Complete Korean Beginner to Intermediate Course: Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language

by Mark Vincent Yeon, Jaehoon Yeon

The go-to program for developing a sound grasp of Korean

"Complete Korean with Two Audio CDs" provides a clear and comprehensive approach to Korean, designed for anyone who wants reach an intermediate level in all four skills--reading, writing, listening and speaking.

This unique program allows you to master Korean at your own pace through authentic conversations, detailed language and grammar explanations, and extensive practice and review. You will learn what you want to say and when to say it--everything from giving opinions to planning events. With our interactive Discovery Method, you will absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn more easily, and put your Korean into use with confidence. Includes tips to help with pronunciation and grammar Comprehensive program to reading, writing, listening and speaking, providing guidance from beginner through intermediate level Audio CDs contain numerous audio dialogues that provide practical communication models

Genres: Nonfiction, Language

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Marcus Lira · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have rated it five stars, but there a few caveats I would like to address in case you expect from this book more than it could reasonably deliver. Remember this is a rather small tome with a couple of CDs, so it should be judged as such.

According to the authors, by the time you finish this book, you should be at the B2 level of the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR). Theoretically speaking, I have found it to be partially true. I can recognise the structures when spoken to, for example, and it has helped me go a long way here in Korea. However, like I said above, it is a rather short book (250 pages, A3 size, including answer sheet, dialogue transcription and translation, lots of grammar, and a two-way dictionary) with 2 CD's (or the app, which I used instead), which I took everywhere with me, so there is only so much practice the authors could fit into these pages to make me actually fluent. Instead, it gave me the tools to achieve a passive intermediate level Korean, and I can't always recall what I've read despite having done all the exercises, so you'll be well advised to use this book in tandem with something else that helps you practice more what you have learned here.

My one problem with this book, however, were the open-ended exercises in which I was supposed to imagine a dialogue, for example, with very lax guidelines. They're wonderful in a classroom environment but, given that I'm teaching myself on my own when using this book, it's very unlikely that what I say is precisely what the authors wrote in the answer sheet, so I can never really be sure if I got it right or not.

Having said that, it does a pretty good job at what it's supposed to do: help you teach yourself intermediate Korean.

[Raymond · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good way to get started. Not a comprehensive course (especially considering how short it is), but a good introductory approach.

[Sri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Anggep sudah selesai baca walaupun baru belajar sampai bab 2 :D. Ternyata saya lebih cocok belajar dari http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl1...# daripada dari buku ini. Walaupun model belajarnya mirip yaitu dengan listening lalu ada keterangan struktur bahasa & kosakata namun penjelasan di web sogang dehakyo lebih terstruktur dan lebih mudah saya pahami. Keterangan kosakata yang di buku juga kadang membingungkan karena semua verb yang saya temui sejauh ini diartikan sebagai pergi. Salah di apanya ya, kok bisa berulang-ulang gitu -_-. Kelebihan buku ini mungkin di latihan soalnya yang lebih banyak.

[Carrie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really have no words for this one other than it was a waste of my time to read.

[Yuma]

Ok......