Stories play an important role to build & reinforce your language skills. They help to build your fundamental skills. Stories are memorable. Stories help to express thought & point of views. Stories are really close to cultural aspects.
Let’s talk about some elements of storytelling.
ELEMENTS OF STORYTELLING
There are different elements included. Let’s understand them one by one.
- PLOT
Plot is an event or action that derives your story. The plot lets the reader know what’s happening, describes the problems your character is trying to solve & how they solve them.
- SETTING OF STORY
This is both the physical location & point in time in which your plot takes place. You can build a whole new scenario with your thoughts.
- CHARACTERS
Characters are the people, beings that derive your story. The story can have many characters or just one main character to focus on.
- CONFLICT
Conflict is the big problem of the story. What is your main character trying to overcome? It comes in many different forms, there could be one major conflict in your story or your main character trying to figure out many throughout the whole.
This is the short introduction of elements of the storytelling. Now we will understand how we can write a creative piece in Korean having understanding of these elements.
EXAMPLE OF STORYTELLING:
This is a story written by me to help you to understand the concept of storytelling in easy language. This story is beginner friendly.
- STORY TITLE
이야기의 제목
A STORY OF A GIRL WHO DREAMS
꿈을 꾸는 소녀의 이야기
She loves to paint, write and learn new things.
그녀는 그림을 그리고, 글을 쓰고, 새로운 것을 배우는 것을 좋아합니다
One day she decided to learn the Korean language.
어느 날 그녀는 한국어를 배우기로 결심했습니다
She started her Korean language journey with Korean alphabets.
그녀는 한국어 알파벳으로 한국어 여행을 시작했습니다
Then she decided to write a journal in Korean.
그 후 그녀는 한국어로 일기를 쓰기로 결심했습니다
She always dreamed to visit Korea
그녀는 항상 한국 방문을 꿈꿨습니다.
She worked really hard to fulfill her dream.
그녀는 꿈을 이루기 위해 정말 열심히 노력했습니다.
And one day she found the opportunity to visit the Republic of Korea.
어느 날 그녀는 대한민국을 방문할 기회를 얻었습니다.
She is happy now.
그녀는 지금 행복합니다.
She is living her dream life in her dream country.
그녀는 꿈에 그리던 나라에서 꿈에 그리던 삶을 살고 있습니다
Moral of the story is “Work Hard & Dream Big”
이야기의 도덕성은 “열심히 일하고 크게 꿈꾼다.”
Love yourself
나 자신을 사랑하세요 ☺️
My Suggestion:
Always keep your story language simple and try to repeat words in your story the way I did. Always go with the flow whatever character or emotion you choose to express in the story.
This is how storytelling will help you to remember the vocabulary.
- WRITING PROMPTS
Here are some writing prompts which are easy & you can use them freely.
- Write about a memorable childhood experience
- Write a story based on a picture or artwork
- Write a letter to your future self
- Write about a time when you overcome your fear
- SHARING STORIES WITH PEERS
When you write a story it’s important to share that story with your peers. So that you can learn from them and they can be helpful towards your language progress.
You can use different social media accounts to share your writings. Like Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
Pinterest is one of my favorites. I usually use Pinterest to share my stories & mini blogs.
My Suggestion
- Always share your writings with the people having same language interests
- Read short stories online and then create your own imaginary story
- Use simple vocabulary. Try to repeat words
- If you feel the need to add new words, you must try them.
I hope you find this blog useful. If you have any questions related to Korean language learning feel free to contact us.
Regards,
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