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When you start studying a new language, you are embarking on an immense journey. Many language learners will tell you that visiting the country of your target language is the best way to learn it quickly. However, many ARMYs start to learn Korean by themselves and are not living in South Korea. In addition to that, many ARMYs who intended to travel to South Korea to learn the language were stopped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Does that mean you can’t learn Korean? Does it pose a threat to your capability of becoming fluent? No! Not in the slightest. In fact, there are many different ways one can go about acquiring a language without ever stepping foot in a foreign country. Today’s Korean 101 will give you a few pointers on how to study by yourself, along with a few resources* to study independently.
Digital Resources use of digital resources. With Korean being a trending language right now, there is so much information online for Korean language learners to utilize. Sites like howtostudykorean.com or talktomeinkorean. com are perfect examples of online resources that provide lessons in Korean from beginner level all the way through to advanced. Howtostudykorean. com not only contains lessons covering grammar 29 | Korean 101: Studying Solo
and vocabulary, but it is also free! It breaks up the lessons into units, starting from unit 0, which teaches you how to read (Korean alphabet), through to (Chinese characters unit 7 and an additional tests at the end of each unit along with listening practice as well! As the saying goes, there is an app for just about everything, so making the use of these apps is another great way to learn Korean — with the added bonus of making learning fun! A few apps I have, which can be found on both Android and Apple iOS, are NAVER Dictionary, Memrise, TOPIK ONE, Drops, and Korean Study Step 1. I use apps to build up, memorize and revise my vocabulary, leaving the grammar lessons to websites. Ask anybody who has been learning this language for a while, and they will tell you that NAVER is the only Korean English dictionary they use. It comes with many examples of word usage and links you to the number of times the word has been used in a VLive. Memrise and Drops help with vocabulary building — Memrise having its own courses and dabbles in teaching grammar.
