The New Yorker

Min Jin Lee on Exams and Hagwons

Hagwons are central to “Testing,” and to “American Hagwon,” which comes out in late September. What do you think of the ...
Indiatimes

Korea's Hangul is the world's only alphabet where every consonant is shaped like the mouth that pronounces it, and the only major writing system with a known inventor

Most writing systems evolved gradually over centuries, making it impossible to identify who invented their letters. Nobody knows who created A, B or C, or the original forms of most scripts still used ...

Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading

Most people absorb social media content without questioning it. Switching to active reading is one of the most practical ...
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For those who want to continue learning Korean on their own | How to learn through videos and online lessons

*This article contains advertisements and affiliate links. Introduction: I want to study Korean, but I can't keep it up... If you have arrived here thinking, "I want to start learning Korean properly, ...
Sydney Morning Herald

This easy travel trick made me a hit with the locals

The best Korean party trick I ever learned was how to read Hangul. It might sound like homework but if you’re already investing all that money on flights and accommodation, you might as well invest a ...
The Atlantic

Reading Is a Practice, Not a Chore

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Hunter discovered that if you recalibrate a course to prioritize “developing a ...
The Citizen

Hangul is more than writing: It is woven into Korean culture

It wasn’t a person and it wasn’t even a place. It was a language, or more precisely, the beautiful and poetic Korean alphabet known as Hangul. When I landed in South Korea, I had no idea that a series ...
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Korea launches monthlong Hangul festivals to promote language culture

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on the 1st that to mark the 579th Hangul Day (Oct. 9), it will hold Hangul culture events across the country throughout October together with the ...
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Korean Alphabet: Master Hangul with Pronunciation and Easy Examples

This article offers a clear and practical introduction to the Korean alphabet, Hangul. Learn all basic consonants and vowels with simplified pronunciation guides and easy example words. Designed for ...
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Passing the Hangul Proficiency Test Level 5 from Scratch in 2 Months of Self-Study! The Shortest Study Method Told by a Successful Candidate

Introduction: Why did I, a complete beginner in Korean, pass Level 5 in 2 months? I started learning Korean from absolute zero after getting hooked on the Korean dramas "Crash Landing on You" and ...
The New Yorker

What’s Happening to Reading?

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an ...
Indiatimes

City researchers highlight key conservation factors for Kashmir hangul

Hyderabad: A study by scientists from the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) at CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, has provided vital insights ...