Beginning Korean
Beginning Korean by Samuel Elmo Martin, published by Yale University Press in 1969, is a bilingual text designed for students aiming to achieve proficiency in modern Korean. Spanning 575 pages, this comprehensive resource is structured into 25 lessons followed by 5 review lessons, making it suitable for both classroom settings and self-study. The book emphasizes structural linguistic analysis and includes essential grammar notes, exercises, and conversation guides, all tailored to facilitate learning.
Readers will find a systematic presentation of grammatical structures, complemented by a detailed cross-index that integrates Korean-English and English-Korean vocabulary. The text introduces pronunciation through carefully planned drills at the beginning, aligning with the Yale audio-lingual approach to language teaching. This edition serves as a valuable tool for adult learners, whether they are working independently or with native speakers and audio resources.
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A model of structural linguistic analysis as well as a teaching tool, this text gives the student a comprehensive grasp of the essentials of modern Korean in 25 lessons, with 5 review lessons, leading to advanced levels of proficiency. It has been designed for adult students working either in classes or by themselves, with the assistance of native speakers or tape recordings. Each lesson contains basic sentences, grammar notes with additional examples, exercises, comprehension practice, and conversation guides. Of particular value is the systematic presentation of grammatical structures, with a detailed cross-index integrated into the Korean-English vocabulary that accompanies the English-Korean vocabulary at the end of the book. The pronunciation is introduced in carefully planned drills that are grouped together at the beginning of the book. The course follows the overall pedagogical methods that have come to be known as the Yale audio-lingual approach.Mr. Martin is chariman of the Department of Linguistics at Yale University, and Mrs. Lee is assistant professor of Korean at the University of Hawaii.
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