Publisher: Nexus
252 pages | 235*170mm
Book + 1 CDs
About This Book
Since its release in January 2005, "Survival Korean "has become one of
the best-selling textbooks for learners of the Korean language.
"Survival Korean: Basic Grammar Skills" is designed to follow up and
build on the success of the original. While "Survival Korean" gives you
the most common and necessary Korean phrases in context, "Survival
Korean: Basic Grammar Skills" helps you to build and strengthen your
language production skills. While the focus of the original book was
receptive skills, the focus of this book is production. Used in
conjunction with the original "Survival Korean ", or all by itself,
"Survival Korean: Basic Grammar Skills " will provide you with all the
tools necessary for producing sentences more creatively and more
fluently than you ever thought possible.
This book is for:
- Beginning students of the Korean Grammar
- Students who would like to speak more fluently
- Koreans who would like to know how to explain the Korean language and
Korean customs in English
Praise for the original Survival KOREAN:
“"Survival Korean" teaches practical and commonly used language that
is directly relevant to what most newcomers to Korea need to know: how
to shop, order food, ask directions, direct taxi drivers and have
everyday conversations with new Korean friends."Survival Korean" is an
invaluable guide to the Korean Language.” --The Joongang Daily
“I'm a Korean instructor in Los Angeles, and I happened to buy "Survival
Korean" when I was in Seoul last year. I found "Survival Korean" more
interesting and more practical than the other Korean language books out
there.” --Emily Kim
“I'm sure you've already received many thanks for the book but I wanted
to throw mine in as well. THANKS! In the beginning of the book you said
something that I had been saying just the day before to my wife. You
mentioned how many books and classes focus on phrases that are not
really practical, or that are not used much in daily spoken Korean. I
took some classes from an academy recently. The phrases we were learning
from the books were just not practical. Thanks again for the book!”
--Steve Curry
Format of the Book
There is not necessarily a specific order in which you should do
this book. For the most part the book doesn't get more difficult as it
goes along - it is the same level of vocabulary and grammar usage from
beginning to end. And we didn’t want difficult vocabulary to get in the
way of understanding the grammar. That is why there is an Essential
Vocabulary list at the very beginning of this book. These are the most
common and necessary words in the Korean language.
Each chapter starts out with a visualization of the specific vocabulary
in the format that it is used. Then there is a very basic explanation of
the conjugation or the usage of the grammar point. That is followed up
by a plain-English explanation of the grammar and a few basic examples
with pictures and translation.
The second section is Extension. It is filled with numerous examples of
the different ways each specific grammar point can be used. They are not
translated for you, but instead you are given a sentence to help you
figure out the meaning of the sentence on your own if you don't know all
the vocabulary in the sentence already.
Survival Korean: Basic Grammar Skills not only teaches the Korean
Grammar, but also helps newcomers understand Korean culture and behavior
in the Going Native & Footnote. These provide practical tips,
interesting facts and cultural hints that introduce the non-Korean to
the very different to comprehend.
Then comes the Skills Building. This section starts out with a listening
exercise to practice your receptive skills first. Then it’s your turn.
Diverse practice exercises are given to make sure that you can produce
the grammar yourself. By the time you have completed each chapter, you
will have seen or produced copious examples for each grammar point.
This book includes two CDs clearly read by professional voice actors.
These contain readings of all of the example sentences, Extension, Going
native and listening exercise of the Skills building. These help
students develop language producing skills and make listening easier.
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