안녕하세요! 토미입니다.
Hello, this is Tammy. Nice to meet you, guys. And welcome to my Korean lesson. Before we begin to this whole course, I would briefly introduce myself and my lessons.
Introducing myself
As I said before, my name is Tammy, and I am Japanese.
What? Are you Japanese? And teaching Korean in English?
Yes, yes, yes. I can hear you. I am Japanese who grew up in Korea. So, you don’t have to worry about my Korean. My Korean is really like that of a native Korean.
I had lived in Korea for ten years. I finished middle and high school there, and I was the only Japanese among all Korean students. So, as you can imagine, my Korean has improved automatically, like that of a native speaker.
After finishing high school, I attended UC Berkeley in California and got a bachelor’s degree in Media studies.
After that, I attended the Graduate School of Interpretation of Korean and English at Sun Moon University in Korea. Through an intense graduate language program, I deepened my knowledge of Korean at a professional level.
After all my experiences, I wanted to provide Korean learning content to all the students who want to learn Korean in the world eagerly. So, I decided to make this English channel.
Characteristics of this channel
The goal of this course is simple: to help people who are entirely new to Korean to learn all the beginner levels and pass TOPIK I Level 2!
What? What is TOPIK?
TOPIK is the abbreviation for ‘Test of Proficiency in Korean.’ You can think of it as the official world-known Korean test. So, this course is specifically designed to pass the TOPIK I Level 2.
Thus, if you are preparing for TOPIK, you are right on!!
If you don’t, you are also right! Because you will learn Korean thoroughly from my lessons.
First of all, this beginner’s course will be a series of about 50 lessons in total.
Also, in this course, you will learn words and grammar while using Korean conversational sentences.
If you have a Korean textbook, you will learn about one lesson every video.
Students will say like
“So, what are the characteristics of this channel?”
Why should I watch your channel among all the excellently edited Korean channels?
Right! I will tell you three main characteristics of my channel.
The most significant feature is that you can learn Korean systematically. The second one is you can maximize the learning experience of reading, listening, speaking, and writing, which is very difficult to accomplish on YouTube. I will explain it later.
Lastly, you can download texts and take quizzes on my homepage for free. That sounds good, right? Ok. I will explain more.
1. Systematic Videos
First of all, the most significant feature is that you can learn all the beginner-level words and grammar systematically for free on my channel.
Specifically, you will study 1600 essential words and 80 grammatical expressions, starting from how to read Korean characters.
The standard of this whole course is a level that you can pass TOPIK I Level 2.
I will explain all the concepts you need to know so it’s easier to understand than reading the text yourself. Because it is on YouTube, you’ll never miss it like on TV. It’s like taking an online lesson whenever you want.
Moreover, this course is designed to help you learn all the beginner Korean systematically. I want to emphasize the word ‘systematic.’ ‘Systematic’ means ‘in order.’
For example, if you don’t know anything about math, first you have to learn how to write numbers, and then you learn about addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, right?
You don’t suddenly jump into division without understanding addition, subtraction, and multiplication. In math, in order to learn a language effectively, there are efficient steps for students. And I know all of that.
In other words, even if you start Korean with no knowledge, you can finish learning all the beginner levels just by looking at the playlist of this course.
So, the order of learning is crystal clear and super efficient! This is my channel’s greatest strength.
2. Improving four essential skills
Secondly, I spell some magic throughout the lessons to maximize learning efficiency. The magic is that you can improve four language skills at once per lesson.
To be fluent in Korean, you must improve your writing, reading, speaking, and listening, right? These are four language skills.
If you read and listen to my videos, there is a next step where you can speak aloud and write what you have learned through the lesson.
In addition, I will give you homework!
What a friendly teacher I am!
For example, I will ask you to write a short one or two sentences using the grammar you have learned and post them in the comment section. I will check and read every comment you send me. And I will also ask you to memorize 40 words for every lesson.
3. Free download
The third feature is that all YouTube videos are linked to my homepage.
So, what you have learned from my YouTube video is covered in the text on my homepage.
Specifically, you can see the full text of my YouTube script, a PDF file of a vocabulary list, a grammar list, a Hangul table, a four-choice quiz of all beginner words, small tests, a final examination, etc.
Furthermore, the four-choice vocabulary quiz on my homepage is GREAT for vocabulary learning!
Many people memorize vocabulary by looking at words or writing them. If you are such a person, please go to my homepage and try the 40-word, 4-choice quiz at the end of each course.
In addition, I include a small grammar test every five lessons in my course. This test is also available for free on my homepage.
Moreover, I will give you the certificate of completion!!
But, it is not going to be easy. You have to pass the final exam.
You will be like
THE FINAL EXAM!! WHAT!?
Sounds so scary, right? The questions are similar to the actual questions on the TOPIK I Level 2.
Therefore, if you pass this, you can be proud and show your family and friends that you have finally become the master of Korean.
OK. I told you about three significant benefits you can get from my channel. One is systematic lessons, and the second is that you can enjoy not only listening and reading but also actively participating in writing and speaking. The last one is that you can get free texts and quizzes from my homepage.
I wanted to create a place where you could learn Korean quickly, so I teach it on YouTube.
By all means, study all the courses, pass the final exam, get a certificate of completion, and become a master of Korean!
And you all shall be victorious!
그럼 오늘도 행복 가득, 웃음 가득한 하루 되세요！ 한국어 화이팅, 화이팅, 화이팅！！
