D-26: TTMIK's Curriculum

Learn Korean one step at a time at TalktoMeinKorean.com
Here's the curriculum of all lessons at TTMIK.

D-26
I'm not really studying right now. Tonight I've decided to make a list of the curriculum at TTMIK and mark the ones that I should study first, verb endings / linking verbs that I've always wanted to learn, familiar verb endings that I haven't seen in the past few levels I've explored.

I met 2 people online, one on twitter and one on facebook who study Korean. The first one has only been studying for around 6 months. He knew how to say a lot of things but he lacked vocabulary and his spelling was terrible. The second one has been studying Korean for 2 years. She uses 존댓말. 그 여자가 TTMIK에서 공부하는지 몰라요. I don't know if she studies at TTMIK but her sentences are better than mine. She uses a lot of words too, so I could see that her vocabulary is better than mine.

Meanwhile I started lazily learning Korean since... 2010. I think I started learning around... July or August when my friends who knew hangul inspired me to learn hangul as well. I learned basic expressions at livemocha but I've forgotten when I started studying at TTMIK. My Korean which was barely anything improved a lot when I started studying at TTMIK. So I could say it's been 3 years including the time I started learning hangul.

I know how to improve my Korean. It's just that... I need more time. The TOPIK next year would be held next April. I only have around 4 months to prepare. 초급 중급 둘 다 하고 싶어요. I want to take both the elementary and intermediate level. For that I need to study almost all available lessons at TTMIK, practice past TOPIK exams, familiarize and memorize 5000-6000 Korean words, practice practice and practice.

If that twitter guy learned that much Korean in 6 months, I should also be able to do just that. My goal is to surpass those two people and pass the TOPIK. 중급 하면합격하는지 잘 모르겠는데 매일 한국어를 공부할게요.

My goal for the rest of December is to learn grammar, familiarize myself with the vocabulary and practice. On January, I'll start studying all the past 중급 토픽 that I've printed out.

그리고 한국어로 생각하는 것 곧 익숙해야 돼요.

Korean Language and TOPIK Resources Online

여러분, 안녕하세요! You're probably here because (1) you want to learn Korean or (2) you need resources for the TOPIK for free.

Well, there are a lot of free online resources. Yay!
Anyway, I've made a list of the websites I found just recently.

I've been studying Korean on-and-off (because of school, Japanese or laziness) for more than a year. Although I can make a few sentences, there's still a lot of things that I don't know. The main reason is I have a poor vocabulary. I just studied Level 3 and Level 4 of TTMIK this year, for two weeks; although I learned a lot of grammar points... what I know is still not good enough to watch Korean dramas without subtitles or attempt to take the Intermediate Level of TOPIK.

For those who have no idea what the TOPIK is, it stands for Test of Proficiency in Korean. There are 3 levels, Beginner (Level 1 and Level 2), Intermediate (Level 3 and Level 4) and Advanced (Level 5 and Level 6). You need to be at least a Level 4 in TOPIK if you want to study in a university in Korea.

Okay back to those who want to learn Korean online the best way is to check the following links:

Talk to Me in Korean
I advise you to memorize hangeul first, it's easy if you really want to learn. Then, start with Level 1, you can find it under the "Lessons" dropdown box. There's a downloadable pdf and and mp3 to accompany the pdf for free! When you're done with Level 4, I suppose you can start checking the "Iyagi" part of TTMIK.
How do you say this in Korean is a part of TTMIK, you can ask an phrase, sentence you want translated to Korean, the teachers and advanced students at TTMIK will be sure to help you right away.
Video Homeworks are practices for those who are studying lessons on TTMIK. 재미있어요! They also have Video Lessons and so much more!

TTMIK's Youtube Account is where you can find all sorts of learning materials!

Ezcorean (Online Dictionary)
Online dictionary, haven't tried this yet but it's probably more trustworthy than google translate. The sole author of Topik Guide used this for the vocabulary list for TOPIK and so far, the definitions were good.


Lang-8
Lang-8 is the best place to practice your Korean sentences. Your entries would be checked by native korean speakers.

TOPIK Resources

TOPIK Guide 
Vocabularies, Grammar points etc. for those you want to take the TOPIK. It's the best resource online.

Vocabulary Lists from TOPIK Guide 
If you really really want to be good in Korean or pass the TOPIK, this link would be a great help. I plan on memorizing everything for Beginner and Intermediate for the 30th and 32nd TOPIK.

Naldaramjui TOPIK Practice (ONLINE)
If you want to practice TOPIK online, this link is for you.

Korea Topik (Past TOPIK Downloads)
They have everything. Seriously.

Test your Korean
Main page (Facebook)
Classroom Objects
Animal names
Animal names (2)
Adjectives
Sports
Postpositional Particles(Elementary)
Postpositional Particles (Intermediate)
Adverb
Conjunctive Adverb
TOPIK Vocab and Grammar (Elementary)
TOPIK Vocab and Grammar (Elementary) 2