한국어공부 계획

At the start of this year, I was lamenting that there was no more Korean class to attend and my language standard was deteriorating by the day. After a lapse of four months, I went Kyunghee University for 3 weeks and continued with my Korean language study. Then, I had about 16 hours of lesson time each week. After I was back in Singapore, I enrolled myself for the Singapore Korean School's Advanced level and the NUS Extension's Post Advanced Course. Now, every week I am receiving 6 hours of lesson. I must say it is tough to maintain such a hectic study routine. I almost have to rush to class after work every Tuesday and Thursday. However, never once did the thought of giving up cross my mind. Perhaps I can say that it is "tiringly" enjoyable to study Korean and that somehow keeps me going.

Looking at the SKS's course schedule, if everything goes fine I should be able to complete Kyunghee's Intermediate Level II syllabus by 18 Dec 07. However, that is greatly dependent on whether there are enough students to form a class. I will also be looking at taking either the Korean Language Proficiency Test (KLPT) or the Test of Proficiency In Korean (TOPIK) in this half of the year. In Singapore, KLPT is adminstered by the NUS Extension while TOPIK is administered by the Singapore Korean School. If time permits, I will like to take both. I may sound greedy but I really think that test is the most effective means to force myself to study. My target for KLPT is 300 marks and TOPIK is level 3 or 4. As it is, the second half of this year is going to be very busy for me.

It seems like I am rushing to learn too much within a short span of time. But I have been "rushing" through levels since I started my Korean language course in NEX. At times, I took two courses of different level at the same time. In my mind, I am just trying to make up for the lost time. If I have started formal lesson on the very first day of my learning journey I might have well mastered the language to a reasonably good extent many years back. I am simply doing a catching up now. 이귀녹 파이팅!