Until Next Time

Apr8

It has been ages since I last updated this blog! I can’t believe that I’ve been putting off writing for 4 years now! I knew deep inside I won’t be able to do so. Well, technically I really haven’t. I just don’t want to leave the blog hanging (actually just for my own sanity and peace of mind as I know it is pretty obvious that this blog is in a coma). So finally, I’m officially closing this blog – for now. Maybe… just maybe… sometime in the future I’ll decide to write again. I still have gazillion of things I’ve wanted to share regarding my Korean language learning journey.

Many things have happened since my last post. Life happened. And a gazillion of things happened in terms of my Korean language learning journey.

As a final update, I still am on level 3 of TOPIK (and still trying to show up on an intermediate TOPIK exam the soonest). I now work for a company where I use both English and Korean. And I’ve been to Korea 6 times and counting.

Cobwebs, spams and ads are crowding this dusty blog now. But I still receive valid comments and messages every now and then. And my sincerest apologies for not being able to respond to any of them (I’ll still try to do so!). But feel free to leave a comment or a message and I’ll still try to answer them. But I can’t promise anything.

So, until next time! My sincerest thanks to everyone who dropped by.

Hanging Out with Alodia

Apr25

만나서 정말 반갑다~ 다음에 너의 살고 있는 곳에 갈테니까 그 때 다시 만나자!
건강하시고 행복하세용 친구님!

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I woke up this morning feeling a little weak. I was so stressed preparing for TOPIK that I’ve been deprived from sleep for quite a while now. After taking both beginner and intermediate exam yesterday, I went to sleep earlier than usual because I was physically and mentally exhausted.

I really should have listened to everyone who adviced against me taking the beginner TOPIK. It was so easy, it didn’t feel like I was taking an exam. The intermediate exam was so-so. I don’t know if my skills have just improved or I was just lucky that the 34th intermediate was easier than some previous papers. If I do pass intermediate TOPIK, I’d definitely give myself a pat on the back for passing it without taking any formal lesson. Learning a foreign language on your own from the very beginning is not an easy task.

Before I went to sleep…

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[Apply Now] The 36th Book Review Lucky Draw Begins.

Feb6

Yey! Another Fairy Tale book! Trying my luck once more. Fellow Korean learners and bloggers, Join now if you haven’t! 🙂

twoChois

안녕하세요-

포스팅이 너무 늦어져 죄송합니다. (–)(__)

다음주엔 늦지 않도록 올릴게요!

이번 주는,

오랜만에 예림아이 전래동화 입니다.

이번엔 “빨강 부채, 파랑 부채” 라는 제목의 이야기에요.

The book is suitable for upper intermediate to advanced level learners.

All written in Korean and it contains audio CD.

Book Info.

빨강 부채 파랑 부채 (Red Fan Blue Fan)

ISBN: 9788965671831 / 30 pages / Size : 190 x 220 mm

This book is from “Little Classic Book” Series published by 예림아이.

This series contains 20 Korean fairytale(전래동화) stories and each book has audio CD in it.

However, books are all written in Korean and originally written for Korean children(age 4~7).

Suitable for upper intermediate to advanced learners.

Great and affordable series as reading material. 🙂

** Preview images of the book. (Click the image to see bigger size)

Check out more preview images on our store. 🙂
– if you cannot see bigger preview…

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[Apply Now] The 31st Book Review Lucky Draw Begins.

Dec18

Trying to haul myself back to the blogging world… I guess a good way to start is by tyring my luck on the 31st Book Review Lucky Draw of twoChois! ^_^

twoChois

안녕하세요-

오늘은, 오랜만에 토픽 책입니다!

This week’s book is suitable for upper intermediate level learners who plans to take TOPIK test.

Book Info.

이태환의 중급 적중 TOPIK

396 Pages / Size: 210x297mm / ISBN : 978-89-6292-403-9

< 책 소개 >

한국어능력시험(이하 TOPIK: Test of Proficiency in korean)은 한국어를 모국어로 하지 않는 외국인 및 재외동포를 대상으로 한국어 사용 능력을 측정․평가하는 국가시험이다. 외국인 유학생의 국내 대학교 입학 및 졸업 자격 조건이 강화되면서 TOPIK 시험에 대한 관한 관심이 더욱 높아지고 있고, 응시하는 외국인 수도 매년 증가하고 있다. 특히 29회 TOPIK 시험을 기준으로 누적 지원자가 100만 명을 넘어섰다고 한다. 이러한 한국어 교육계의 흐름에 따라 TOPIK 시험을 대비하기 위한 다양하고 훌륭한 수험서가 개발되었고 지금도 개발되고 있다. 하지만 교재마다 특징이 다르기 때문에 수험생 자신에게 맞는 수험서를 선택하기가 쉽지 않다.

이 책은 필자가 대학교에서 매학기 수험생들과 함께 TOPIK을 준비하면서 수험생들이 원하는 유형의 교재를 개발해야 할 필요를 느끼고 저술한 것이다. 특히 살펴야 할 어휘와 문제유형을 파악하여 중급에 해당하는…

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