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Title: Elementary Korean by Ross King, Jaehoon Yeon ISBN: 0-8048-2079-1 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $69.37 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: There couldn't be a better Korean text in English
Comment: Firstly, I have found the accompanying CD excellent from the 1st chapter. If anything, the female could speak more rapidly. If either of the speakers had spoken slower, the phrases wouldn't have sounded natural or fluid.
Secondly, I agree with other reviewers that Hangul should be taught and/or used in chapters one and two. Those who aren't familiar with Hangul basically must wait until the third and forth chapters before learning and exploring it. The first two chapters are to familiarize the learner with sentence structure (SOV patterned) and Korean sounds. The lessons proper begin with lesson five. I recommend starting with lessons 3 and 4 if you are 1. not familiar with Hangul or 2. in need of a refresher on pronunciation guidelines and rules.
I really think this is a best for learning Korean!
For those of you who speak Japanese, I recommend "Shikkari Manabu Kankokugo, Bunpou to Renshuu Mondai," 2003, by Bere Shuppan. It comes with a CD, and the ISBN is 4-939076-27-X C2087. If you are interested, I recommend ordering this from Kinokuniya. The first 15 chapters cover in depth Hangul rules (with ample examples).
Lastly, enjoy your studies and enjoy this book!!
Rating: 3
Summary: Best Korean Text, But Still Difficult to Follow
Comment: Korean is admitted a difficult language, esp. in pronunciation. As someone who also knows Japanese and Chinese, my overall impression of this title is that it is very confusing if used as a self-learning text, but is still the best introductory Korean textbook I've seen.
Strengths: Thorough introduction to the language; insistent use of the Han'gul (Korean script); good grammar notes.
Weaknesses: VERY bad audio CD (way too fast for beginners, and not enough basic sounds); choppy English at times; too much Han'gul at the beginning which makes the first few lessons intimidating; forces you to learn their phonetic system; total lack of Chinese characters (given that most non-Korean students of the language seem to be Chinese or Japanese, it would be nice to include such characters both as a necessity to complete the course and as a study aid).
All in all, it's a very difficult course to follow, but if you persevere and study the materials carefully, you'll get a good grasp of the Korean language.
[If anyone knows of a Korean text for Chinese or Japanese speakers, please let me know. I'm really having a hard time with this book: I'm re-studying it for the second time and my Korean totally sucks.]
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for beginers
Comment: This is a great book, it is not the classical phrase book (although it gives you many phrases!), but is a combination of a grammar book with a small dictionary and a phrase book.
It is written in a clear way, it's easy to understand every lesson, and it helps you to build a vocabulary wide enough. Besides, the small dicctionary at the end of the book makes easy to search for many words. Contains exercises at the end of every lesson, with their answers.
The cd is a great tool for you to hear the pronunciation and how korean is actually spoken.
The only problem is romanization, it's a little complicated, but as soon as you learn hangeul (by the third lesson), you'll never have to worry about it.
The conclusion: If you wanna learn korean in an easy way, this book is an option.
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Title: Continuing Korean by Ross King, Jaehoon Yeon, Insun Lee ISBN: 080483430X Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $81.32 |
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Title: Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Korean/English English/Korean by Langenscheidt Staff, Langenscheidt Publishers, Langenscheidt Editorial ISBN: 1585730564 Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishing Group Pub. Date: 15 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Teach Yourself Korean: Complete Audio Cd Program by Mark Vincent, Jaehoon Yeon ISBN: 0071414363 Publisher: Teach Yourself Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Your First 100 Words in Korean : Beginner's Quick & Easy Guide to Demystifying Korean Script by Jane Wightwick ISBN: 0658011405 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 24 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Korean Language (Suny Series in Korean Studies) by Iksop Lee, S. Robert Ramsey ISBN: 0791448320 Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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