Korean Lessons

In their very first episode of SpongeMind podcast, Jeremy and Jonson explain a set of principles that make language learning easy.

001 Principles of Language Learning

Let us tell you about 3 habits that, if added into your life, WILL make you a great Korean learner

002 Three Habits of Great Language Learners

Let's look into the three biggest barriers to language learning. These are the things that stop people from experiencing the results that will keep them going on their language learning journey. An episode for Korean learners and for English learners. 

003 Three Enemies of Language Learning

One of the hardest things about learning Korean is the so-called “polite and impolite speech”. Honorific speech in Korean is hard both for Korean learners to understand and for native Koreans to explain. In this episode, Jonson and Jeremy answer the question: What are 존댓말 and 반말 and how to they manifest in Korean language and society?

004 Understanding and Using Honorific Speech

Korean people who are learning English often have a hard time understanding how to be polite in English. In this episode, we discuss what politeness means in English speaking cultures. If you are learning Korean, then this episode will help you to understand your Korean friends and language exchanges partners better.

005 Conversational Etiquette in English

Many Korean learners hit a point in their  journey learning Korean when they realize that they can't make the same kind of sarcastic jokes in Korean the way they would in English. In this episode, we discuss what makes things funny in the first place, the difference between sarcasm in English and Korean, and how this all relates to language learning.

006 Sarcasm in Korean and English – Is There a Difference?

If there ever was a magic pill in language learning, this is it.  Shadowing is something all Korean learners should be doing on regular basis. People always wonder how to learn Korean in the most effective way, and how to learn English for that matter. Let us tell you why shadowing is the magic pill, and how it resembles the way a baby learns a language for the first time.

007 Power of Shadowing

In this episode, we discuss the benefits of learning a new language, whether you're learning Korean or learning English. And we also share how our lives have changed as a result of being language learners. 

008 Why Learn a New Language?

Learning vocabulary is an unavoidable part of language learning. As a language learner, how else will we be able to use the language without picking up on vocabulary? Whether you are a Korean learner or an English learner, the principles are the same. In this episode, we get into these principles.

009 Three Principles for Learning Vocabulary

In language learning, perhaps the biggest hurdle is pronunciation. Many language learners struggle with it. To learn Korean, however, this is a challenge you simply can’t get around. Let us go over three ways to improve your Korean pronunciation. 

010 Three Ways to Improve Korean Pronunciation

On the language learning journey, vocabulary study is one of the most time consuming and painful aspects for most people. However, it doesn't have to be that way. Whether you're learning Korean or learning English, there will be a lot of words that you will have to learn. But the attitude with which you approach the learning of those words can change everything. In today's episode, we will discuss the attitude that will make the process of learning vocabulary fun and painless!

011 - A Painless Way to Learn Korean Vocabulary

Consistent and persistent listening is the most important factor in language learning. In other words, input is king! However, most language learners give up too early because they "can't understand anything they hear." This is a huge mistake in that it massively decreases the language input they are getting. We must listen repetitively to things we don't at first understand in order to one day understand it. In this podcast, we'll get into just how that can be done. Repetitive listening goes a long way.

012 How to Listen to Stuff You Don’t Understand

Language learners of English and Korean often have a hard time finding good listening material in the beginning stages. In this episode, we get into how to choose listening materials for beginners and give some useful tips as well! Enjoy your language learning everyone!

013 How to Choose Listening Materials for Beginners

Memorization is a learning method most language learners have used at one point or another. We look into this classic language learning technique to help you figure out how to learn Korean vocabulary effectively.

014 To Memorize or Not to Memorize – That is the Question

The embarrassing moments of making mistakes while saying the simplest thing… all Korean learners had a plenty of them. But making mistakes is one thing you have to do more than anything else in language learning. Let’s talk about why.

015 Want to Improve Your Korean? Make Mistakes!

When we are doing language exchange, there are times when we might not know what to say or we run out of things to talk about. In those moments, there are things we can do as language learners to keep the learning going. In this episode, we will get into a few of these. 

016 Three Techniques to Keep the Conversation Going

If you learn Korean, you should know that using the word "you" in Korean is very different from in English. In fact, Koreans usually don't use the word in everyday speech. In this episode, we will discuss how you can overcome this on your Korean learning journey. 

017 How to Address Others in Korean

Jonson and Jeremy discuss motivation and how their current language learning endeavors are going in this episode. Motivation on the language learning journey can be tough to find and even harder to create. But the good thing is, that we all have the means to motivate ourselves. We need only focus our intention in the right places. 

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018 How to keep yourself motivated

Language learners always want to improve their speaking ability. But how do we do it? Well, there are plenty of "methods" but language learning is not just about techniques. More than that, we believe it's important to focus on the fundamentals. Let’s talk about what they are.

019 Three things you need to speak better Korean

The life of a language learner has its ups and downs. Sometimes we feel really motivated. Other times language learning seems like a chore. In this episode we talk about how finding balance in all aspects of the Korean learning journey leads to a happier, lighter you.

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