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Permalink Reply by Christopher Hales on September 22, 2010 at 7:14am

I first started with the "한국어" series by Yonsei University and "Korean Grammar for International Learners". I really liked those books because the "한국어" series gives you a lot of good sentence structures to memorize, and "Korean Grammar for International Learners" is a great grammar reference book.

Permalink Reply by Philipp Grunwald on June 24, 2011 at 1:41pm

Dear Mr. Hales,

 

would you still recommend the grammar book and the series, I mean do you (or someone of your friends/family) still use it? How about the one recommended in the "Lean Korean" topic corner (by Byong)? ... and could you please (not for me, but for the other readers) quickly specify or link the ISBN and the other cornerstones of the publications named by you in this thread? Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Robert Rittenhouse on September 22, 2010 at 4:00pm

In my Korean class we're using: Korean made easy for beginners by Seung-eun Oh

Permalink Reply by Steven S. Bammel on September 26, 2010 at 7:26pm

Robert: Thanks for mentioning the book. What are your opinions on it? Is it good?

Have others used this book and thought it good/bad?

Permalink Reply by James Devereux on September 25, 2010 at 9:16pm

Using Korean: a guide to contemporary usage is a book that has become available in the last 2 years which is second to none. It describes all the areas of using Korean that are confusing and has the best NB grammar points which are explained through lots of authentic example sentences (not just about liking Kimchi or the 4 seasons of Korea). Everyone who aspires to reach a proficient level of Korean will benefit from this book.

Permalink Reply by Steven S. Bammel on September 26, 2010 at 7:27pm

What's "NB" mean?

Permalink Reply by Philipp Grunwald on June 24, 2011 at 12:32pm

Thanks James, I just ordered the book, I'm really curious!

I'm definitely also of the opinion that such books are needed! With a more holistic and practical approach.

 

Of course I might still look into purchasing the recommended formal grammar book later on, if needed...

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Permalink Reply by James Devereux on September 26, 2010 at 1:28pm

I have a blog that I set up to help learners of Korean by providing links and recommendations about the best resources for studying. I've stopped posting on it for the time being but there are lots of posts and that will be very helpful. Have a look here http://koreanasitis.wordpress.com/

Permalink Reply by Steven S. Bammel on September 26, 2010 at 7:25pm

James: That blog is a great resource. Thanks! Let me know if you're planning to get it back up and I will definitely add it to our Topic Central: Learning Korean page here: http://www.koreabusinesscentral.com/page/topic-central-learn-korean

Thanks also for the recommendation of Using Korean. I will add it to my list of books to review.

Permalink Reply by Jonathan McClelland on December 16, 2010 at 9:05am

I work at a textbook publishing company here in Seoul. Although my company focuses primarily on English, Chinese, and Japanese textbooks, it has also published quite a few Korean books for non-native speakers learning Korean.

 

Now, as far as I know, there are few Korean for business books on the market. Perhaps if I show my company that there is adequate demand for a series of Korean for business textbooks, then I might be able to persuade them to publish such a series. Not only that, but I think the members of the learning community here can provide their feedback to produce a series of books that are genuinely helpful for Korean language learners. For example, getting opinions about which topics to cover, what type of learning exercises to include, what type of content should be excluded and so forth can help us create a textbook series that people would really want to learn from. 

 

Any thoughts about this? 

Permalink Reply by Lara Tosh on December 16, 2010 at 9:58am

...a chapter on "meetings"

Permalink Reply by Lara Tosh on December 16, 2010 at 9:57am

I personally enjoy 서강대's books -especially their little "grammar primer" that comes with each book in their series.

...their explanations make sense (to me, at least) & I somehow feel motivated to go apply what I've read (i.e.: it's all practical stuff).

 

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