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KoREa In Canada
KoREa-Canada Blog 2015

at the Korean translated version! There's also TEdxSeoul and TEdxBusan, which are entirely
in Korean).

GeT eXPoSed To aS ManY SenTenCeS and diaLoGUeS aS PoSSiBLe

now that you’ve developed a solid and consistent daily study routine, you’ll need to get
exposed to as many sentences and dialogues as possible. For example, if you’re working
through a textbook such as the living language Korean series, you’ll get the chance to go
through dialogues in every unit. go through them repeatedly and ensure that you review
each unit regularly.

It’s important, when working with learning materials, to repeat loudly the sentences that
you read.This will get your tongue and ear slowly used to pronouncing and hearing the
language properly. also, do bi-directional translation exercises in which you work with the
Korean dialogue only during one day and do the opposite any other day.

Learn aS MUCH aBoUT THe CULTUre aS PoSSiBLe
You may well have the largest vocabulary in the
world in any given language, but if you’re clueless
about the culture, you won’t know which words to use
in any given situation at any given time. Unless you’re
from East asia, chances are that Korean culture is
significantly different from yours. From my point of
view, that’s exciting news, and discovering an entirely
new and different culture is an enriching experience
that really adds a lot of spices to your life.

So how can you get to know about Korean
culture? For starters, find a good history book and start learning a bit about the country’s
history. one of my favorite book is by far Bruce Cumings’ Korea’s Place in the Sun: a Modern
History, but there are literally thousands of good books on Korea out there. next, and I’ll
come back to this at point #8, as you’ll watch Korean dramas and movies and listen to Korean
music, you’ll inevitably get exposed to the culture. Pay attention and takes some notes!

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