- Overview
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This is a reading text book designed for Korean language learners who want to naturally learn the language while reading about Korean culture. A total of 15 topics were selected, including kimchi, bulgoggi, samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), "Arirang," Seoul, Jeju Island, rice cakes, ondol, hanbok, hangul and ajuma, based on a survey on images of Korea foreigners frequently think of.
- Book Intro
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This is a reading text book designed for Korean language learners who want to naturally learn the language while reading about Korean culture.
The topics of this book were determined based on a survey of images that foreigners frequently think about when they think about Korea.
This book can be used as a self-study book or classroom textbook. The targeted readers are Korean learners as a foreign language (foreigners and overseas Koreans) and children learning Korean as their mother tongue.
The book is comprised of a total of 15 chapters, each written in the following order: Prereading → Reading → Vocabulary → Comprehension → Grammar → Discussion → Writing
"To students learning with this book
Hello! I'm Lee Yunjin.
I'm glad to meet you through this book.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word "Korea"?
Some of you probably think of delicious food like kimchi, bulgoggi or samgyetang,
while others think about Korean actors or singers, or the World Cup.
In this book are the 15 key words from Korean culture
which foreigners most frequently think about
as images of Korea.
While reading this book,
you can have fun learning Korean culture and
Korean language.
After reading the main text,
check the vocabulary and answer the questions.
And don't forget to organize your thoughts.
Now, are you ready to become an expert on Korean culture?"
- Excerpt from the Preface
- About the Author
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Lee Yunjin
After receiving a PhD in Korean Language and Literature from Yonsei University, Lee Yunjin (F) received an MA in Teaching Korean as a foreign language at the Graduate School of Education of Ewha Womans University. She taught Korean language in Japan through the JET program and worked as a Korean language instructor at the Konkuk University Language Institute.
