Beginning Modern Korean : An Interactive Approach

Designed to accompany the textbook of the same name, Beginning Modern Korean: An Interactive Approach – Student Workbook presents students with a collection of engaging activities and exercises to support their learning and acquisition of the Korean language. The workbook exercises are designed to either support active learning within the classroom or serve as homework assignments to reinforce lessons. 

Each workbook lesson contains vocabulary exercises, grammar exercises, and integrated activities that incorporate various combinations of reading, writing, listening, and speaking to support a highly interactive approach. Students are encouraged to study the main texts, vocabulary, and grammar in the corresponding text prior to completing the workbook exercises. As learners progress through the workbook, they practice communicative competence according to contexts, functions, and participants’ roles. Students learn how to introduce themselves, talk about their family members, communicate daily activities, provide suggestions about food, ask for prices, express their feelings, confirm appointments, and more. 

Providing students with a hands-on, practical, and highly immersive approach to the language, Beginning Modern Korean is an ideal student workbook for foundational courses in Korean.

Namkil Kim holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Washington. He previously served as the director of the Korean Studies Institute and is currently a professor of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of Southern California. Dr. Kim's research on Korean language teaching focuses on the problems of Korean language education in the Los Angeles area, the internationalization of Korean language education, and Korean culture. He has presented on the topics of the Korean language and language learning and teaching in the United States and internationally.