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Colloquial Korean

The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition

By Danielle Ooyoung Pyun, Inseok Kim

Published August 5th 2009 by Routledge – 308 pages

Series: Colloquial Series

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Description

Colloquial Korean is easy to use and completely up-to-date!

This second edition of the popular course is specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Korean. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

What makes Colloquial Korean your best choice in personal language learning?

  • Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice.
  • Clear – Concise grammar notes.
  • Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide.
  • Complete – including answer key and reference section.

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Korean in a broad range of everyday situations.

Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Greetings 2. Where Are You Going? 3. At the Office 4. Where Is It? 5. What Is This? 6. What Time Is It? 7. Dining Out 8. Meeting People 9. Transportation 10. Shopping 11. Travel 12. On the Phone 13. Weather 14. Family 15. At the Post Office 16. At the Bank 17. At the Hotel Answer Key to Exercises. Grammar Reference. Korean-English Glossary. English-Korean Glossary. Grammar Index.

Author Bio

Danielle Ooyoung is Assistant Professor in Korean Language and Culture at Ohio State University. In-Seok Kim is Professor of ESL and Applied linguistics at Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, Korea.

These samples are from the audio CD, designed to accompany the paperback, or included in the great value Colloquial Pack.