College of Arts and Sciences

Korean Resources

language laboratory catalog

Basic Language Study Recordings

Elementary College Korean (You) (KO 1.001)

Intermediate College Korean (You) (KO 1.002)

Videocassettes

Scola
1/2" VHS color videocassettes containing live or near-live international news broadcasts received daily via cable TV from Satellite Communications for Learning headquartered in McClelland, Iowa; broadcasts generally are 30-60 minutes in length and cover regional, national and international news stories; some broadcasts occasionally include other cultural programming, such as advertisements, mini-documentaries; currently videotaped broadcasts emanate regularly from the following countries: Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, and Spain; additional SCOLA programming may be accessed via BC Cable TV, channel 14; excellent source material for exposure to target language and culture; off-air video recordings deleted from Language Lab collection after 45 days.

Books

Word by Word English/Korean Picture Dictionary by Steven J. Molinsky, Bill Bliss, and Lee Chang-soo, Yang Eun-sook (White Plains, NY: Prentice Hall Regents, ©1996).

CD-ROM Programs

51 Languages of the World
dual-platform CD-ROM featuring 51 languages from all over the world; allows the user to speak with native speakers; interactive dialogues and conversation practice aid the user in learning and understanding more advanced speech, while games and quizzes make learning the language fun and interactive.

Web Links

An Introduction to Korean

Joogang.co.kr — Korean daily news online

LangMedia: Korean in Korea by Five College Center for the Study of World Languages — authentic, unscripted video, audio, and still images covering practical aspects of daily life in Korea.

LearnKorean.com — Korean lessons.