DNU Korean Language Lecturer Reveals “Super Method” to Learn Korean Through Movies

In this article, the lecturer of the Korean Language and Culture Department of Dai Nam University will "reveal" to you the "super method of learning Korean through movies" with just 3 extremely simple steps.

Learning Korean through movies is being used by many young Vietnamese people to improve their Korean skills.

Step 1: Learn Korean through movies with Vietsub

For those who are just starting to learn Korean, you should consider choosing to watch reliable Korean movies with regular Vietnamese subtitles.

The desired result of this step is simply getting used to the intonation and pauses in Korean communication.

When learning Korean through movies, at this step, pay attention and practice pronouncing the sentences that the characters repeat to get used to the Korean intonation. And remember not to get too absorbed in the emotional flow of the movie, forgetting your main job is to practice listening, speaking as well as vocabulary!

Step 2: Learn Korean through movies with Korean subtitles

When you have learned Korean to a certain level, it means that you have a good vocabulary and grammar. You should improve your listening, speaking and reflex skills by learning Korean through movies with Korean subtitles.

In this step, you need to learn to draw out your own communication experiences, practice quick translation reflexes in your head. Watch the movie slowly, stop to write down new words and listen to them again.

Step 3: Learn Korean through movies without subtitles

If your Korean is already quite fluent, you can practice listening by watching movies without subtitles. This step is quite difficult, so make sure you are confident enough to watch movies without subtitles.

Start this step by choosing cartoons or reality TV shows.

Maybe when learning Korean through movies without subtitles, you can't understand every word in the sentence or react quickly when listening to native speakers. However, after a while, you will gradually understand most of the dialogue of the characters in the movie and improve your listening skills greatly.

At this level, to learn effectively, you should refer to and learn more slang words, words used in daily Korean communication and typical local accents in Korea.

Introducing some notable bilingual movie websites

- Youtube: You can watch and listen to Korean through short videos cut from movies to watch and learn at the same time. Some typical channels:

+ Nine Chocolate: A great and interesting Youtube channel to learn about Korean culture. The channel also has short subs in famous movies.

+ Park Chimmy: Learn Korean lyrics through famous songs.

+ Cheri Hyeri 체리 혜리: Korean girl with passion for Vietnamese and has many interesting Vlogs about Korea.

+ 뽀로로(Pororo), 핑크퐁 (인기 동요・동화), 베이비버스 -인기 동요・동화: Channel teaching the Korean alphabet and short animated films.

- Blog.naver.com: Channel to watch Korean movies with Korean subtitles.

- Phim14.net: Phim14.net gathers many famous movies today. The movie translation team is large and professional, the movie subtitles are created quickly to meet the needs of viewers.

- Hdonline.vn: The number of movies translated and updated is large, the movie quality is stable, and there is little lag. What's special is that the website also has its own App for mobile phones, making watching movies easier and more convenient.

- Kzone.tv: Channel updates Korean movies and reality TV shows.

Rated by many as the best bilingual movie viewing website today.

- Tv.Zing.vn: Top quality Korean-Vietnamese bilingual music and movie channel.

- Mochi's House: Facebook page helps you find quality school movies with Korean and Vietnamese subtitles. You can also find the movie's script in Korean.

Some game shows

1. Running Man
2. We Got Married
3. Infinity challenge
4. 2 Days 1 Night
5. We are in love
6. K-pop Star
7. Produce 101

FACULTY OF KOREAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, DAI NAM UNIVERSITY