Korean Stories For Language Learners, 9780804850032
Paperback
Learn Korean with charming folktales, vocabulary, and cultural insights.

Korean Stories For Language Learners

Traditional Folktales in Korean and English (Free Online Audio)

$31.54

  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    10 September 2018

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Summary

Korean Stories for Language Learners introduces 42 traditional Korean folktales with bilingual Korean and English versions, presented on facing pages, together with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning learners of the language. The book can be used as a reader in first- and second-year Korean language courses or by anyone who wishes to learn about Korean folktales and traditional Korean culture.

This elegantly illustrated volume is designed to help language learner…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780804850032
ISBN-10:0804850038
Author:Julie Damron, EunSun You
Publisher:Tuttle Publishing
Imprint:Tuttle Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:10 September 2018
Weight:418g
Dimensions:18mm x 229mm x 151mm
Series:Stories For Language Learners
What They're Saying

Critics Review

I’d recommend [this book] to anyone interested in learning more about the Korean culture while still practicing some Korean. – Natalia Garza

“…a great bilingual reader for beginners to mid-intermediate learners…Tuttle also offers downloadable audio files from their website…Always love the little touches like this—shows that the author / publishing house understands the readers’ needs.” —Hangukdrama & Korean blog“…comes with an [online audio] collection that is an absolute joy to listen to. The reader speaks in a very clear voice and articulates words clearly—even on the higher-level stories.” —Mezzofanti Guild“I’d recommend [this book] to anyone interested in learning more about the Korean culture while still practicing some Korean.” —Natalia Garza

About The Author

Julie Damron

Julie Damron received her B.A. from Brigham Young in English; her MAT in TESOL, from The School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont; and her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Purdue. She currently heads the Korean section in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young. Dr. Damron developed and teaches all of BYU’s independent study Korean courses and BYU’s new “BYU Online” hybrid Korean classes. She is active in the profession with regular presentations and publications.

EunSun You received her B.A. in Korean language teaching from Kyunghee University in Suwon, Korea. She later received her M.A. from Brigham Young University in second language acquisition and teaching. She has been a teacher of Korean as a foreign or second language for the past five years. Her teaching and research interests include teaching language through literature, discourse and cognitive linguistics, and language acquisition of multicultural children.

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