Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;andlt;iandgt;Following Elementary Korean, Continuing Koreanandlt;/iandgt; is the second volume in Ross King and Jaehoon Yeon's popular series of college-level Korean textbooks.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;This volume is aimed at the student with one year of Korean language study under their belt, and particularly the student who has mastered the patterns and vocabulary introduced in King and Yeon's Elementary Korean, the first book in this series.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Each of the fifteen chapters in Continuing Korean introduces new language in context, through dialogues and reading passages featuring the Murphy family and the Kim family, followed by vocabulary, grammar points, and exercisesand#8212;all designed to learn Korean as thoroughly as possible. Every five chapters there is a short review section to consolidate language learned so far. All dialogues, reading texts, vocabulary words, and example sentences are given in Korean Hangul and English. An accompanying free audio-CD provides native-speaker recordings of dialogues, reading passages, and key words and phrases. Concise grammar notes in English, extensive glossaries, and an answer key make this book suitable for those studying alone, as well as for classroom use.
Review
"The explanations of grammar are very easy to understand and very thorough. The vocabulary lists are very good as well. I just highly recommend these books because they are very easy to understand, nice hardback books with a good binding, include an audio cd, and also present good vocabulary and grammar." and#8212;andlt;bandgt;andlt;iandgt;Learnkoreanlangauge.comandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/bandgt;
Synopsis
This is a complete and effective intermediate level Korean textbook and Korean language learning package
It is the next book in the Elementary Korean series and takes student's abilities to read comprehend Korean, speak Korean, read Korean, and write Korean to the next level. Continuing Korean is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex structure of Korean language. It offers a full range of field-tested exercises that will help readers build their confidence and fluency in the Korean language. Each lesson includes Korean dialogues, vocabulary, lesson notes and detailed breakdowns of the grammatical structure under discussion, and exercises. The accompanying MP3 audio CD is another great way to learn Korean and ensures correct pronunciation and helps to build listening comprehension."
Synopsis
andlt;bandgt;This is a complete and effective intermediateand#8211;level Korean textbook and Korean language learning packageandlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;It is the next book in the andlt;iandgt;Elementary Koreanandlt;/iandgt; series and takes student's abilities to read comprehend Korean, speak Korean, read Korean, and write Korean to the next level. andlt;iandgt;Continuing Koreanandlt;/iandgt; is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex structure of Korean language. It offers a full range of field-tested exercises that will help readers build their confidence and fluency in the Korean language. Each lesson includes Korean dialogues, vocabulary, lesson notes and detailed breakdowns of the grammatical structure under discussion, and exercises. The accompanying andlt;bandgt;MP3 audio CDandlt;/bandgt; is another great way to learn Korean and ensures correct pronunciation and helps to build listening comprehension.
Synopsis
Second volume of the most comprehensive and authoritative Korean Language textbook ever published. Original dialogues, reading texts, grammar notes, and written exercises, all in Han'gul
Synopsis
Includes74-minute Audio CD.
Continuing Korean is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex structure of Korean language. It offers a full range of field-tested exercises that will help readers build their confidence and fluency in the Korean language. Each lesson includes Korean dialogues, vocabulary, lesson notes and detailed breakdowns of the grammatical structure under discussion, and exercises.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Ross King, Ph.D.andlt;/bandgt;, is Professor of Korean and Head of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. He completed his B.A. in Linguistics at Yale and his doctorate in Linguistics (Korean) at Harvard. Dr. King taught Korean language and linguistics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, from 1990 to 1994, before accepting his current position. Dr. King's research interests range from Korean historical grammar, dialectology and pedagogy to the language, culture and history of the ethnic Korean minority in the former Soviet Union. He also serves as Dean of the Korean Language Village at Concordia Language Villages, a Korean language and culture summer immersion program for young people ages 7 to 18 that is based in northern Minnesota.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;Jaehoon Yeon, Ph.D.andlt;/bandgt;, is Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics and Chair of the Centre of Korean Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is the author of Korean Grammatical Constructions: Their Form and Meaning (Saffron Books, London) and the co-author of Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge), Complete Korean: Teach Yourself (Hodder Education) and Integrated Korean: Advanced I, II (University of Hawaii Press). He has published many articles on Korean grammar and linguistics. He has been teaching Korean language and linguistics at SOAS since 1989. Dr. Yeon's research interests include a wide range of Korean linguistics (especially morpho-syntax) and linguistic typology, Korean language pedagogy, and translation.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;Insun Leeandlt;/bandgt; is Senior Instructor of Korean at the University of British Columbia. She received her BA in English Language and Literature from Sacred Heart College for Women, Korea. She also has a Graduate Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Alberta, and an MA in Language Education from the University of British Columbia.