This page is a list of things I’ve found the most useful while studying Korean. (WIP)
Programs
- Anki – The best SRS I’ve tried
- AnkiMobile – Anki on iPhone/iPod/iPad
- StarDict – Dictionary app for Windows
- DictUnifier – Import StarDict dictionaries to Mac
Shops
Sites
- Lang-8 – Get your L2 writings corrected by natives for free (and fast!)
- SharedTalk – Chat with native speakers of your L2
- Nate/Cyworld – The most popular Korean social site and IM client
- AJATT – Motivational advice and language-learning myth-busting
- Podics – Korean podcast aggregator
Hello,
I was looking over your entire website and you do offer some great advice. I was reading through your blog and notice that you mention podcasts. Do you have any resources for some interesting/fun podcasts?
Hi Onji,
Here is a decent Korean podcast aggregator: http://podics.qrobo.com/
I used to listen to a few of the podcasts there, but all of them have been discontinued by now. Hopefully you can find something interesting!
Thanks for the link, they do have some fairly interesting things there. I noticed you did not have an email linked anywhere so I will post here. Many people keep going on about the benefits of cloze deletion in order to learn vocabulary and even learning sentences. I saw an example of what you do for cloze deletion and it looks quite solid for learning a language. In your opinion someone who has gone through all the grammar stuff would it be a good idea to start learning sentences through close deletion, or would you recommend a different/better method.
You are an inspiration to anyone that is learning Korean and the only one I have that has a solid blog about learning the language so any input would be welcomed!
First of all, I take any kind of study activity as a supplement to immersion and exposure to a language. I primarily write about my study here, but without my Korean environment I don’t think my study would provide nearly as much benefit as it does now.
That said, here are a couple of things to think about when making flash cards:
* Production (cloze deletion) cards are inherently more difficult than recognition cards
* The more difficult your cards are, the more easily you will get tired of studying as time goes on and your deck volume increases
* If you dislike your study routine too much, you will eventually quit
If you are just starting out, then I would say to make your cards easier, rather than harder. Your first priority should be to get into a routine you can stick with, so make it as stress-free as you can. Later on, if things are too easy you can always switch to more difficult cards, but don’t be in a rush.
Thank you so much for sharing 3 years of your language learning with us all!
I think I’d be very useful if you add a quick reference guide here of the texts & books you used at different proficiency levels throughout your Korean studies.