Some of my MOST effective advice I’ve found for efficiently studying a language is 1. Study more material from native context. 2.Maximize output in relation to input (actually utilize the material as much as you’re learning it). 3. Study a little daily, rather than a lot once a week (prioritizing consistently over quantity). 4. Prioritize reviewing just as much as introducing new material (when necessary, obviously don’t waste time reviewing stuff that’s already drilled in.) Hope these help, they’ve done wonders for me.
Yes on number 4! Every time you re-learn something it takes you less time. Say it took you an hour to learn a grammar point or list of vocabulary. Every time you go back and revise it will take less time than previously. This is called the Savings Effect. Revision will never take you as long as you think! However the longer you go between revision the more you forget and the longer it takes you to recall something. So revise frequently!
on number 4, i have had multiple teachers tell me its better to recall than to review (aka use a sheet of paper or something instead of just looking at your past notes) just food for thought.
My BIGGEST mistake in the beginning was learning in an unbalanced way. I studied long lists of words everyday and completely neglected grammar and SPEAKING and somehow expected to progress in the language. I developed that habit from watching those aesthetic “learners” who prioritized making their notes look pretty rather than productivity.🤦♀️
@@azariele Mmm... for me, in terms of writing, Japanese is a little bit harder because of the combination of kana and kanji, but in terms of pronunciation, it is easier.
@@azariele You’re very welcome! Even when Japanese can be harder in some ways, I really enjoy studying it. I’m having troubles learning Korean because I forget words easily, but I’ll do my best to learn it. I hope that you enjoy studying and learning Japanese! 😊💜
I get that rewriting stuff helps you memorize, and that that’s the main reason why people write notes despite the information already being available for review inside your resource, but I believe that most people (there’s always exceptions to everything) would learn a lot faster if they would spend half an hour coming up and writing down their own sample sentences instead of spending that time rewriting that grammar point.
My notes are litterally 1 or 2 pages ( when it's complex ) 1.tittle 2. What I am learning ( grammar points, conjugation....) 3. How to use it 4. Practice sentences
Amen to the "no notes" club. I basically never ever look back on my notes, and even if I did I'm not sure it would be worth the time taken to write the notes down lol. I'd rather just learn more concepts rather than write things down. Also, that "why don't I speak to my Korean friends in Korean more??" feeling is all too real. In the moment, I just want to express myself easily and get my point across, so English is usually my top pick. One of my best friends and I have bilingual conversations -- he speaks to me in Korean, and I speak to him in English, because those are the languages we express ourselves most comfortably in. It makes communication super easy for both of us (and helps us improve our listening comprehension), but boy do I regret not making more of an effort to talk in Korean. When I have friends who don't really understand English well (when I was in Korea or people who just moved to the US), I have no qualms chatting in Korean, because it makes communication easier for all of us. Why can't I get into that mind-space with my friends who understand English?? ㅠㅠ
I had watched a lot of kdramas before starting to learn korean and I feel like it helped me a lot, especially with my pronunciation. It also helped me get a feel for the language to an extent that I can often tell whether a sentence I said in Korean sounds wrong or not and whether I've conjugated it properly or not. Does anyone else relate? Or am I just weird? 😂
I still think taking notes helps, I can memories things while taking notes, even if I never look back on my notes, it still helps. I memories things by writing them down, and analyze them with my own words.
I've been watching kdrama for years and I never though I'd be able to learn Korean even if just watching them made me learn a few things 😂 and now I'm enrolled at SNU as a beginner. I too regret not getting a tutor when I started on my own, but I'm too anxious even for that. Notes are very personal I think, I prefer to have my own notebook and writing things down helps me, but it's a very personal thing. And SPEAKING OMG, sooo shy to try and speak 😭 but it's the best way to improve and feel confident in our little steps.
Hey I feel like we can be friends we have alot in common especially being shy I am extremely shy quite introvert anxiety me too amazing planning to apply to SNU too of I get accepted I hope we met 😊
Definitely agree on the note taking. I was that person who was copying down every example sentence in KGIU lol. I recently got a teacher, and my notes now are just writing in the margins of my book when my teacher gives me an example or mentions something important about the grammar point we're doing. My only real "notes" now are writing my own sentences using the grammar points and new vocab I'm learning, and I find that it's more effective practice writing something productive than to just copy what you've already seen. If I need to see the examples again, they're in the book, so why waste time writing them again.
Yo same...there's only one I like after trying to watch Kdramas since I was 15 (the one I liked is Uncanny Counter and that came out last year when I was 21). When I do watch them, I have to take breaks every 5 minutes, so it'll take me all day, week, month to watch one episode (it takes a year sometimes to finish said drama, usually a few months cuz they're just that bad...)
because of natalia i am level 2 at korean now yayyy. i am so happy 🥳thanks natalia you did a great job for me & other people. i could study korean very much 😊
I mean I self-study since I'm like idk so young and maybe someday or in a few years where I'm actually a legal adult and still studying Korean will be more advanced or better that's what I'm planning on and my study habits or how I would study would go; -Listen to TTMIK podcast ~I would take notes not aesthetically but as organized and to my understanding while listening to the podcast ~I would listen to JUST ONE podcast every single day. I believe that instead of going all out and learning to the max in studying Korean then just in a few days or weeks give up. This is one of the mistakes that I did. I would always study and study and just get bored and stop for weeks, even in months. -I would practice my reading comprehension by reading Korean news articles ofc in hangul. I recently started doing this and at least just read 1-2 paragraphs and then translate it to English and read what it actually meant. -I would print out practice sheets to improve my writing skills -I read aloud the texts in Korean instead of being a silent reader to practice my pronunciations Tell me if I'm doing something wrong here and recommend me some tips if u can!
I paused my Korean studying and started up with Dutch cause my boyfriend speaks Dutch and also I just think its a very attractive language... also might be moving in with him next summer 😌 (we're long distance, he lives in Belgium and me in Slovakia. We've met irl already tho so I know im not gonna move in with a serial killer lmao). But I still watch your videos cause I could apply most of your tips and stuff to also learning Dutch
@@Me-ss2gq its true tho. I love the way it sounds hahah 😆 a few weeks back I was at the train station and there were 2 guys speaking Dutch and I was like "marry me" 😂😂😂
I relate to you so much about the kdrama part...I've been studying Japanese for 6 years and I'm still not interested in anime and I knooow that I'd advance faster if I watched anime😔But I LOVE kdramas and kpop, so I see the difference when learning a Korean grammar point and I notice that I've heard that before, but in Japanese that never happens😂🥲
I literally started to learn Korean because of kdramas, but it was in winter, when it's summer, I just can't (I saw about 4 episodes of Vincenzo since May, even if it's good), and I know watching them would help me to make a bigger progress (I at least watch Run BTS, but kdramas are less chaos... 😀). With notes, I watch a lot of content on YT (koreanclass101, Miss Vicky, Go Billy), so I do take them (but its usually really short). I watched other video, where you mentioned this and I started to think, if I don't write down too many vocabulary I never really check again (unlike with notes). For opportunities, I feel like there aren't any in my country, except korean shop or maybe some restaurants, which is pitty. Everytime, when I go to the korean shop, I try to say at least something. I think it doesn't make happy only me, but also the owner :). That really motivates me. About the tutor - I actually kind of look forward to have online group classes again in September, because sometimes it really takes time to find something (especially in formal high or honorific, not just 어요, 아요), but I am also thinking about paying native tutor for individual lessons. Maybe after second semester or during will be time to finally start to speak and speak and speak.
THANK GOODNESS SOMEONE SAID IT BC I DONT CARE ABOUT KDRAMAS EITHER 😐😭 I NEVER FINISHED ANY OR WENT PAST 1-2 EPS IN ANY OF THEM 😭 I DONT GET IT WHY IT WAS HAPPENING TO ME BUT IM GLAD SOMEONE ELSE AGREES
I don't really care for kdramas either so i just watch kids cartoons its more fun and its easier to understand basic conversation .......Hello Jadoo is HILARIOUSSS
Nope. Can't leave this be. ALWAYS TAKE NOTES! I don't care what you're studying but note taking is important. It forces you to pay attention and helps you focus on what you're learning. It helps you learn. Being actively engaged in the topic by listening and then summarizing what you hear helps you understand and remember the information later. I will admit that sometimes taking notes in class is hard (I have dysgraphia, I understand) and if you can't then afterwards go and write down everything you remember. It'll help you identify gaps in your knowledge, what you need to go back and re-learn. Hell, even if you don't go back and review it later just the act of writing it down will help you remember. Also as a self-sturdier always diversify your sources because the way you understand something and the way your textbook explains it may not coincide. In class you can ask your teacher and they can try explaining things in different ways until they find one which clicks for you. Your textbook can't do that. If you come across a concept or grammar point you don't understand then try another source. Try TTMIK or italki (I can guarantee you're not the only person having trouble understanding that concept) or even just google it.
if you do take notes then i suggest making weekly worksheets for yourself based around those notes. it allows you to review the notes you took. later on that week when you answer the questions you made, you can practice active recall.
Haha, for me notes are necessary for memorization. Only the essentials though, just basic summaries and T.I.P techniques. It’s so cool that you can just retain new info without it, but I HAVE to review my notes.😅😅😅
Love this video!... I watched TOO many kdramas and totally neglected all other aspects of learning 😂. Calling me out with the excessive note-taking I see 🥲🤭 but you have influenced me for the better, I no longer take so many notes 😂 also, LAW SCHOOL!!! 🙌
Even if you don't look back at your notes, its easier to remember something that you've actually written than it is to remember something that you've read, it can also improve handwriting overtime, atleast for me.
I love watching kdramas since 2006, it helps to memorize vocabulary but i study hard korean just since 2021, i understand 30-35% of an ep of kdrama. For me, it didn't help much to write vocabulary, i write just grammar, but i memorize more vocabulary when i heard it than i write it.
This was super helpful to watch! I took ONE korean language class in friggen 2014 and have since then not really spent time to learn more of the language until now! I started taking classes on italki and it's been awesome, my instructor is super helpful and I'm really loving it so far. I want to be able to become fluent in korean and I know it's a ton of work and time but I'm really excited to finally be doing it now.
That not talking korean to friends was also my mistake and now since i work in a korean company in gangnam none of my coworkers speak English 😅 but my korean skyrocketed 😝 so for all korean learners, do not be shy and go for it 🥳🥳🥳🥳
i hate kdramas. i realized the only reason i watched them before was because of idols that were acting in them lol but korean movies are amazing. i love how they do action and thriller in particular. so good. i do occasionally still watch kpop shows which helps with more natural speech, but i like the scriptedness of korean cinema. my speaking and listening is so bad, and i think it really helps. i focused way too much on reading and vocab as a beginner, i barely learned grammar. that was a mistake. trying to improve but i find it more difficult to nail down now for some reason.
Thx for the tips. Watching this 1 day ltr. Actually Mistake 1 I felt like maybe I shouldn't write notes cuz like is kind of useless. Textbook ne is more understandable for grammar points. If I wan to write notes can maybe do some sample sentences on grammar points or write the vocab down. Practicing writing Vocab is oso gd. 3:14 A love So Beautiful Kdrama version 🤣 3:33 is Love Alarmnot sure if that's S1 or S2. The first time I watch Kdrama was back in 2017. I first watch Descendants Of The Sun🤣 even tho I've watch that drama multiple times back then, I didn't even know that was a Korean show AHHA. Before studying Korean last yr or 2019 I know some words by watching Kdrama AHHH 2017>now I'm still watching Kdrama. Honestly speaking I am not sure when did I get so interested in learning Korean or the Korean culture. When I was young ard 2014/2015, I was only 11/12 y/o I discovered like Kpop. I only knew this when I started to like Kpop A LOT. My fav grp was Girls Generation(I still remember their old songs) follow by Big Bang. Also back then PSY Gangnam Style was so popular till I started standing KPOP groups like Twice. I became a hard-core fan back in. 2017(I was only a secondary 2 student) till now but I kinda died on Kpop this yr). I wanna say that when I was learning Korean back in 2017>now, I always neglect to study Korean. I had a hard time learning Korean back then. From. 2017>2019 I wasn't serious at all. I always study them half way but now, I'm studying Korean like dam serious. I've only gotten a tutor on Amazing Talker last yr(or this yr idk I forgot). It's like Italki. Recently, I've tried Italki as well. For Italki, Professional teachers r expensive hence I chose community teachers. Community teachers r great too. I'm going to use Italki more for Korean.
omgggg I literally had the same mistake I pushed off getting a tutor because I couldn't afford it and I thought I could push through like my other languages. But honestly like... when I studied in Korea I was the only self taught kid in my program and it was really daunting. I had hardcore imposter syndrome because I had only been learning for a year where everyone else that got placed in level 5 had had professional lessons for the past few years. I was so insecure during my classes that I actually forced myself to ask for help at my job (I was volunteering at a program that usually does english classes in exchange for free housing but I was living in my own place so I was basically just there for free) and we came up with a setup where I would do language exchange in exchange for formal korean lessons. It only took a couple of sessions and I progressed SO quickly in comparison to when I was self learning because I had someone to CHECK my work, yanno? Now I'm back in the US struggling to keep learning because I really want to move to korea after graduation but where I live there are like no korean communities (where I'm at there is mostly vietnamese, spanish and mandarin speaking individuals. So far, no korean :( ). I still can't afford a tutor (cuz broke college kid) but if you can afford it I highly encourage it! Or if you can't try and find someone you can do a trade off with, like teach them english or another language. Or tutor them in another subject. P.S- any intermediate learners wanna practice together hmu :)
my most effective advice is to learn languages differently. I learned ASL and spanish totally differently, and for some reason I was expecting Korean to mesh with the same study tools I used for those languages. Different languages require different study techniques, and everyone's is different. I tried so hard to make online learning work, but it just didn't do it for me. When I finally decided to sit down and think about what tools were helping and what wasn't, I was able to overcome a lot of mental blocks. Sometimes we want to study in the most *aesthetic* way instead of what actually works for us. And don't be afraid to try different study tools! They won't all work, but that's the beauty of learning is acknowledging how our brain works for different situations.
Omg I can really relate to the fact of getting on a course face to face... its a game changer... for two years I have being on a self .earning journey and becoming disillusioned at the fact that I would learn " there a no mountains in the sea" , but not even know how to start a basic conversation... so it feel I know a lot , but it's all in a scrambled order, by the way I approached it... Maybe a bit of not totally convinced I could learn it? But I am obstinate and the bee was in my ear, so the more I became dissatisfied the more I needed to learn better. Yes self studying is the start , but as Natalia rightly says ,you need to talk to someone in korean!!!,
Great timing! I've been studying Korean casually for a few years and I'm now a week away from beginning my Intro to Korean at college. Any other advice on what I should expect going from self-learning to classroom?
ahh thanks for the great video with great tips! :) I personally am one of the people that likes watching kdramas, but watching them with only korean subtitles just makes me so bored watching it, and I end up just going on my phone. ㅠㅠ
l thought l was the only one who doesn't watch kdrama, l also studied korean because of kpop and when l realized that l had to watch kdrama in order to improve my korean
Mistake 2 is also my biggest mistake! I also don't care for K-dramas (except Uncanny Counter). Now I use the CC or no subs at all. Mistake 3 was me too...minus the one guy I knew who legit knew no English like your's...I'm gonna try to get a tutor, esp since I'm a teacher on iTalki! I encourage ppl to do what I'm afraid to do!
You rock Natalia! I'm so grateful for all your content & the resources and experiences you share. My boyfriend is Korean and we currently communicate using limited English. I was in the middle of learning Japanese when I met him so now I'm switching over to learning Korean seriously & I'm starting with the same Integrated Korean Beginning 1 textbook/workbook as you! I'm so relieved there's some overlap in grammar between the languages! haha But I also love studying languages so I don't mind. ANYWAY just wanted to let you know how much I really appreciate all your content! And I'm so stoked to watch all your adventures at language school in Korea!
I'm trying to learn Korean and just recently ordered my TTMIK Level1 Textbook and workbook for self studying. Now I'm scared...Number 3 is me but it isn't be cause of K-Drama...I got into BL so I just don't care fro straight romance drama 😭 Pray for me y'all that Korea has some good amount of BL dramas.
I'm learning korean and I plan to go to grad school I korea so I have two years to learn and to the topic exam. I'm so nervous and have no idea how to go about it😭😭😭 I watch your videos to try to figure it out
Two months of cramming, fly to Korea, and then feel bad that you weren’t more aggressive speaking Korean? 2 months is nothing. I can study for years and go to the country and hesitate to talk 😎. And I find it’s always weird to speak in the target language when it’s obvious the person you’re talking to speaks English a lot better than you speak their language. Even when they say it’s fine and they want to, I just can’t unless it’s an official language exchange and I’m supposed to.
I usually work better with text and workbooks idk it just feels easier. I did start taking notes when I started like 2 weeks ago it was hard and I was like ... it shouldn't be this hard to learn, I have to be doing something wrong, turns out I was lol
😂😂😂😂 I'm one of those who's the main reason is to just learn Korean to be able to watch K-dramas without subtitles and to be able to understand and feel how "S.O.V languages" work and feels like. :)
me watching 1 K-Drama a day hahaha but somehow i can't learn with it idk i understand almost only grammar and no vocabulary does anyone have ideas how I can learn vocabulary faster or what resources can I use for this?
I used to watch a lot of kdramas when I was younger like yeeears ago, but now that I’m actually learning Korean I just can’t get myself to watch them hahaha (accept ‘hello, my twenties’ the Netflix season, would highly recommend to everyone)
Hi Natalia! What do you recommend for a beginner level learner that's trying to get back on track. I took several months off to focus on an exam, and now I want to get back into Korean. Still remember Hangul, but I feel I've forgotten plenty of grammar. Thanks in advance!
I've been wanting to learn korean, and you kinda came and attack me too hahaha ! I'm also not really into K-Drama unless i watch it with someone, then its fine and i like it (I might be lazy ?) I obviously can't watch it without either english or french subtitle since i know 0 words~ I guess I should start to make a list of K-drama to put me into it :')
Out of SNU, Yonsei and Ewha women university, which of their learning Korean book series (textbook+workbook/study guide) would you most strongly recommend? As a whole.
I took Korean lessons so I'm kinda at the beginner-intermediate level and plan to self study to improve my Korean. May also use the italki app you introduced for online lessons!
I took sejong book ( sejong 1) and I did 1 module a week and after that I took their test I was a 1a and I became a 2a For me that's a big evolution and I'll go for sure with other sejong books with some other resources in addition I did this "experience" with some friends so that's help us to stay motivated with our rhythm
Just do them both. Assuming that you are American, you know how many English classes we had from kindergarten up to college?😂 We had in math class the English class a social studies class every year😂 Learning the Korean language the same. Each book is a different class💪🏾😍
I'm so frustrated. Do any of you Korean learners feel like not only syntax and vocabulary are different. (That's coming along fine) but my actual thoughts themselves don't translate well or at all to Korean. It's as if, Koreans and english people (other than Basics: what do you want to eat? Etc) dont ever think to even say the same thing (thought wise) ? Many thoughts and therefore sentences an English speaker says are never said in Korean. They don't exist, because Korean people dont think like that. Does that make any sense? Any advice?
Holy shit…you like BTS, but don’t watch Run BTS?!? Dear god, i think my fvcking brain just shorted out trying to imagine being ARMY and missing out on all the jokes and laughter from those episodes😑 lmao. Like, HOW??
Some of my MOST effective advice I’ve found for efficiently studying a language is
1. Study more material from native context.
2.Maximize output in relation to input (actually utilize the material as much as you’re learning it).
3. Study a little daily, rather than a lot once a week (prioritizing consistently over quantity).
4. Prioritize reviewing just as much as introducing new material (when necessary, obviously don’t waste time reviewing stuff that’s already drilled in.)
Hope these help, they’ve done wonders for me.
Yes on number 4! Every time you re-learn something it takes you less time. Say it took you an hour to learn a grammar point or list of vocabulary. Every time you go back and revise it will take less time than previously. This is called the Savings Effect. Revision will never take you as long as you think!
However the longer you go between revision the more you forget and the longer it takes you to recall something. So revise frequently!
on number 4, i have had multiple teachers tell me its better to recall than to review (aka use a sheet of paper or something instead of just looking at your past notes)
just food for thought.
My BIGGEST mistake in the beginning was learning in an unbalanced way. I studied long lists of words everyday and completely neglected grammar and SPEAKING and somehow expected to progress in the language. I developed that habit from watching those aesthetic “learners” who prioritized making their notes look pretty rather than productivity.🤦♀️
OMG! That's one of the mistakes I'm trying to get rid of with both Korean and Japanese! 😭
@@AMPE71 is japanese harder than korean?
@@azariele Mmm... for me, in terms of writing, Japanese is a little bit harder because of the combination of kana and kanji, but in terms of pronunciation, it is easier.
@@AMPE71 thank you! im studying korean and wanted to know what to expect when i study japanese
@@azariele You’re very welcome! Even when Japanese can be harder in some ways, I really enjoy studying it. I’m having troubles learning Korean because I forget words easily, but I’ll do my best to learn it. I hope that you enjoy studying and learning Japanese! 😊💜
I get that rewriting stuff helps you memorize, and that that’s the main reason why people write notes despite the information already being available for review inside your resource, but I believe that most people (there’s always exceptions to everything) would learn a lot faster if they would spend half an hour coming up and writing down their own sample sentences instead of spending that time rewriting that grammar point.
thats what i do lol i just create sentences or write short stories
My notes are litterally 1 or 2 pages ( when it's complex )
1.tittle
2. What I am learning ( grammar points, conjugation....)
3. How to use it
4. Practice sentences
That’s how mine are too
That's how my notes are 😂💜💜
That's what I do to learn spanish🎉
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0:50 Mistake 1
2:54 Mistake 2
5:25 Mistake 3
7:37 Mistake 4
This needs to be the top comment because sometimes she drags things out
@@nicoleraheem1195 yes
Héroe sin capa
Thank you
Amen to the "no notes" club. I basically never ever look back on my notes, and even if I did I'm not sure it would be worth the time taken to write the notes down lol. I'd rather just learn more concepts rather than write things down.
Also, that "why don't I speak to my Korean friends in Korean more??" feeling is all too real. In the moment, I just want to express myself easily and get my point across, so English is usually my top pick. One of my best friends and I have bilingual conversations -- he speaks to me in Korean, and I speak to him in English, because those are the languages we express ourselves most comfortably in. It makes communication super easy for both of us (and helps us improve our listening comprehension), but boy do I regret not making more of an effort to talk in Korean. When I have friends who don't really understand English well (when I was in Korea or people who just moved to the US), I have no qualms chatting in Korean, because it makes communication easier for all of us. Why can't I get into that mind-space with my friends who understand English?? ㅠㅠ
I had watched a lot of kdramas before starting to learn korean and I feel like it helped me a lot, especially with my pronunciation. It also helped me get a feel for the language to an extent that I can often tell whether a sentence I said in Korean sounds wrong or not and whether I've conjugated it properly or not. Does anyone else relate? Or am I just weird? 😂
I still think taking notes helps, I can memories things while taking notes, even if I never look back on my notes, it still helps. I memories things by writing them down, and analyze them with my own words.
All my teachers say you remember stuff better when you write it down, which is true for me too.
ya I'm a hella visual learner, i need to see everything i wrote down
It depends from people, for me i memorize more vocabulary by listening than writing
I’m a beginner now, and this is a sign that I need to watch more k-dramas…. I’m just not a big tv person 🥲
I've been watching kdrama for years and I never though I'd be able to learn Korean even if just watching them made me learn a few things 😂 and now I'm enrolled at SNU as a beginner.
I too regret not getting a tutor when I started on my own, but I'm too anxious even for that. Notes are very personal I think, I prefer to have my own notebook and writing things down helps me, but it's a very personal thing.
And SPEAKING OMG, sooo shy to try and speak 😭 but it's the best way to improve and feel confident in our little steps.
Hey I feel like we can be friends we have alot in common especially being shy I am extremely shy quite introvert anxiety me too amazing planning to apply to SNU too of I get accepted I hope we met 😊
@@sun-fx2rv Yeah sure, it would be awesome ❤️
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wow! I must say SNU isn't something small! Congratulations!
Definitely agree on the note taking. I was that person who was copying down every example sentence in KGIU lol. I recently got a teacher, and my notes now are just writing in the margins of my book when my teacher gives me an example or mentions something important about the grammar point we're doing. My only real "notes" now are writing my own sentences using the grammar points and new vocab I'm learning, and I find that it's more effective practice writing something productive than to just copy what you've already seen. If I need to see the examples again, they're in the book, so why waste time writing them again.
I literally cannot watch k dramas. The only reason I do sometimes is to improve my listening otherwise I can't stand them😅😅
Yo same...there's only one I like after trying to watch Kdramas since I was 15 (the one I liked is Uncanny Counter and that came out last year when I was 21). When I do watch them, I have to take breaks every 5 minutes, so it'll take me all day, week, month to watch one episode (it takes a year sometimes to finish said drama, usually a few months cuz they're just that bad...)
because of natalia i am level 2 at korean now yayyy. i am so happy 🥳thanks natalia you did a great job for me & other people. i could study korean very much 😊
notification popped up in the middle of my Korean learning session 😭
I mean I self-study since I'm like idk so young and maybe someday or in a few years where I'm actually a legal adult and still studying Korean will be more advanced or better that's what I'm planning on and my study habits or how I would study would go;
-Listen to TTMIK podcast
~I would take notes not aesthetically but as organized and to my understanding while listening to the podcast
~I would listen to JUST ONE podcast every single day.
I believe that instead of going all out and learning to the max in studying Korean then just in a few days or weeks give up. This is one of the mistakes that I did. I would always study and study and just get bored and stop for weeks, even in months.
-I would practice my reading comprehension by reading Korean news articles ofc in hangul.
I recently started doing this and at least just read 1-2 paragraphs and then translate it to English and read what it actually meant.
-I would print out practice sheets to improve my writing skills
-I read aloud the texts in Korean instead of being a silent reader to practice my pronunciations
Tell me if I'm doing something wrong here and recommend me some tips if u can!
I paused my Korean studying and started up with Dutch cause my boyfriend speaks Dutch and also I just think its a very attractive language... also might be moving in with him next summer 😌 (we're long distance, he lives in Belgium and me in Slovakia. We've met irl already tho so I know im not gonna move in with a serial killer lmao). But I still watch your videos cause I could apply most of your tips and stuff to also learning Dutch
As a Dutch person, I have never once seen a non-Dutch person call our language attractive lmao
I wanna really learn Dutch too >_< anyone has tips?
@@Me-ss2gq its true tho. I love the way it sounds hahah 😆 a few weeks back I was at the train station and there were 2 guys speaking Dutch and I was like "marry me" 😂😂😂
I relate to you so much about the kdrama part...I've been studying Japanese for 6 years and I'm still not interested in anime and I knooow that I'd advance faster if I watched anime😔But I LOVE kdramas and kpop, so I see the difference when learning a Korean grammar point and I notice that I've heard that before, but in Japanese that never happens😂🥲
I literally started to learn Korean because of kdramas, but it was in winter, when it's summer, I just can't (I saw about 4 episodes of Vincenzo since May, even if it's good), and I know watching them would help me to make a bigger progress (I at least watch Run BTS, but kdramas are less chaos... 😀). With notes, I watch a lot of content on YT (koreanclass101, Miss Vicky, Go Billy), so I do take them (but its usually really short). I watched other video, where you mentioned this and I started to think, if I don't write down too many vocabulary I never really check again (unlike with notes). For opportunities, I feel like there aren't any in my country, except korean shop or maybe some restaurants, which is pitty. Everytime, when I go to the korean shop, I try to say at least something. I think it doesn't make happy only me, but also the owner :). That really motivates me. About the tutor - I actually kind of look forward to have online group classes again in September, because sometimes it really takes time to find something (especially in formal high or honorific, not just 어요, 아요), but I am also thinking about paying native tutor for individual lessons. Maybe after second semester or during will be time to finally start to speak and speak and speak.
THANK GOODNESS SOMEONE SAID IT BC I DONT CARE ABOUT KDRAMAS EITHER 😐😭 I NEVER FINISHED ANY OR WENT PAST 1-2 EPS IN ANY OF THEM 😭 I DONT GET IT WHY IT WAS HAPPENING TO ME BUT IM GLAD SOMEONE ELSE AGREES
I don't really care for kdramas either so i just watch kids cartoons its more fun and its easier to understand basic conversation .......Hello Jadoo is HILARIOUSSS
Nope. Can't leave this be.
ALWAYS TAKE NOTES! I don't care what you're studying but note taking is important. It forces you to pay attention and helps you focus on what you're learning. It helps you learn. Being actively engaged in the topic by listening and then summarizing what you hear helps you understand and remember the information later. I will admit that sometimes taking notes in class is hard (I have dysgraphia, I understand) and if you can't then afterwards go and write down everything you remember. It'll help you identify gaps in your knowledge, what you need to go back and re-learn. Hell, even if you don't go back and review it later just the act of writing it down will help you remember.
Also as a self-sturdier always diversify your sources because the way you understand something and the way your textbook explains it may not coincide. In class you can ask your teacher and they can try explaining things in different ways until they find one which clicks for you. Your textbook can't do that. If you come across a concept or grammar point you don't understand then try another source. Try TTMIK or italki (I can guarantee you're not the only person having trouble understanding that concept) or even just google it.
한국어 뿐만 아니라 다른 외국어 공부에도 참고할만한 좋은 팁들이네요 ! 앞으로의 한국어 공부 여정도 응원하겠습니다. :)
I never liked K-drama but now I do because they help me A LOT.
if you do take notes then i suggest making weekly worksheets for yourself based around those notes. it allows you to review the notes you took. later on that week when you answer the questions you made, you can practice active recall.
i dont really review my notes, but the whole concept of writing it down helps me memorizing some stuff so that's why...
Haha, for me notes are necessary for memorization. Only the essentials though, just basic summaries and T.I.P techniques. It’s so cool that you can just retain new info without it, but I HAVE to review my notes.😅😅😅
For me too. I retain things better if I take notes. If I don't it feels like I didn't study 😅
Love this video!... I watched TOO many kdramas and totally neglected all other aspects of learning 😂. Calling me out with the excessive note-taking I see 🥲🤭 but you have influenced me for the better, I no longer take so many notes 😂 also, LAW SCHOOL!!! 🙌
I am so thankful for your content.....like seriously your a great mentor, so thank you so much.💜
Even if you don't look back at your notes, its easier to remember something that you've actually written than it is to remember something that you've read, it can also improve handwriting overtime, atleast for me.
I love watching kdramas since 2006, it helps to memorize vocabulary but i study hard korean just since 2021, i understand 30-35% of an ep of kdrama. For me, it didn't help much to write vocabulary, i write just grammar, but i memorize more vocabulary when i heard it than i write it.
This was super helpful to watch! I took ONE korean language class in friggen 2014 and have since then not really spent time to learn more of the language until now! I started taking classes on italki and it's been awesome, my instructor is super helpful and I'm really loving it so far. I want to be able to become fluent in korean and I know it's a ton of work and time but I'm really excited to finally be doing it now.
That not talking korean to friends was also my mistake and now since i work in a korean company in gangnam none of my coworkers speak English 😅 but my korean skyrocketed 😝 so for all korean learners, do not be shy and go for it 🥳🥳🥳🥳
i hate kdramas. i realized the only reason i watched them before was because of idols that were acting in them lol but korean movies are amazing. i love how they do action and thriller in particular. so good. i do occasionally still watch kpop shows which helps with more natural speech, but i like the scriptedness of korean cinema. my speaking and listening is so bad, and i think it really helps. i focused way too much on reading and vocab as a beginner, i barely learned grammar. that was a mistake. trying to improve but i find it more difficult to nail down now for some reason.
Thx for the tips. Watching this 1 day ltr. Actually Mistake 1 I felt like maybe I shouldn't write notes cuz like is kind of useless. Textbook ne is more understandable for grammar points. If I wan to write notes can maybe do some sample sentences on grammar points or write the vocab down. Practicing writing Vocab is oso gd. 3:14 A love So Beautiful Kdrama version 🤣 3:33 is Love Alarmnot sure if that's S1 or S2. The first time I watch Kdrama was back in 2017. I first watch Descendants Of The Sun🤣 even tho I've watch that drama multiple times back then, I didn't even know that was a Korean show AHHA. Before studying Korean last yr or 2019 I know some words by watching Kdrama AHHH 2017>now I'm still watching Kdrama. Honestly speaking I am not sure when did I get so interested in learning Korean or the Korean culture. When I was young ard 2014/2015, I was only 11/12 y/o I discovered like Kpop. I only knew this when I started to like Kpop A LOT. My fav grp was Girls Generation(I still remember their old songs) follow by Big Bang. Also back then PSY Gangnam Style was so popular till I started standing KPOP groups like Twice. I became a hard-core fan back in. 2017(I was only a secondary 2 student) till now but I kinda died on Kpop this yr). I wanna say that when I was learning Korean back in 2017>now, I always neglect to study Korean. I had a hard time learning Korean back then. From. 2017>2019 I wasn't serious at all. I always study them half way but now, I'm studying Korean like dam serious. I've only gotten a tutor on Amazing Talker last yr(or this yr idk I forgot). It's like Italki. Recently, I've tried Italki as well. For Italki, Professional teachers r expensive hence I chose community teachers. Community teachers r great too. I'm going to use Italki more for Korean.
omgggg I literally had the same mistake I pushed off getting a tutor because I couldn't afford it and I thought I could push through like my other languages. But honestly like... when I studied in Korea I was the only self taught kid in my program and it was really daunting. I had hardcore imposter syndrome because I had only been learning for a year where everyone else that got placed in level 5 had had professional lessons for the past few years. I was so insecure during my classes that I actually forced myself to ask for help at my job (I was volunteering at a program that usually does english classes in exchange for free housing but I was living in my own place so I was basically just there for free) and we came up with a setup where I would do language exchange in exchange for formal korean lessons. It only took a couple of sessions and I progressed SO quickly in comparison to when I was self learning because I had someone to CHECK my work, yanno? Now I'm back in the US struggling to keep learning because I really want to move to korea after graduation but where I live there are like no korean communities (where I'm at there is mostly vietnamese, spanish and mandarin speaking individuals. So far, no korean :( ). I still can't afford a tutor (cuz broke college kid) but if you can afford it I highly encourage it! Or if you can't try and find someone you can do a trade off with, like teach them english or another language. Or tutor them in another subject.
P.S- any intermediate learners wanna practice together hmu :)
my most effective advice is to learn languages differently. I learned ASL and spanish totally differently, and for some reason I was expecting Korean to mesh with the same study tools I used for those languages. Different languages require different study techniques, and everyone's is different. I tried so hard to make online learning work, but it just didn't do it for me. When I finally decided to sit down and think about what tools were helping and what wasn't, I was able to overcome a lot of mental blocks. Sometimes we want to study in the most *aesthetic* way instead of what actually works for us. And don't be afraid to try different study tools! They won't all work, but that's the beauty of learning is acknowledging how our brain works for different situations.
Omg I can really relate to the fact of getting on a course face to face... its a game changer... for two years I have being on a self .earning journey and becoming disillusioned at the fact that I would learn " there a no mountains in the sea" , but not even know how to start a basic conversation... so it feel I know a lot , but it's all in a scrambled order, by the way I approached it...
Maybe a bit of not totally convinced I could learn it? But I am obstinate and the bee was in my ear, so the more I became dissatisfied the more I needed to learn better.
Yes self studying is the start , but as Natalia rightly says ,you need to talk to someone in korean!!!,
Great timing!
I've been studying Korean casually for a few years and I'm now a week away from beginning my Intro to Korean at college.
Any other advice on what I should expect going from self-learning to classroom?
I like kpop, Kdramas, and just the writing was the final reason I decided to learn Korean was because it looked fun to write
Woohoo
New vid....✌✌
Hv exams coming up but watching for a short break 😃
Hello from Azerbaijan👋😊❣️
My uni uses those intergrated korean text books. I really enjoy them! :) Might check korean101 out. good vid ^^
Can you make a video on how to develop a study plan and What should be included in it like grammar,reading, listening etc...
I love ur channel. U have so many Korean Books... Can u make a video showing all ur books that u used in learning Korean?
I watched and comeback to comment. The note taking part helped so much!! I don’t look at much either I just read textbook
ahh thanks for the great video with great tips! :) I personally am one of the people that likes watching kdramas, but watching them with only korean subtitles just makes me so bored watching it, and I end up just going on my phone. ㅠㅠ
l thought l was the only one who doesn't watch kdrama, l also studied korean because of kpop and when l realized that l had to watch kdrama in order to improve my korean
I want to learn Korean just because of bts and understand lyrics and also k-drama without subtitle
My biggest mistake:
-Trusting google translate
Like I was dumb.. 😭😭
Mistake 2 is also my biggest mistake! I also don't care for K-dramas (except Uncanny Counter). Now I use the CC or no subs at all. Mistake 3 was me too...minus the one guy I knew who legit knew no English like your's...I'm gonna try to get a tutor, esp since I'm a teacher on iTalki! I encourage ppl to do what I'm afraid to do!
if i don't go over something constantly i'm not gonna remember'
I don't like K-drama either. I started to change the language of Disney and other animated films to Korean. It helped a lot.
You rock Natalia! I'm so grateful for all your content & the resources and experiences you share. My boyfriend is Korean and we currently communicate using limited English. I was in the middle of learning Japanese when I met him so now I'm switching over to learning Korean seriously & I'm starting with the same Integrated Korean Beginning 1 textbook/workbook as you! I'm so relieved there's some overlap in grammar between the languages! haha But I also love studying languages so I don't mind. ANYWAY just wanted to let you know how much I really appreciate all your content! And I'm so stoked to watch all your adventures at language school in Korea!
I'm trying to learn Korean and just recently ordered my TTMIK Level1 Textbook and workbook for self studying. Now I'm scared...Number 3 is me but it isn't be cause of K-Drama...I got into BL so I just don't care fro straight romance drama 😭 Pray for me y'all that Korea has some good amount of BL dramas.
i’m debating if i wanna start my own studygram for korean. does anyone have any tips or suggestions?
start it, even if it’s private. it’ll be great to look back on
Yes, i want to do that too!!! It’s actually a great idea and would give you more motivation to study
Hi!! Can you please explain how to use the Seoul University Korean book because I recently bought it but I am confused on how to use it.
First ily natalia
Lol I’m the same with Kdramas. I’m not drawn to them at all especially romantic ones but I like Korean films
I'm learning korean and I plan to go to grad school I korea so I have two years to learn and to the topic exam. I'm so nervous and have no idea how to go about it😭😭😭 I watch your videos to try to figure it out
I still didn't watch this video yet but I just wanted to say I love ur videos !
Two months of cramming, fly to Korea, and then feel bad that you weren’t more aggressive speaking Korean? 2 months is nothing. I can study for years and go to the country and hesitate to talk 😎. And I find it’s always weird to speak in the target language when it’s obvious the person you’re talking to speaks English a lot better than you speak their language. Even when they say it’s fine and they want to, I just can’t unless it’s an official language exchange and I’m supposed to.
I usually work better with text and workbooks idk it just feels easier. I did start taking notes when I started like 2 weeks ago it was hard and I was like ... it shouldn't be this hard to learn, I have to be doing something wrong, turns out I was lol
The thing is I can't get a tutor because I'm leget like a child and self studying Korean so yh sad life 😭
I feel you...I don't like k dramas either. Korean movies are good tho
Ahh I can't believe you liked my comment 😅 I love your videos ❤
😂😂😂😂
I'm one of those who's the main reason is to just learn Korean to be able to watch K-dramas without subtitles and to be able to understand and feel how "S.O.V languages" work and feels like. :)
HOW CAN YOU BE AN ARMY AND NOT WATCH RUN BTS THEYRE SO FUN AND THE SEROTONIN IS INSANE😭😭
I don't watch it either. I'm sorry, I know they're fun and all that, but I'm not used to watch series in general (shy)
All the kdramas you’ve shown I’ve watched them all 😅
me watching 1 K-Drama a day hahaha but somehow i can't learn with it idk i understand almost only grammar and no vocabulary
does anyone have ideas how I can learn vocabulary faster or what resources can I use for this?
I used to watch a lot of kdramas when I was younger like yeeears ago, but now that I’m actually learning Korean I just can’t get myself to watch them hahaha (accept ‘hello, my twenties’ the Netflix season, would highly recommend to everyone)
I’m 14 and my parents don’t like pay attention to how I’m learning Korean so I wouldn’t be able to book a tutor..
Shoot! I'm late 😭
can i watch run bts episodes and their old vlives instead of k dramas or would it not be as effective ?
nice.
does anybody know the kdrama from 3:32?
Love alarm
Maybe someone knows the name of drama on 4:10 - 4:19 ?🙄
A love so beautiful Korean adaptation
@@kimdoahlipa1533 thanks a lot ^^
Hi Natalia! What do you recommend for a beginner level learner that's trying to get back on track. I took several months off to focus on an exam, and now I want to get back into Korean. Still remember Hangul, but I feel I've forgotten plenty of grammar. Thanks in advance!
Also there's a book called Korean grammar in use. I think there are a few variations. You can use that
좋겠다 영어 잘해서 ^0^. . . .
I've been wanting to learn korean, and you kinda came and attack me too hahaha ! I'm also not really into K-Drama unless i watch it with someone, then its fine and i like it (I might be lazy ?) I obviously can't watch it without either english or french subtitle since i know 0 words~ I guess I should start to make a list of K-drama to put me into it :')
Tale of the nine tailed fox is great even for people who aren't really that much into kdrama
My fave kdrama is nevertheless its emotinally excruciating and its hyperrealistic by korean standards
You don’t watch….. Run ….. BTS…… ? 😧
Lol it’s my favorite it makes Tuesdays amazingg 😅
Out of SNU, Yonsei and Ewha women university, which of their learning Korean book series (textbook+workbook/study guide) would you most strongly recommend? As a whole.
I took Korean lessons so I'm kinda at the beginner-intermediate level and plan to self study to improve my Korean. May also use the italki app you introduced for online lessons!
I took sejong book ( sejong 1) and I did 1 module a week and after that I took their test I was a 1a and I became a 2a
For me that's a big evolution and I'll go for sure with other sejong books with some other resources in addition
I did this "experience" with some friends so that's help us to stay motivated with our rhythm
@@_stuckwithmini are there any other resources you'd recommend? :')
Just do them both.
Assuming that you are American, you know how many English classes we had from kindergarten up to college?😂
We had in math class the English class a social studies class every year😂
Learning the Korean language the same.
Each book is a different class💪🏾😍
I would love a tutor but I am ✨ broke ✨
I'm so frustrated. Do any of you Korean learners feel like not only syntax and vocabulary are different. (That's coming along fine) but my actual thoughts themselves don't translate well or at all to Korean. It's as if, Koreans and english people (other than Basics: what do you want to eat? Etc) dont ever think to even say the same thing (thought wise) ?
Many thoughts and therefore sentences an English speaker says are never said in Korean. They don't exist, because Korean people dont think like that. Does that make any sense? Any advice?
I don’t care for (Korean) TV either haha
Holy shit…you like BTS, but don’t watch Run BTS?!?
Dear god, i think my fvcking brain just shorted out trying to imagine being ARMY and missing out on all the jokes and laughter from those episodes😑 lmao. Like, HOW??
My biggest regret was that I tried to learn from Doulingo, which really made it take longer to get to a beginner level