Korean name. How to tell if a person is male or female if you just have the name of the person. There are no scientific rules to determine the male and female names in Korean but definitely… Continue Reading …
How to Learn Korean with Korean Dramas – 10 Recommended K-Dramas
Want to improve your Korean listening and speaking skills without going through boring textbooks? Korean dramas may be a great option for you. Korean dramas are extremely popular all around the world for their romantic storylines and heartthrob actors and actresses. In fact a huge number of people start learning Korean because they get addicted to Korean drama… Continue Reading …
Top 10 Reasons to Learn Korean Language
When people decide to learn a foreign language, they generally think of languages like French, Spanish or German. Even if they are interested in learning an Asian language, mostly they consider learning Chinese or Japanese. Until recently Korean was not a very popular foreign language among language learners but things have changed. Now a lot… Continue Reading …
6 Reasons why Learning Korean Language is Difficult [Infographic]
Korean is considered one of the difficult languages to learn for English speakers. US Foreign Service Institute puts Korean in Category V of language difficulty ranking which means it is ‘an exceptionally difficult language to learn for English speakers’. Though I am personally very skeptical about such ranking, as I think whether a language is… Continue Reading …
How to Set Realistic Language Learning Goals
Setting up short term and long term goals when learning a language is really important. The goals keep us motivated and on the right track. But setting the right goals is really crucial when it comes to learning a new language. If you have inappropriate goals, you language learning may be affected badly. In this… Continue Reading …
What is the Best Language Learning Technique?
I often get mails from TOPIK GUIDE readers asking ‘how to improve Korean language skills’, ‘what is the best way to learn vocabulary’, ‘how to speak fluent Korean’ and so on. I have met and interacted with a huge number of successful language learners and talked about great techniques to learn a language fast. And today, I… Continue Reading …
Should you master Grammar and Vocabulary before you start reading authentic text?
A few days back, I got a mail from a reader of TOPIK GUIDE asking whether he should study all the grammar patterns and vocabulary of Korean language before he starts reading authentic text, like Korean novels. The short answer to that question is NO. Most of the foreign language learners make this mistake. They think… Continue Reading …
