Hi everyone.
I want to start learning Korean (Kpop and Kdrama fan). I know some Korean, I can read the letters, I can understand about 20% of a show without subtitles, but I am not confident in speaking and carrying out full conversations. I was thinking of learning the language properly, but I'm not sure what path to choose. I have the ability to attend an in-person language school. I think this is absolutely valuable. This was how I learned English: attending group classes. But I was 8 years old when I learned English.
The reason I am not doing self study is because I have ADHD and I suck at forcing myself to do hard things. Even if I really want to. I need the outside force. I think the pros for inperson group class is the social aspect of learning and working with other people. The con is of course the cost and time it takes (I don't have a car, so I have to rely on public transport in North America lol) and very expensive. The pros for tutoring is that it is faster, online (so no commute). The cons is I don't get to learn from other students, it's one on one.
Any ideas? How should I make this decision?
How about a group class that’s online? I’ve heard that those exist, I hope someone else can tell where they can be found!
세종학당 has online group classes
SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London has online classes. They are evenings in the UK but people connect from around the world; when I did mine there were Scandinavians, Chinese (Hong Kong IIRC), and someone who journeyed around the world (pretty much a different continent every couple of weeks).
The King Sejong Institute runs online classes too and as far as I know they are free but get booked up very quickly.
However you might find that 1-1 tuition is better.
It might be hard to find a group class at the level you want.