A Cunning Plan

Now I have got the tools, the next step is to work out a study plan around those Korean learning materials to ensure I get into a proper study and review routine. I have found the tips and advices from the Language Learning Advisor site very useful in formulating my own study plan:-

• How to Learn Languages
• Making a Realistic Plan

Step 1: Set Precise Goals

My goals in descending scales are:

• Ultimate Goal:- I want to read the original Korean "1st Shop of Coffee Prince" novel without getting out the dictionary too many times, and to understand at least 75% of the dramatised version. [I have read and loved both the English and Chinese translations of the novel, so it would be a great pleasure to be able to read in its original language.]
• Current Goal:- I want to complete "Integrated Korean" Beginning 1 and 2
• Specific Goal:- I want to complete one lesson from the text book and five lessons from TTMIK every three weeks

Only Time Will Tell ...

Before starting a task you need to make sure you have all the necessary tools for the job, studying a language should not be any different. After a week of surfing for Korean self-study information, sieving through tons of good, not so good and sometimes contradicting advices and recommendations (too much information is not always good for the brain!!!), the tools I have finally selected to aid me in my self-study are: