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Title: Teach Yourself Korean: Complete Audio Cd Program by Mark Vincent, Jaehoon Yeon ISBN: 0-07-141436-3 Publisher: Teach Yourself Pub. Date: January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.64 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book! but it could have used some work
Comment: Teach Yourself Korean is a great book if you want to learn more than just "tourist phrases." The introduction with Han-Geul was clear and easy to understand. If your first language is English, the grammar and pronunciation rules will seem strange and hard to remember at first, but this is true for most Asian languages. Since Korean is not a tonal language, such as Chinese or Vietnamese, your learning will not be hindered by worries about "singing" the words. Each section includes an introduction listing the aspects of the Korean language you will learn. The dialogues in each section aren't dry either. They contain many colloquial Korean phrases and expressions that are explained later in the chapter. The dialogues are shown in Han-Geul and are followed by McCune-Reischauer romanisations. The romanisations were one of the aspects of the book that could have been improved. Sometimes they were inconsistent with the Han-Geul and left me wondering which pronunciations were correct. The vocabulary boxes were extremely helpful, but since the words were not translated directly under the Han-Geul dialogues, I had to keep flipping pages to understand what I was reading. This ruined the flow of the conversations a little bit. The commentary was the core of the book. It explained aspects of Korean culture and taught me how to construct Korean sentences. Although the authors attempt to keep the explanations simple, some of the grammar commentary sections needed to be read and re-read in order to absorb the information. The upside of this is that repitition reinforces memory. The exercises are varied and cover a wide range of problems. The book recommends that one completes the exercises using Han-Geul, but beginners can use romanistation as well. Some of the answer keys in the back of the book provided answers that seemed strange, and this was a major hindrance for me. I would re-read the grammar commentary to see if I had missed anything, only to find out that we would learn a certain verb-construction or colloquialism in later sections. All in all, this was a great book, but it needs some polishing.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Beginning Course with a few flaws
Comment: I highly recommend "Teach Yourself Korean" to any beginners at the language. It has entertaining dialogues (not dry like most other textbooks) and teaches things in a systematic format focusing on the practical application of grammar principles supplemented by useful vocabulary. After learning a principle from this book, you always seem to be able to find a way to use it in a real conversation, and my Korean friends have complimented me when I use the expressions on how natural they sound. I have also purchased the more traditional "College Korean" paperback by Rogers, You, and Richards, and would say if one had to go with one or the other, most would be better off with "Teach Yourself Korean." The books weaknesses include using only romanized Korean in the vocabulary sections and grammar explanations (though dialogues are printed in Hangul), and its lack of any kind of index. Using romanized Korean as opposed to Korean script makes verb forms and pronounciation rules needlessly confusing; a good text should include both. This book is an excellent beginners course that won't bore you, but you should get another book to accompany it, such as "Active Korean" by Song-Chol Kim.
Rating: 4
Summary: The romanization was helpful.
Comment: I would recommend this book to most beginners. It helps you learn how to speak Korean, but this book alone is not enough. It would still be difficult to understand native Korean speakers. There are not enough excercises to really master the language. I am able to order at a restaurant, and tell Koreans that I can speak a little, but I can't understand everything. In most cases, the Korean conversation ends right there, and we go back to speaking English.
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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: Lonely Planet Korean Phrasebook (LONELY PLANET KOREAN PHRASEBOOK) by Minkyoung Kim, J. D. Hilts ISBN: 1740591666 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Elementary Korean by Ross King, Jaehoon Yeon ISBN: 0804820791 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $69.37 |
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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:Talk Now! Korean ASIN: B0000899NY Publisher: EuroTalk Pub. Date: 31 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $18.99 |
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