u/Fun-Competition9181

Hi! For those that are teaching themselves Korean, did you make your own curriculum? This is what I’m really struggling with, and I’m someone who needs a set curriculum when learning. I’m currently in college and used to having a syllabus and seeing how my learning will progress over time.

I have downloaded syllabi from Korean 101 classes from different colleges and bought the Integrated Korean textbook but that book really needs a teacher for it. I’m struggling to find a main resource for grammar and vocab that I can stick with.

Basically I’m trying to figure out 2 things:

1. A good main resource (I read short stories, and practice listening via podcasts and YouTube vids amongst other things so supplemental learning is covered)

2. How should I structure my learning, more so mapping out a learning plan not figuring out daily tasks.

Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated! TIA!

I was soooooo close to giving up. I’ve been struggling to find a good main resource that fits me and if kept making me feel defeated. I’ve been learning Korean off and on for 2 years now. I’ve had a tutor, used textbooks, online courses etc and still can’t find a resource that fits the way my brain works. This has been very frustrating for me. I’m still immersing as much as possible but actual “learning” (grammar and vocabulary) has been very slow.

BUT today, I decided to just read a story from Easy Reading Korean Level 1 Book 1 just to see what I know without looking anything up and I did very well. I had to look up 3 words and that’s it! It gave me hope because I felt like I knew nothing but turns out, I actually know more than I thought.

I’m still concerned about learning resources as I prefer a structured format when learning grammar and vocab but at least I have some motivation to keep going!

화이팅!