I decided to study Korean last year after seeing how many awards Korean advertising agencies had won in a few global advertising competitions. As an advertising major, I often check on award results to see what agencies I should keep tabs on and apply to in the future. I was shocked to see how many Korean agencies had beat American agencies for awards this past year. After learning more about the advertisements, I thought that I would want to work at a Korean agency. In order to do that, I would need to learn Korean. I met with Korean students studying abroad at Richmond to learn more about the culture and get their opinions on how to go about learning Korean. I then decided to go abroad in Korea, where I was part of a daily intensive Korean course, and fell in love with Seoul. I am continuing to study Korean so that I can apply to jobs in Korea and live a more comfortable life there than when I went abroad. Also, I plan to take TOPIK at some point and use that score to obtain a work visa.
This semester I hope to get my level of Korean to Intermediate 2 and I think by taking this class, it will be easier for me to commit time every day to studying and create a regimented schedule for language learning.
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