Does anyone know of any websites for studying Korean? I want to take a Korean class but I live in the countryside and there are no programs around...
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Study Korean OnlineSubmitted by Charles on 6 November 2006 - 12:20pm.Tags: Does anyone know of any websites for studying Korean? I want to take a Korean class but I live in the countryside and there are no programs around... |
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Sogang University
http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/
This is the best site I've found so far. The downside is that the grammar explanations can be a bit arcane, however.
You can also try the Arirang TV website and there should be video lessons.
i agree that this is the
i agree that this is the best site i've seen so far!
Korean Flashcards
Here is a site where users can make there own flashcards and share them with others. Here is the link to the section of Korean flashcards.
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/korean
Enjoy!
www.teachenglishinasia.net
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Korean with Monash
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/kor1010/index.html
this is also a pretty good site!
more great sites
these are some good sites that i've come across in my quest to wrap my head around this language...
http://www.mct.go.kr/hangeul/
http://www.langintro.com/kintro/toc.htm
http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/e_index.htm#
http://www.learnkorean.com/lesson/kclassindex.asp
and even better, if you're willing to spend the money you can get this program... try it for free first.
before you know it your vocabulary will be exploding! i'm still working on the free trial version... learning hangul takes a lot of self-discipline.
(wish i knew how to say good luck in korean... cause i'd write it here!)
lizm :)
non-online!
Hey guys, there are also a some willing university students who need to teach free Korean so I would maybe talk to someone in your school and see if they have any tips about this. I know a friend who is making use of this and it's working out well and it's free! Also, it's probably better for conversation!!
Beware of Translation Technology
For some fun, try out http://www2.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html
Type in a simple sentence in English. Translate to Korean. Copy and paste the Korean translation and try to go back to English! " I have a new telephone" goes to "Me there is new transformation."
One of my schools very proudly displays student work in the hallways. One of the stories was very obviously translated into English by one of these methods. It makes absolutely no sense, but sounds so flowery!
Beware of translation devices! I have generally noticed better results with single words, however. Without knowing both languages, it is difficult to determine the true success rates with these devices.
this is true of any
this is true of any language!
translations online are difficult to work with, but basically, it's good for individual words that you are looking for, so long as you know how to use them and put them into a sentence. also, tell your kids this becuase that's the same in english--if you translate something from korean it'll be wack and a teacher will be able to tell that they tried to use a translator, that's the same if you try to translate every single word with a dictionary, too! you should tell your kids to use a dictionary (online or whatever) for individual words.
Beware of even simple word translators!
Try translating "telephone" or even "phone" on Worldlingo.
Why does it translate as transformation? Telephone is such a simple word! The same is true of many, many other simple words.
I have translated several things in Spanish and I don't experience so many problems with single words. My point is that you can't rely very heavily on these types of translators at this point! This is one point at which a person can often be superior to a machine! The simple children's stories that were translated into English illustrate this point very well, but they are so hilarious and ridiculous. I guess that they sound really great to people who don't know English! Good luck!
Translation cont'd
I use Yahoo mini dictionary for word translation when I don't know one, which is sadly too often. Go to my website, the homepage has a link to directly take you to the dl page of the Yahoo mini dictionary. For those of you that don't know very much Korean, have a Korean native speaker nearby for the last install part.
http://leelalka.googlepages.com
Lee Lalka
이신한
李新韓
Link
The link didn't work from my school computers, but it works fine at my home. It is great. You have assembled a large amount of excellent information and materials. Thanks for sharing with others. Best wishes for continued success.
you can use the google
you can use the google translator just go to www.google.com , then click "google.com in english" at the bottom right and then just to the right of the search bar there is "Language Tools".
also, most of your phones should have an english dictionary on them. if you got to your "utilities" or misc folder and then there should be one there, where you can type in english and the korean will come up!
Korean Classes
While most cities don't have Korean classes, most cities with a YMCA will, and most of the YMCA classes will be on Saturdays if you can get into a nearby bigger city. To my understanding, the one in Daegu has 4 different levels (6-weeks each), for a great price! You would have to go to a YMCA to ask about these, but as far as I know, Seoul is the only city that offers a number of, as well as more advanced, Korean classes for foreigners.