Hi, I’m Vikash Gupta, a linguist, lifelong learner, teacher, blogger, and fun-loving guy. I welcome you to my site, “Joy of Korean.”
If you’re new here and unsure, this site is all about Korean. However, if you want to know about Korea or fancy learning the language, you don’t want to miss this blog.
“Joy of Korean” is my little corner of the internet where I talk about my passion for the Korean language. I enjoy sharing my experiences and valuable resources to make learning Korean easier and more enjoyable.
I firmly believe that language learning can be both joyful and effective with the right approach and attitude.
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늦더라도 안 하느니보다 낫다
Better late than never
(neutdeorado an haneuniboda natda)
My Language Learning Journey
In addition to Hindi and English, I have achieved a high level of proficiency in French and Spanish. Languages were never my interest until I learned my first foreign language – French – when I was a student.
It was during this time that I discovered my passion for languages. This was a life-changing decision. I also started and completed all levels of Spanish during my first job.
Since then, I have studied Italian, Korean, Japanese, and German to varying degrees on and off. Despite many personal and professional commitments, my interests found their way out.
Currently, I am on the faculty at two Indian Universities, teaching Spanish and French at LanguageNext, developing curricula, and serving as a language career advisor, with extensive experience across various programs, topics, age levels, and educational approaches.
You can also check out my official LinkedIn profile. And languages are what I write in my blogs.
My encounter with the Korean language
In 2017, I felt it would be cool to study some Korean characters now. Eventually, I learned Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, in just one day.
I’ve been sticking with Korean ever since! I even collected some books and joined the King Sejong Institute to dive deep into everything Korean. And that is how I came up with the tagline of this site, “An Exciting World Of Everything Korean.”
My Blogging Experience
If you’re learning any language from scratch, you’re likely feeling overwhelmed and confused. My main goal with this blog is to help you find different ways to learn, share worthwhile resources, and give you guidance that fits your style. I want to make the whole learning experience fun for you!
While I have been in this field for nearly 15 years, I started studyfrenchspanish.com in 2017 and languagenext.com in 2018 to support and encourage people to learn foreign languages worldwide!
Later, I launched joyofkorean.com in 2021, joyofjapanese.com and joyofchinese.com in 2022, joyofspanish.com and joyoffrench.com in 2023, and portuguese.in in 2025.
As a one-person founder with no profits, investments, or business partners, I’m responsible for every aspect of my website. My professional language career has helped me grow, but it hasn’t been an easy journey.
Due to increased workload and technical demands, I’ve hired some professional freelancers to help with my responsibilities.
Achievement
When I started my blog, I had only a few hundred visitors a month, but now it has grown to nearly 3 million monthly page views.
Many famous educational institutions and popular websites like Cervantes.es, Alliance Francaise, News24, Femina, Duolingo, iTalki, University of Delhi, LanguageIndia, University of Illinois, Leeds Beckett University, Sejong Korean Institute – Inko Centre, UND (University of North Dakota), Interactio, Eurekly, St. Joseph’s College, AC, Times Bridge, Activate Learning, to name a few, have quoted or recommended my articles.
Several organizations have invited me to interviews, debates, and discussions on various aspects of foreign languages.
Reasons for “Joy of Korean”
I learned more through research, writing, and answering questions on other blogs than I did from studying Korean. I get on other blogs all the time.
While chatting with my readers, I kept hearing requests for me to dive into more topics about Korea and everything Korean.
Some questions also required a new piece. A few lines of answers weren’t adequate and left much to be desired. I cannot cover Korean-only content, as those blogs and visitors aim to cater to multiple languages.
So, I found a logical way to solve all these. The creation of “Joy of Korean.”
Purpose of this Blog
Hopefully, you’ll discover many engaging and informative pieces of content about Korea through this website. This will help you get a better hang of the Korean language and really improve your skills as you keep coming back to the website.
I will try my best to bring language learning to life through storytelling, information, news, resources, updates, and much more.
Trust me, it would be a worthwhile experience. I seldom start anything unless I have the conviction and enthusiasm to take it to the next level. And that is the number one reason for delaying this blog until today.
The blog is a way to chronicle my linguistic journey until now. I hope my knowledge, experience, and ability to explain things will help you achieve your goals in Korean.
Connect, Contact, Communicate
I love receiving comments, messages, and emails. However, it might not be possible to reply to everyone. I read all of them and tried to answer as much as possible. You can contact me by filling in the form or by email at hello [at] joyofkorean.com.
I’m eagerly looking forward to hearing about your experiences, suggestions, ideas, and thoughts about Korean. Don’t be hesitant to write. It’s always wonderful to get some feedback.
If this all sounds cool to you and you want occasional updates, tips, and resources on different aspects of the Korean language, let me know!
You can bookmark this website and make sure to follow “Joy of Korean” on other social media platforms.
Studying languages has enriched my life, providing me with invaluable knowledge and a profound sense of happiness. I hope it can do the same for you.
So stay motivated, pull up your socks, look around, and embark on an enthralling journey into learning Korean.
Best wishes
Sir plz, tell me information about gks application form. From where to download, what documents to submit for the embassy to university track. Where to submit it?
All the details are there in the article GKS-UG and GKS-G.
Sir my percentile is 90% so I can apply for gks scholarship.
Yes.
You must add a EPS Topik
There is already an article covering everything in detail about EPS-TOPIK