Resources on Korean language and culture

Title Publisher Year

Grammar
Korean grammar for international learners Yonsei University 2001
(student book + work book)
- Comprehensive grammar book for students at all levels.
- Written in Korean and English

Korean grammar for foreign learners 1 & 2 Communication books

(written by National Institute of Korean language) 2005
Comprehensive grammar books with clear explanation of usage of patterns
and simple examples. All written in Korean

Korean grammatical constructions : their form and meaning Saffron Books 2003

Basic Korean (Grammar Workbooks) written by Andrew Byon Routledge 2008

Dictionary
Mate English-Korean & Korean-English pocket dictionary Dusan Donga 2005
- Pocket dictionary which contains 120,000 vocabulary

Yonsei Korean dictionary Dusan Donga 1998

- It contains 50,000 vocabulary of most frequent use.
There are plenty of examples, its root, synonym and antonym.

Handbook of Korean Vocabulary University of Hawaii

- First ‘root dictionary’ of Korean designed for second language 1996
learners. Useful for students at all levels, it contains more than
1500 vocabulary lists consisting of words built from a shared root.

Listening
Exciting Korean: Beginners & Intermediate Ehwa womens univ
- Task based listening material with authentic colloquial 1998/2006
expressions. Each unit structures language forms in light of the
sequence of grammatical items and communicative activities.

Korean Listening Skills – Practical tasks for Intermediate learners Darakwon 2008
- listening tasks using authentic materials on practical topics

Korean Language & Culture Listening Zip Hawoo 2005

- appropriate for Intermediate learners

Let’s Speak Korean (DVD) Arirang TV

- Language learning programme showed on Arirang TV. It
consists of short dialogues with grammar explanations and oral
practices. Appropriate for Beginners (available in youtube)

Beginners course books

Elementary Korean with CD Tuttle publishing 2000
Continuing Korean with CD Tuttle publishing 2002
- Two books are communicative competence in contemporary
Spoken Korean through a systematic and streamlined introduction
to the fundamental patterns of the language.

Integrated Korean - Beginning level 1& 2 University of Hawaii

- First level text books out of 4 levels. The lessons were designed 2000
to integrate all five language skills (listening, speaking, reading,
writing, and culture), and to provide authentic situations, detailed
grammatical patterns, vocabulary items and cultural aspects.

Sogang Korean 1A & 1B, 2A & 2B Hawoo 2004

- The books are designed to improve communicative skills.
The format of text book and workbook allows the learner to select
and focus on any of the four skills. Each lesson enables the student
to build on each area through new situations and repetition.

Easy Korean for Foreigners 1& 2 with CD Language Plus 2004

- provide good pattern practices and tasks.

Intermediate course books

Integrated Korean - Intermediate 1 & 2 Univ of Hawaii 2001
- Following Beginning 1 & 2, they cover basics of the language
and communicate in spoken and written forms in most essential
daily situations.

Modern Korean – An intermediate reader Univ of Hawaii 2000

- intermediate level reading materials with topics from Korean
society to culture. Each lesson consists of a main text, dialogue,
the usage of words, structural patterns, substitution drills and
grammar drills.

Korean reader for Chinese Characters Univ of Hawaii 2002

- has some 500 Chinese characters that are frequently encountered in
everyday Korea. Meticulous exercises are provided to help students
study forms, meanings, and sounds of individual characters and
compounds.

Useful Chinese characters for Learners of Korean Darakwon 2007

Korean composition (upper Int & advanced level) Univ of Hawaii 2002
- consists of subjects and topics of interest to the students of
Korean and traditional culture and customs of Korea. It covers
essays, diaries, letters, document preparation, expositions,
descriptions, poetry, newspaper articles, etc. Each topics has
model writing that uses useful expressions and writing styles.

Sogang Korean 3A & 3B Hawoo 2005

Pathfinder in Korean 2 & 3 Ehwa Womens Univ.
1999/2001
Advanced course books
Integrated Korean - Advanced intermediate 1 & 2 Univ of Hawaii 2003
Integrated Korean - Advanced 1 & 2 Univ of Hawaii 2004
- a wide variety of interesting authentic reading materials is
introduced in addition to model dialogues, comprehension
questions and useful expressions.

Readings in Modern Korean literature Univ of Hawaii 2004

- a selection of Korean literary covering from 1920s-1990s.
The primary reading material, commentaries, supplementary
information, exercises should stimulate students’ skills in
comprehension, speaking, and textual analysis and writing.

Selected reading in Korean Univ of Hawaii 2004

- is designed to be used, in general, by students who have
completed approximately 500-600 class hours or equivalent.
It will be useful to improve reading skills of a wide variety of
informative materials in Korean.

Sogang Korean 4A & 4B Hawoo 2005

Korean Language Learning Websites
Web Dictionary
Naver on-line dictionary http://dic.naver.com/?frm=nt
Daum on-line dictionary http://alldic.daum.net/dic/view_top.do?t__nil_searchbox=btn&nil_id=5
Indiana University on-line dictionary http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ekoreanrs/kordic.html

Audio materials
<Integrated Korean Beginning 1 & 2> from University of Hawaii website
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/catalogs/kleartexts.html
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/beg1/
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/beg2/
 
<Integrated Korean Intermediate 1 & 2> from University of Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/int1/
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/int2/
 
<Integrated Korean Advanced Intermediate 1 & 2> from University of Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/advint1/
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/advint2/

Beginners to Intermediate
http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/ from Sogang University
http://language.snu.ac.kr/kor/pages/SK00023_00.jsp Seoul National Univ.

Beginners : Learning Korean alphabet

Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ekoreanrs/hangul.html

Seoul National University, Korean Language Education Centre

http://language.snu.ac.kr/english/pages/SD00023_00.jsp

From <Korean through English>

http://www.mct.go.kr/hangeul/index.html

<Integrated Korean Beginning 1> from University of Hawaii website

http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/beg1/

<Integrated Korean Beginning 2> from University of Hawaii

http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/beg2/

<Integrated Korean Beginning 1 & 2>, listening only

http://languagelab.bh.indiana.edu/korean101.html
from Language and Computer Laboratories at Indiana University

<Elementary Korean> from Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/korean/elementary/index.html

Intermediate
University of California http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/korean/intermediate/
<Integrated Korean Intermediate 1> from University of Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/int1/

<Integrated Korean Intermediate 2> from University of

Hawaiihttp://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/realaudio/klear/int2/

<Integrated Korean Intermediate 1>, listening only http://languagelab.bh.indiana.edu/korean201.html

from Language and Computer Laboratories at Indiana University

<Integrated Korean Intermediate 2>, listening only

http://languagelab.bh.indiana.edu/korean202.html from Language and Computer Laboratories at Indiana
University

<Intermediate Korean> from Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/korean/intermediate/index.html

Advanced
Monash University in Australia http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/korean3/index1.htm

Korean TV & Radio broadcasting

http://www.ytn.co.kr/ for YTN
http://news.kbs.co.kr/ for KBS
http://www.imbc.com/ for MBC
http://www.sbs.co.kr/ for SBS
http://www.ebs.co.kr/ for EBS
http://www.arirangtv.com/english/index.asp for Arirang TV (Various Korean programmes in Korean and
English)

Korean newspapers
http://www.hani.co.kr/ Hankyoreh newspaper
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/ Yonhap news
http://www.donga.com/ Donga daily newspaper

Korean studies related websites

Information on study in Korea

This website is run by National Institute for International Education Development.
http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/ENGLISH/E800/E800_Co.jsp

Test of Proficiency in Korean language (TOPIK)

http://www.topik.or.kr/

The Korean Education Centre in UK at Korean Embassy in London: information on TOPIK (Test of
Proficiency in Korean) and EPIK (Teach English in Korea) programme http://www.educationinuk.or.kr/

International Association of Korean Language Education: to encourage Korean language teaching

abroad. Regular seminars and workshops are taken place and publish quarterly journal <Korean
language Education>.
http://www.iakle.com/main.html

National Academy of Korean language: organisation which conducts various researches and sets up
language policy including standardised Korean language and dictionaries
http://www.korean.go.kr/08_new/index.jsp
British Association for Korean Studies (BAKS)
http://www.baks.org.uk/index.html
The British Association for Korean Studies (BAKS) exists to promote the study and understanding of
Korea in the UK. It issues an online Newsletter, organises conferences and workshops, publishes those
proceedings in a series entitled BAKS Papers, and assists in providing information about Korea to
members and non-members. It maintains an electronic discussion list. Membership is open to all those
concerned with Korea in education, business, and the public services, as well as members of the general
public.

ClickKorea is an online resource developed by Korea Foundation to meet the broader access to
information on Korean Arts and Culture. It currently provides upcoming performances and exhibitions
worldwide, a database of Korean Studies scholars and students, online lectures and essays on Korean
arts and culture.
http://www.clickkorea.org/  

More information on Korean Foundation http://www.kf.or.kr/  It was set up to promote a better

understanding of Korea in the international community and to foster global friendship by conducting
various exchange activities between the Republic of Korea and foreign countries around the world.
Their activities include Support for Korean Studies Overseas, Support for Overseas Museums,
Performances & Exhibitions, Personnel Exchanges, and Publication & Reference Materials Distribution.

The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/main/main.asp

It was founded with the objects of "studying the essence of Korean culture for establishing the base for
new creation with independent historical views and to promote Korean studies.
AKS carries out various projects such as academic research on Korean culture, publishing and translating
Korean classics, supporting and cooperating with domestic and international education and research
institutions, co-researching and publishing with prominent scholars outside, training Korean studies
researchers, and publishing and distributing research materials. It also offers various scholarships and
grant programme. (http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/main/submain.asp?part_id=6&content_id=88 )

Korean films and drama http://www.mysoju.com/

On-line bookshop for Korean cultural and intellectual products

http://www.seoulselection.com/shopping_book_view.html?pid=435
http://www.yes24.com/Main/default.aspx <yes24>
http://www.aladdin.co.kr/home/wbookmain.aspx <aladdin bookshop>

Tourism in Korea
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/intro.html The official Korea Tourism Guide
http://www.visitseoul.net/