After coming to Korea, I will focus more on practicing speaking and listening - Essay for KGSP 2018

Study plans to improve foreign languages(Korean, English, etc) required for taking a bachelor's degree course
BEFORE and AFTER you come to Korea.

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I need to improve my Korean

Learning languages has always been my hobby since I was in middle school, and Korean is my favorite language due to my interest in Korean culture. I started learning Hangul (Korean alphabet) when I was in the first grade of middle school. I was eager to learn Hangul because I want to be able to read Korean songs lyrics. Entering high school, my curiosity in Korean language increased, so I decided to start learning Korean grammar properly. I bought Korean grammar books and taught myself every weekend. For the listening and speaking, I downloaded an app called 'Hello Talk' where I can find native Korean speakers to have conversations with. In short, I can say that I am already half prepared to study and live in Korea.

However, I still need to improve my Korean in order to meet the requirements for taking a bachelor's degree in Korea. From Monday to Friday, I will review one Korean grammar point and make three sentences out of it everyday. I also will enrich my vocabularies from an app called 'Duolingo'. On Saturday, I will listen to a Korean song and try to write down the lyrics and translate it into English. If done, I will look up for the right lyrics and write it down with the translations. On Sunday, I will review all of the grammar points for the week. At the end of the month, I will do TOPIK past papers I find from the internet to familiarize myself with the TOPIK test. Those are my plans to improve my Korean before I come to Korea.

After coming to Korea, I will focus more on practicing speaking and listening by having daily conversations with people around me, including friends from language institute, neighbors, or sellers in markets. I will also read Korean newspaper and books everyday to add more vocabularies as well as introduce me to unfamiliar sentence patterns. The next thing I will do is posting an article on my website about my life in Korea in Korean and English every month. This will not only help me to practice writing and doing my hobby, but also give others insights into what life in South Korea is like.

Farah, this is an impressive study plan for Hangul. I am just wondering if you think that your English is so perfect already that you are not including it in your study plans for foreign languages even though it is mentioned in the prompt? While you do have a strong command of the English language, it is far from being perfect at a native speaker level. You are definitely at an advanced level but nothing more than that. With that observation of your language skills in mind, I think that you should plan to continue to grow your English language skills as well before and after you get to Korea. Don't just rely on writing your blog in English and Korean for the English language development part. You should include at least 2 paragraphs that will explain how you plan to develop your English skills as well since English is practically the lingua franca of the world and therefore, will be of use to you while you are in Korea and you find yourself in situations where your Hangul communication skills are still wanting or not clear to the person you are speaking to.