Learning Hangul is a good place to start if you want to learn the Korean language. This is important especially if you are hoping to progress to reading and writing Korean later on. Surprisingly, Hangul is an easy alphabet to learn. Hangul has 24 letters – 10 vowels and 14 consonants.
First things first: why are you learning Korean?
Figure out your goals
Perhaps you’re looking to conduct business with Korean partners. Maybe you’re knee-deep in the K-pop fandom. Or maybe you just think the language is cool (it is!) and want to add it to your lingual repertoire.
Whatever your reasons, understanding the “why” of your studies will help to provide motivation throughout your studies. Consider your motives as the rock that will ground you even when learning can get a little tough.
Settle on a schedule
Having a consistent agenda is half the battle when it comes to self-studying. Without a concrete plan of action, things can fall apart very quickly.
These tips are key to follow, no matter which study system you choose.
- Study up! Follow your chosen curriculum and be sure to fully assimilate novel content before you move on to the next lesson. The goal is to make new knowledge active, not just passive.
- Be regular. Try to keep the time consistent for both when and how long you study, preferably daily. It’s critical that the time is measured enough to be productive, but is also tolerable.
- Stay realistic. Make sure it’s reasonable enough to do two things: be long enough so that you can learn enough new things, and be comfortable enough that it won’t add stress to your other everyday tasks.
- Take notes and review them. There’ll be a bunch of new elements to memorize quickly, so make sure that after you take notes, you spend some time memorizing them!
Gather your resources
At this point, focus on the kinds of resources you typically prefer for studying. You don’t have to go nuts and gather everything you can, but do collect enough comprehensive ones to keep you occupied for the coming weeks.
You may like the traditional approach and settle for the dependable Korean textbooks and workbooks. If you’re into digital learning, you may opt for nifty Korean learning websites or convenient Korean language-learning apps.
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