Anytime Korean Intermediate 1

Anytime Korean is an interactive and engaging textbook series. It provides powerful practices for quickly acquiring listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Korean through carefully designed systematic learning steps grounded in pedagogic research that is proven most effective. In our program, learners can practice Korean via various platforms, including print, website, and mobile app devices. The series and the accompanying audios, videos, and mobile application help learners build hands-on communication skills in Korean through an integrated practice of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Anytime Korean Intermediate 2 aims to build on the foundation of Korean gained in Anytime Korean Beginning 1 & 2 and Intermediate 1. It includes high-frequency vocabulary, common sentence patterns, and speakers’ daily communication skills. It emphasizes the ability to apply the target expressions and associated functions in various encounters in life.

The Anytime Korean Textbook Series is an interactive and engaging learning material. From the beginning, the series provides powerful practices for fast acquisitions of conversation skills in Korean, through carefully designed systematic learning steps grounded in pedagogic research that is proven most effective. In the program, learners can practice Korean via various platforms including print, website, and mobile app devices. The series and the accompanying audios, videos, and mobile application help learners build hands-on communication skills in Korean through an integrated practice of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Anytime Korean is an interactive and engaging textbook series. It provides powerful practices for quickly acquiring listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Korean through carefully designed systematic learning steps grounded in pedagogic research that is proven most effective. In our program, learners can practice Korean via various platforms, including print, website, and mobile app devices. The series and the accompanying audios, videos, and mobile application help learners build hands-on communication skills in Korean through an integrated practice of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Anytime Korean Intermediate 2 aims to build on the foundation of Korean gained in Anytime Korean Beginning 1 & 2 and Intermediate 1. It includes high-frequency vocabulary, common sentence patterns, and speakers’ daily communication skills. It emphasizes the ability to apply the target expressions and associated functions in various encounters in life.

This intermediate level text has been developed in accordance with performance-based principles, contextualization, use of authentic materials, function/task-orientedness, and balance between skill getting and skill using. Each topic covers punctuation, grammar and new words and expressions.

Intermediate Korean: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. This workbook presents twenty-four individual grammar points, covering the core material which students would expect to encounter in their second year of learning Korean. Grammar points are followed by examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning. Intermediate Korean is suitable for both class use as well as independent study. Key features include: clear, accessible format many useful language examples all Korean entries presented in Hangul with English translations jargon-free explanations of grammar abundant exercises with full answer key subject index. Clearly presented and user-friendly, Intermediate Korean provides readers with the essential tools to express themselves in a wide variety of situations, making it an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for students with some knowledge of the language.

Audio files for this volume may be downloaded on the web in MP3 format at http://www.kleartextbook.com. A set of CDs is also available for purchase. The Intermediate Level texts and workbooks are the second of a five-level series (Beginning 1 and 2, Intermediate 1 and 2, Advanced Intermediate 1 and 2, and Advanced 1 and 2) developed collaboratively by leading classroom teachers and linguists of Korean. All series volumes have been developed in accordance with performance-based principles and methodology--learner-centeredness, contextualization, use of authentic materials, function/task-orientedness, balance between skill getting and skill using, and integration of speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture. Grammar points are systematically introduced with simple but adequate explanations and abundant examples, exercises, and drills. Each situation/topic-based lesson of the main texts consists of two or three model dialogues, narration, new words and expressions, pronunciation notes, vocabulary notes, culture, grammar, task/function, and English translation of dialogues. The workbooks provide students with extensive skill-using activities based on the skills learned from the main texts.

First Published in 2017. Essential Korean Reader offers supplementary reading material for students in the early stages of learning Korean. The readings included have been specially written for heritage students in their second and third semesters or non-heritage students in their third and fourth semesters of study. Students are exposed to interesting cultural topics while expanding their active vocabulary and developing reading and writing skills. The topics covered focus on aspects of modern and traditional Korean life and cultural differences between Korea and the rest of the world. Each reading is supported by pre- and post-reading questions, a glossary of new words and expressions, helpful grammar explanations and exercises.