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Complete Korean Beginner to Intermediate Course: Enhanced Edition
Complete Korean is a comprehensive language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level. The new edition of this successful course has been fully revised and is packed with new learning features to give you the language, practice and skills to communicate with confidence. -Maps from A1 to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages -384-page book contains 14 learning units plus grammar index and word glossary -Korean script (Hangul) used throughout - for real language immersion -Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick -Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking -Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner -Culture notes - learn about the people and places of Korea -Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims -Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavour of real spoken Korean -Test Yourself - see and track your own progress Coming get our companion app. Korean Teach Yourself is full of fun, interactive activities to support your learning with this course. Apple and Android versions available. Also Get Started in Korean (ISBN 9781444175042). Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.This ebook is compatible with Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD. Unfortunately Kindle DX and ADE do not support this ebook.
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503 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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June 8, 2022
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.
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.
March 21, 2023
A good way to get started. Not a comprehensive course (especially considering how short it is), but a good introductory approach.
August 13, 2016
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.
March 24, 2019
I really have no words for this one other than it was a waste of my time to read.
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