Is it worth taking 3 Korean classes?
The standard two Korean varieties are officially found in Korea: the South Korean Seoul dialect and the North Korean Phyong’yang dialect. The dialects are defined and governed by the national language policies of each country. Regional dialects are approximately provincial. Thus, Kyonsang, Chungchong, Cholla and Cheju Island form the regional dialects of South Korea. Hamkyong, Pyongan, Hwanghae are the regional dialects of North Korea. Some dialects are not easy to understand.
Korean is a beautiful language which has recently gained popularity due to the increasing popularity of K dramas and K-pop among the young adults.
As the language gained an immense amount of popularity, many individuals realised that there is more to this language than meets the eye. In fact, the Korean language is accompanied by a beautiful and vast culture, waiting for its learner to explore it. With that said, Korean is not an easy language to master. Therefore many individuals overdo it with the classes that they enrol into or with the number of tutors that they utilise.
Some individuals inadvertently lead themselves to burnout by always stressing themselves. Now let’s say, you are an inspiring Korean student who has decided to master the language. And by mastering, we mean achieving an excellent amount of fluency in the language. Due to your fear and the notoriously difficult reputation of this language, You decided to enrol on more than one class. In my personal opinion, enrolling on more than one class is going to be an epic waste of your money and time.
Every language requires you to internalise the basics of that language, then the grammar and finally the vocabulary. Taking three classes doesn’t help speed up your process at all. If anything, it slows it down. Why? You see, every class will have a separate professional guide teaching you their methodology. Each tutor’s methodology of teaching the language might differ from the other’s. Therefore, this multiplicity of methodologies will end up confusing you in the end. On top of that taking, multiple classes are going to only mean added stress and work.
We need to also remember the age-old notion of studying on our own along with the classes. If you plan to just take up three classes without putting in any personal effort, then you’re only wasting your time. Take a single class with a single guide and study along with that guide and on your own. There is absolutely no point in leading yourself to burnout without even achieving anything. Instead, work smart not hard.
Finally,
Korean is among the most misinterpreted and misunderstood languages in the world because it has unclear origins and continues to be the subject of scientific discussion. Evidence shows that Korean and Japanese, which also includes Turkish and Mongolian, are members of the Altaic language family. Although Chinese belongs to a whole different family of languages, Korean was greatly influenced. Many think the language has come from a single cultural source. Just as today’s Korean people have not come from a single homogenous race, so today’s Korean language has not developed from a single language. Korean is an interesting language to learn. So when are you starting it?