So my project has "officially" started as of May 7th. How's it looking so far? Well a lot of my plan has changed since my plan outlined originally. As I actually do things in Korean and learn Korean, I find out what's working, what's not, and what I'm actually motivated to do on a daily basis. Everyday I'm doing the following: - 1 lesson on Pimsleur Korean 1 - 15+ new words in Memrise Korean courses, - Reading and analyzing a post on Humans of Seoul, - Doing two lessons on HowtoStudyKorean (HTSK from now on) and creating Anki flashcards from new content, - Reviewing Anki cards (usually about 60-80 cued for each day). I found myself losing interest in watching 마음의 소리. It was too hard to understand to just watch it for fun without effort, and too long to study in depth. Also I keep thinking about how contrived every situation and plot in that show is. I'll probably come back to watching dramas or movies when my listening improves and it's m
Welcome! This is my blog about my project to learn Korean. More background is in the "About" page. Tomorrow at 6PM is the end of my academic semester so I'll have a lot more time to do literally whatever I want with my life, including learning Korean. May 1st is my "official start date" for this project, but I'm using this remaining time in April to get started on Korean and build some habits. Since I wrote the Method and Resources page I've changed some of the resources and methods I'll be using. After all, no plan survives first contact. I'm settling into a daily schedule (more a list of habits really rather than a set schedule) that hopefully hits all the skills I want to focus on. Right now, especially since my project hasn't "officially" started, my goal is to simply build habits. This means prioritizing low-effort, fun, low-commitment activities that are ideally portable. Here's what I'm doing everyday: -