Korean Listening Course (Part 1) (Includes MP3)

Author: Yin Jing'ai, Quan Hezhe
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is designed for lower-level students of Korean and beginners learning Korean. It can be said that there is an urgent need to compile a more standardized listening textbook. A "more standardized listening textbook" refers to one that has clear phased objectives and plans and develops various types of exercises to evaluate listening skills. This textbook was written with this purpose in mind and holds certain academic value. The textbook consists of four main parts: the Pronunciation Section, the Main Text Section, Reference Answers, and Main Text Audio Materials. The Pronunciation Section falls under the field of phonetics and aims to cultivate phonetic recognition skills. Students can learn about Korean vowels, consonants, phonetic changes, and intonation. The textbook concisely explains pronunciation rules and includes various exercises, allowing students to practice and review the content in a timely manner based on the progress of the basic course. Additionally, to stimulate students' learning motivation, it includes popular Korean songs and Korean tongue twisters. The Main Text Section aims to develop students' grammatical application skills, sociolinguistic communication skills, conversation organization skills, and comprehensive application skills. To develop these skills, the Main Text Section includes various innovative exercises. These exercises cover various question types for the International Korean Language Proficiency Test as well as practice for major grammatical points at the initial stage. The book is organized by theme, with rich and well-structured content, aiming to help learners through understanding scenarios, thereby enabling them to accurately and skillfully apply what they have learned, listen to and produce information with greater ease, and achieve the goal of communication. The Main Text Section is composed of the following parts: Preparation Section, Model Practice, Practical Practice, and Improvement Practice. The "Preparation Section" explains the new words that appear in this lesson, as well as the grammar and sentence patterns. Through "Model Practice," students can consolidate the grammar learned and understand the scenarios. "Practical Practice" and "Improvement Practice" are arranged according to the difficulty level of the content and include various types of exercises aligned with the International Korean Language Proficiency Test. Through these three sections of practice, students can gradually improve their listening skills. The book also includes reference answers and Main Text Audio Materials for self-assessment by learners.