I’m realizing that I only set goals for Korean last year.
2024 Goals: Korean
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I want to up my Italki classes from 30 minutes to 45 minutes per lesson(or even an hour? We’ll see). And still two classes a week of course
epic fail, I stopped Italki some time in January? I did get better at speaking however, although how that happened I have no idea -
Read at least 5 novels, graded readers exclude
8/5 so far, and several I’m close to completing, so I should get to 10 by the end of the year, if not more -
Finish the graded readers that I already bought
I decided to stop Short Stories in Korean for Intermediate Learners | L12. I’m also seriously wondering whether I should do the same with Korean Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Folktales in Korean and English (Free Online Audio) | L10. Or I could just finish it in December 
. On the brightside, I’ve crushed through the other graded readers I had, including the Darakwon graded readers. The only one I have left is 홍길동전 | L34?? which I will start next week and should finish in early February, but I bought that a lot more recently. -
Book clubs! Join any that are in Korean and actually feasible for my level. (And don’t buy books that are way too high lvl that I won’t be able to read for a long time)
stuff happened so I couldn’t join all the book clubs I wanted to join. I also bought the first Harry Potter book, which looking back was very ambitious -
Take the TOPIK II and get TOPIK 3 level
same as above, with my health going sideways I just couldn’t take it this year. Concerning how high my current level is though, I would say I’m maybe around TOPIK 4? Or getting there very soon at least -
5 audiobooks including graded readers. Just more listening practice in general
5/5 (soon to be 6, just 15 minutes left on that audiobook). I listened to the four volumes of 사라진 날 | L18 that are on Storytel. I do think I generally did more listening than the previous year, but not as much as I was hoping -
Daily reading (if reasonable, there will be no burnouts happening next year)
All the months where my health was well enough for me to read, I got there. I was forced to take a break from most brain intensive activities though this summer, but I did manage to stop myself from worsening the situation by exhausting myself even more -
Weekly writing practice
this one I failed miserably and I have no excuses 
Overall, I’m pretty happy about everything I’ve accomplished for Korean. My body did not cooperate this year, but that did not stop me from still acheiving some of those goals! 3.5/8
2025 Goals
Korean
- 20 novels (I’m about to hit 10 for 2024, and barely read between June and September, so this seems doable)
- 10 audiobooks. Listening to something as I read it counts. Again, more listening practice!!
- 1 lightnovel, start to finish (maybe 12시간 뒤 1권 시리즈 | L26?? ?)
- Daily reading when reasonable
- At least some writing practice? TOPIK Writing? Diary entries? Whatever it is, doesn’t matter
- TOPIK II, aiming for TOPIK 4 (stretch goal, TOPIK 5?)
- Catch up to the recent chapters of 외모지상주의 | L27
- 50 manga volumes. Webtoons also count, just gotta find out how to measure them. I can’t tell whether that’s a crazy goal or an easily achievable one, we’ll see
- Start reading novels into the low L30s
- Finish those book club books! (소리를 보는 소년 | L29, 또다시 같은 꿈을 꾸었어 | L24, 아몬드 | L27, 밤을 건너는 소년 | L26, 해리포터와 마법사의 돌 1 | L29 and 죽이고 싶은 아이 | L25)
Japanese
- Finish Genki I (and Genki II? Unless I find another resource by then and do that instead)
- Wanikani level 30
- 5 mangas
- A long form graded reader or children’s book?
- Some listening practice
- ABBC on wanikani
Italian
- Finish the graded readers I already have
- 3 novels (children’s books included)
- Listening! Some of those beginner and intermediate stories on Youtube? Movies? TVshows?
Spanish
- 12 novels. So one per month. Not a lot, but I really just need to find the motivation to read more
