Information Vocabulary was my weakness on the previous TOPIK test, so this time I want to be sure to study vocab hard. And I want to study the RIGHT vocab hard. In the TOPIK Writing book I’ve got, there are extensive lists of vocabulary that may be present on the TOPIK test. Below, you can […]
Recently, I’ve run a number of posts on Vocabulary acquisition Flashcard creation Memory upgrading tips In conjunction with this, I’ve also been in contact with a representative at Tuttle Publishing who’s offered to make a number of Tuttle’s Korean books available to our audience as FREE GIVEAWAYS! These Giveaways will run every few weeks over […]
Information Just as there is spacing in English, Korean also has spacing to help separate words and read things faster. And just as there are spacing rules in English (mostly just separating words with a single space), there are also spacing rules in Korean (which are slightly more complicated). I’ve previously written on proper Korean […]
Information A while ago I wrote a few posts about Wongoji essay papers: Take a Look at Some Sample TOPIK Answer Papers (Blank) and download Wongoji essay papers Learn how to write TOPIK essays well using Wongoji writing guidelines Today, let’s revisit the Wongoji writing rules as described in the 토픽 쓰기 100점 받자! book: […]
Information TOPIK Writing (or, Korean writing in general), pretty much follows the same punctuation conventions as English. Periods mark the end of sentences or abbreviations and separate dates Commas create lists, separate phrases, and mark speech Question marks finish questions Exclamation marks express animated remarks (surprise, shouts, rebukes, etc) Quotation marks express speech and animal […]
Information Although previously this section has always been titled “Inspiration”, I find that as I get further into my studies with TOPIK that “Information” is a more appropriate title. Therefore, I will use the two interchangeably from now on depending on context. 논설문 채점 기준 (Editorial Essay Grading Standards) These tips are taken from the […]
Inspiration **Note: These are ALL the tips my Korean tutor has given me about my TOPIK Writing thus far. I’ll continue to update this post as I receive updated info. Bookmark it now if you think it’s useful. First of all, there’s a big difference between the first essay type question (200-300 characters) and the […]
Inspiration My TOPIK Writing stinks. Like, really stinks. Last time I got a 22/100 on the Writing portion (and at least 1.5 times as high on all the other parts). So, I don’t want to repeat that. Therefore, I’m going to spend the next handful of posts in the 120 TOPIK Challenge ONLY on Writing. […]
Inspiration Actually, I like to know the odds. I find it helps me structure what to focus on primarily. TOPIK II Points 300 TOTAL Points 1교시: 100 Listening (50 questions in 60 min) + 100 Writing (4 questions in 50 min) 2교시: 100 Reading (50 questions in 70 min) Time: (60 + 50) + 70min = […]
Inspiration Since I posted last time about Extensive Reading using familiar texts, here’s some helpful advice I found recently about how to effectively read UNfamiliar texts, like on TOPIK. Reading passages. THREE stratgies: Read to find information (charts/graphs/images) Basic comprehension (gist/main idea) Reading to learn (details) Question types on TOPIK (in increasing difficulty): Read the […]