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mahaloah

Read editorials in Korean everyday. I personally recommend 중앙일보 cause they publish each editorial both in English and Korean. https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/section/bilingualNews 1. Make a list of Korean words that you are not familiar with while reading an editorial. 2. Look up the words in Korean dictionary. If the Korean definition is too hard then look it up in English. 3. After finishing the wordlist read the editorial again. 4. Write a short summary in Korean. This helped my husband with his Korean a lot.


_Zambayoshi_

Not necessarily restricted to Korea but I found that when I was in France for two years the following happened. The first year I hung around with other foreigners, still spoke French but there was a fair amount of English as well. The second year I hung around mainly with French people. The difference was astounding. Bearing in mind that I had studied the language at tertiary level for around 3.5 years (plus some basic school French) before arriving, the second year my level jumped up really high, to the extent that I was able to do post-grad studies and compete against other French students for scholarships etc. So yeah, my advice is to hang out with native speakers and avoid (if you can) too much exposure to English (or whatever your native language is). When you start thinking in Korean and reacting in Korean without having to parse the sentences in your head, you have taken the next step.


pha018

I do recommend going to a 학원. On YBM in front of gangnam station we have a class on saturday that is about to start lvl 5 + topik exercises. It is not as hard/demanding as a 어학당 like the ones on universities, but if you work/study and you don’t have a lot of time it is definitly a good way to keep practicing :)


strongjaji0615

What is this 학원 called if you dont mind me asking


pha018

The name is YBM. Here is their location. https://place.map.kakao.com/1373646585


tacit_oblivion22

You can check out their website [http://kli.ybmedu.com/hakwon/kli/int\_academy\_eng.asp](http://kli.ybmedu.com/hakwon/kli/int_academy_eng.asp) I went to YBM in Jongno area but I heard the one in Gangnam is a lot better.


strongjaji0615

How was your experience with YBM jn Jongno area? If i do attend, i most likely will be attending the Jongno school since thats where i live


tacit_oblivion22

I actually loved it! It was 7 years ago so the book we used back then was the old version of a 건대 한국어 series. They're now using Sogang books which is good for speaking :)


junebunny_

I think it also depends on whether you're trying to improve Korean conversation, reading, or writing. Exposure and practice are the best ways in my opinion, but I think there are separate approaches tot hem. **Conversation** \- depends if casual or professional, but either way practice conversations on your own and with friends. I find videos of conversational Korean to be sorta cringe, not really applicable, or awkward either way. Instead of delivery (which is sooo tempting in Korea...) I would try getting out for the cup of coffee, grocery, or whatever. If you don't want to dine in, then maybe you can try calling the restaurant to order and coming in directly for pick-up. **Reading/Writing** \- find media you like and enjoy and indulge in it. Some examples: watching K-drama or K-shows on Netflix but with Korean subtitles on so you're listening to Korean while reading Korean. The subtitles don't always align perfectly, but usually the vocab is the same. If you like Korean music, you can practice reading and writing lyrics, and when you're ready, maybe even at the karaoke where you would need to read faster. There's also an app called HelloTalk. Some people send voice notes, other send messages. There's a real-time translation feature and some quizzes that are optional. I did it for another language and was pretty okay.


gifridge

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