시험 학습 계획 #2 posted at 09:12
Unfortunately it has reached that time where I only have five weeks left till my Summer final exams start ㅠㅠ This means I have to think of a good study plan to go over. As much as the review tests were stressful during term times it has helped me to review chapters 5-20 material and remember it better than studying it all at once before my final exam. Much like I have showed you before, I have made now a study plan to make extensive notes for chapters 21-25! So I can add them to my existing notes for other chapters and then review it all completely.
Chapter Twenty-One
- Review the conditional form - (으) 면 and it's various uses;
- - (으) 면 meaning "If.../When(ever)..."
- Review the form -(으) 면 in relation to hopes and wishes;
- - (으) 면 좋겠어요 meaning "I wish/hope..." similar to "It would be good if...."
- - (으) 면 얼마나 좋겠어요? meaning "How wonderful would it be if...?"
- Review the form - (으) 면 in relation to polite requests;
- - (으) 면 고맙겠어요 meaning "I would be grateful if you..."
- - 해 주셨으면 합니다 meaning "I should be grateful if..." which is more hypothetical
- Review the other cognitional uses of -(으) 면 form;
- - 지 않으면 안 돼요/ 안 하면 안 돼요 used for Obligations
- - (으) 면 안 돼요 used for Denial of Permission
- Review the intentive form - (으)려(고) which means "Intending to..."
- Review the form - (으) 려면 meaning "If one intends to.../If you intend to..."
- Look at the adverb 좀 and it's new meaning of "Just/only" softening suggestions/commands
- Review the - (는) 군요! sentence ending which is used for First Realisations
Chapter Twenty-Two
- Review the form - (으)면서(도) which is used to state "While..."
- Learn about the contrast use of - (이) 면 as it wasn't learnt in lessons
- Review the -네요 sentence ending which is used for Mild Exclamations/Surprise
- To re-learn the Grammar Note 22.4 about the abbreviated verbs and manner and colour as I didn't fully understand the meaning when looked at in lessons
- Review the transferentive verb form - 다(가) which is used to state a Change in Action or a Circle of Action
- Re-learn the Grammar Note 22.6 which looks again at the auxiliary verb 말아요 including the use of 말고 as a Pseudo-Particle
- Review the form - (으) ㄴ/- 는 김에 meaning "As long as you're at it.../As long as we are..."
- Review the modifier form - (으) ㄴ/- 는 것 같아요 which means "It seems like..."
Chapter Twenty-Three
- Review the imminent elaboration with circumstantial form - 는데(요), - (으)ㄴ데(요) which has various meanings
- Review the form - 는/ - (으) ㄴ데도 which means "In spite of...ing"
- Learn the other uses of 데 in the Grammar Note 23.3 as it wasn't learnt in the lesson
- Review the postnoun - 네 and the diminutive - 이 which is put on the end of names
- Overview the future prospective modifier - (으) ㄹ that had been learnt in previous lessons
- Look over the Grammar Note 23.6 on prospective modifier clauses as it explains different ways the modifier is used
- Review the form plain/past base + - (으) ㄹ 때 which means "When..."
- Review also the different forms of the - (으) ㄹ 때 form;
- - (으) ㄹ 때마다 meaning "Every time.../Whenever..."
- - (으) ㄹ 때부터 meaning "Ever since..."
- - (으) ㄹ 때까지 meaning "Until..."
- Review the form - (으) ㄹ 것 같아요 which means "It seems like it will..."
- Review the form - (으)려다가 which means "Was going to..." or "But..."
Chapter Twenty-Four
- Review the - (으) ㄴ 후에 form which means "After...ing"
- Look over the Grammar Note 24.2 on modifier clauses: "While..ing"
- Review the form - (으) ㄴ/-는 바람에 which means "Because of...ing" which has negative connotations
- Learn the adverbative verb form -게 as it wasn't fully covered in lessons as well with the causative form -게 해요
- Learn the form -게 돼요 which means "Gets so that.../turns out so that..."
- Learn the form -는 게 좋겠어요 meaning "It would be best to..."
- Look over Grammar Note 24.8 regarding Expressing Intentions as it wasn't covered in lessons
- Learn the form - (으) ㄴ / -는 대로 which means either "As soon as..." or "In accordance with..."
Chapter Twenty-Five
- Quickly review the short grammar notes and make sure you fully understand their uses and meanings alongside with the more detailed notes you have made yourself
- Complete all the English to Korean translations and Korean to English translations for practice and memorise them
Additional Studying
- Study all the dialogues and reading practices from chapter 5-25 and make sure to know these off by heart as it helps greatly with exam translation
- Cover all the vocabulary and not just those words in the dialogue including all verb meanings
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I am currently on my Easter break and it seems like I can finally rest but as I have said before, the earlier you start studying the easier it is when it gets closer to the exam. Slowly and steadily studying works far better than fitting it all in at once. This also means you are able to remember it better after the exam, especially as I have to continue the studying over the Summer for my arrival exam when I arrive at University in Korea ^^
Therefore with this post I apologise if I seem vacant for the next month or so but I will be studying super diligently! Hopefully with my preparation for my exams I can bring you also more useful study guides!
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시험 학습 계획 posted at 08:07
One of the most common questions I get is how I plan out my studying before an important test to make sure that everything possible is covered in the available study time. I am not saying my method is the correct way when planning, I have to admit I am my own worse enemy when it comes to studying and numerous times I have over done it to the extent my brain instead dissolves the information than take it in. Of course as a University student I have the great resource of the library study spaces but the most important thing I suggest first is that you find a quiet area that has minimum distractions i.e. no laptop, no television, no mobile phone. When studying in my own bedroom I am always looking out the window, looking at my posters, going to get food every five minutes, so being in a place like the library really holds you back from being totally distracted from your work.
Before I start to study to get the main idea of what I need to cover I make a vague plan of every point I have to review. As I have said before in my classes, every five chapters in my textbook is the point where we have to begin studying for our next review test. Mine is in just another two weeks and I have been studying bit by bit in the last week, but here I will show you how I divide the topics chapter by chapter (in this test we are covering chapters 16-20 of 'Continuing Korean' - please look at my earlier textbook post to refer to this book).
Chapter Sixteen
- Review -고 sentence pattern meaning "and..." including how to use with negative form.
- Read the section Grammar Note 16.2 for more on Infinite Form -아/어 including -서 which has two meanings of 1) Cause and Result and 2) Sequence, stating it's difference with -(으) 니까.
- Review -어서 좋아요 meaning "I am glad that..." or "It's good that...".
- Make sure to remember the copula form as well of -(이)라서.
- Learn the unfinished sentences and afterthoughts with -서요 and -고요 as they weren't covered in your class notes.
- Review the sentence pattern of descriptive verb + -어서 죽겠어요 meaning "I am so....I could die".
- Review the sentence pattern of both noun + 에 대해서- and noun + 에 관해서- which means "about" or "concerning".
- Study the sentence ending of -거든요? meaning "can't you see....?".
Chapter Seventeen
- Review turning descriptive into processive verbs with the pattern -아/어 해요 for 3rd person.
- Review how to create compound verbs such as compound with 가다 and 오다 and also the resultant state sentence pattern of -있 whilst stating differences with the form -고 있어요.
- Look over the exploratory pattern of -어 보다 referring back to class notes as more notes were made than in the textbook.
- Review how to ask for favors using the sentence pattern verb + 줍다 including humble form of 드리다.
- Go over the nominalizer form of -기 which is "the act of doing" and the "state of doing" including it's many uses stated in this chapter:
- its uses with sensory verbs to describe the state of actions
- plain verb base + -기 시작하- meaning "to begin to..."
- any base + -기 때문에 meaning "because of...."
- plain verb base + -기 전에- meaning "before..."
Chapter Eighteen
- Review form verb infinitive form + 야 which means "only if..." or "must..." followed mostly by 하다.
- Review form verb infinitive form + 도 meaning "even though..." including the copula form of -(이)라도 and the asking permission form with -어도 + 좋다 or -괜찮다 and lastly the negative form of -지 않아도 meaning "doesn't have to...".
- Quickly go over the idiomatic -어도 expressions in grammar note 18.3.
- Review the form infinitive form + 지다 meaning "to become/to get...".
- Review the form -(으) ㄹ 수 있다/없다 which means "can/cannot do...".
- Go over the new connection of -(으) 며 for "and" as not many class notes were made.
- Review the sentence pattern of noun (을) + 통해(서) which means "through the /noun/...".
- Learn the sentence pattern of -기로 하- meaning "decides/agrees to do..." as wasn't covered in class notes - make sure to understand the differences between "promise" and "decide".
Chapter Nineteen
- Review the modifiers post I had collected from class notes and wrote up on blog but also make extensive notes from the textbook include grammar notes 19.1, 19.2 and 19.3.
- Have yet to cover grammar notes 19.4 , 19. 7, and 19.8 in class so make sure that once it has been taught in lessons to review these topics.
- Review again the use of particle 보다 meaning "than..." and it's extra uses when added to other previously learnt particles.
Chapter Twenty
- Quickly review the form notes in this chapter as they are very useful but make sure to not rely on them as need more extensive practice and examples.
- Complete all the English to Korean Translation and Korean to English Translation for practice and memorize them.
Additional Studying
- Study all dialogues from chapters 5-20 and make sure to know them off by heart as this was what the translation questions were based on last time.
- Cover all vocabulary in chapters making sure that any additional verbs have been learnt.
- Go through Elementary Korean II extra vocabulary and make vocab lists to learn for listening test.
- Listen to all dialogues and extra listening practice online for listening test practice.
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There you have what my typical study plan looks for the review tests. I like including all the forms and meanings because I can just review this plan quickly without extensive grammar notes to check I remember their meanings. Don't be put off about how complex it seems as I am at a elementary level and beginners shouldn't be frightened by the Korean they don't recognize just yet! This can also give a little taster of how much a Korean language degree student has to learn in the span of about 2 months in classes. It doesn't seem much written down in note form but there is about 100+ pages of textbook notes I have to cover ^^;;
One of my last tips is to make sure to plan early!!! The earlier you plan and the smaller chunks of studying you can fit in means you have less to cram the few days before an exam. It takes less strain and stress on your temperament as well if you're like me and get easily distracted. My favourite method of study breaks is every time I need to fill up my water bottle I go on a little ten minute walk around my University building so I can relax a little and stretch my legs so maybe some of you could try that? ^^
Remember to comment if you have any further questions or queries!
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My name is 루시 (Lucy) and I am a 2nd year student of BA Korean in London, but currently I am studying at Korea University in Seoul.
This blog will include helpful tips and hints on how to learn the Korean language but will also show my own progress in studying.
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