Elementary Korean Workbook - 2nd Edition by Insun Lee (Paperback)

About the Book

"The essential companion to 'Elementary Korean,' the most comprehensive and detailed Korean language textbook available"--Cove

Book Synopsis

Elementary Korean Workbook is an extensive beginning level Korean language workbook.

This helpful, interactive guide is intended as a companion to its accompanying textbook, Elementary Korean, but can be used with any Korean textbook or as a stand-alone self-study guide to learn Korean. Elementary Korean Workbook is essential for practicing and polishing your proficiency in everyday conversational Korean. There are carefully crafted activities for expanding your ability to read, write, comprehend and speak Korean. The online audio helps build listening comprehension and ensures correct pronunciation

The variety of activities offers beginning Korean learners the range of practice opportunities they need to succeed:

• Korean language dialogues.
• English to Korean & Korean to English translation exercises
• Comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar exercises.
• Reading practice passages.
• Language keys for all activities.
• Online native-speaker audio recordings for listening comprehension and pronunciation practice.

All audio content is alternatively accessible on the Tuttle Publishing website

Review Quotes

"Comes with [audio] and the beginning hits you with the basics: simple phrases and hangul. Each lesson builds upon the grammar you've learned in the previous lesson, so it's not hard. Well organized and easy to get through." --Linguajunkie.com blog

"So far the best books I've seen for self-study...They come with [audio files], the workbook comes with an answer key, they get great reviews, and in general, they should serve you well for taking you through the basics on your own." --Fluentforever.com blog

"The explanations of grammar are very easy to understand and very thorough. The vocabulary lists are very good as well. I just highly recommend these books because they are very easy to understand, nice hardback books with a good binding, include audio, and also present good vocabulary and grammar." --Learnkoreanlangauge.com blog

"Elementary Korean is the golden standard for learning Korean. It is the most thorough and all-round introduction to Korean that I know of. The logical structure makes it easy to follow." --Perapera Language Tools blog

"Elementary Korean's clear, in-depth treatment will undoubtedly propel the beginner learner forward in their quest to master the Korean language..." --Loving Korean blog

"I like this book because it explains the 'how' and 'when' when it comes to proper usage of Korean language grammar." --Saranghae Korean blog

"I would definitely recommend this book to serious independent learners and teachers who are giving Beginner level classes." --Language Trainers blog

"The layout makes for a digestible read; each chapter begins with a dialogue and vocabulary list, followed by grammar points and exercises. The chapters are spattered with side notes that warn about common mistakes and caveats in a given lesson. I also have the accompanying workbook, which gives a lot of good practice." --Goodreads

About the Author

Insun Lee has taught at the Harvard University summer school, has trained businesspeople in cross-cultural communications at the David Lam Centre of Simon Fraser University, and teaches Korean at the University of British Columbia.