KOR TV

[profiterole_reads]

On KOR TV, you can watch several Korean TV channels live.

I've just heard of it in the recommendations at the end of an Amazon email (because it's available on the Amazon Fire Stick, which I don't have), but you can simply go directly to the website. There's a subscription, but a few channels are available for free.

I'm going to try to watch it a little every day when I'm not in the middle of watching a k-drama. That'll be good for my listening skills, which are still pretty low compared to my reading skills.

Comments

[corvidology]

Sounds like an excellent language tool. :D

[profiterole_reads]

Yes, I like that it's documentaries, so I don't care that I don't understand much, like I would if I tried to watch k-drama without French or English subs. I've always been much slower in terms of listening skills than reading skills, so I know I will end up improving in time.

[corvidology]

I would love to be able to learn Korean - MG recently pointed out while most of my favourite Asian dramas are Cdramas we actually watch more Kdramas - but I'm already maintaining 'professional jargon related' reading skills in a stupid number of languages and feel like something's got to give... for now. ;D

[profiterole_reads]

I don't find it difficult, but it takes time because there's a lot more vocabulary to learn than for languages originating in Europe (though they do use a number of English words too).

[corvidology]

I think listening skills are harder than reading ones - at least I find it is - but fortunately I only really need the reading ones.

... I may have to expand into reading Chinese soon so that'll be a trip.

[profiterole_reads]

I only know a handful of basic hanzi/kanji and I am very impressed at people who manage to learn them, especially at adult age where memory is a little less effective.

[china_shop]

대박! 링크 고마워요!

[profiterole_reads]

천만에요!

[china_shop]

Jsyk, 제가 지난 주에 본 유튜브 레슨에 따라서, 누군가가 고맙다고 말할때 제일 좋은 대답은 아냐 또는 아니에요라는 것이에요. 또, 저는 그런 말을 많이 들었어요. ^^

[profiterole_reads]

알기 좋아요.

[blackcatofmisery]

Thank you for the link! I watch Korean shows on various sites, because I need subtitles, but an option to watch live programs is interesting. News channels would be good for listening practice, I think, because any news station generally follows a similar format, so there would be some familiarity like "And now for the weather!" or "Today in sports."

=^..^=~

[profiterole_reads]

I don't know if the documentary channel available for free has news programmes per se, but it shows happier things than the news would. :-)

[ragnarok_08]

Thanks for the link! That sounds interesting :)

[profiterole_reads]

You're welcome. :-)