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

[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.