If you’re like me, you Fridays are your 재일 좋아하는 날 not because it’s the weekend, (although that is a good reason too ^^) but because our very own 선현우 선생님 comes out with his new audio blog.  It’s a great way to catch a glimpse of Korean culture and certainly a great way to practice some listening skills.

If you’re like me, there is always some new vocabulary in his lessons.  Having an advanced vocabulary is one of the hardest things to develop when learning a foreign language.  Take the blog about blood donation for example.  I probably talk about blood donation once or twice a year in English, but of course, I know the word.  In my Korean life, there is a vanishingly small chance that I would ever need to say that word…but I still want to know it.

The best way to learn new words is to use them.  When I was teaching elementary school in America, we were told that people need to use a word 6 times before it becomes part of their personal mental dictionary.  So practice is a must!

I decided that I would undertake a little project of my own to help.  I went back through all the audio blogs and made a list of the words or phrases I still didn’t know.  Then I fired up my webcam and recorded a short video using each of those words.  I made up some of my own sentences, I practiced a bunch, and did several takes, which of course further helped to cement the words in my brain.  Here’s what I came up with:

I’d love for you to post your own video responses!  Or make your own from any of the previous lessons.  Even making a video for 5 or 6 words will really help!