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M C Rogers
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Pages: 380 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0520069943
Pub: University of California Press
Pub date: 1993-06-09
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 712603
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An okay book (0/0 people found this helpful)
College Korean was an okay book if you are taking a class and the book is assigned to you. However, because all of the words passed the first lesson are in Korean so, it makes it inconvienent for self study
Solid text (2/2 people found this helpful)
Would be nice if the tape series was available to go along with the text. Otherwise, no complaints.
A solid introductory text for beginning Korean (3/3 people found this helpful)
One of the things I've always envied about learners of Chinese and especially Japanese, is the relative wealth and quality teaching materials. Would-be learners of Korean have far fewer choices, and most of what is available isn't very good. College Korean does something to alleviate that problem by providing a solid introduction to the Korean language. However, I feel that the book is relatively simple and more appropriate for a high-school-level class than a college one. A serious student of Korean will find it quite inadequate: the dialogs are rather short, it could cover more grammar and vocabulary, and the choice to include a small number of Chinese characters is questionable. I personally feel that the complexity that Chinese characters add to the Korean writing system warrants at least a separate supplement, if not a separate text entirely. Notwithstanding, College Korean does represent a relatively inexpensive and up-to-date choice for someone interested in starting to learn Korean.
This is arguably the best textbook for learning Korean (5/5 people found this helpful)
This comprehensive textbook intended for beginning or intermediate students of Korean is presented in a logical format divided into twenty-six lessons. Each lesson begins with a short Korean dialogue (which one may translate) and follows with step-by-step linguistic/grammar rules replete with examples. The authors--college proffesors themselves--articulate themselves quite nicely, so that one may work alone with this book and still learn the language. A detailed pronounciation guide is included, and 140 Chinese characters (used in addition to the Korean alphabet) are also introduced. I can guarantee that any serious student using this comprehensive textbook will be reading, writing, and speaking adequate Korean in less than six months.
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