Topics in Korean Language and Culture: Volume Two

<p><i>Topics in Korean Language and Culture: Volume Two </i>covers 12 essential topics relating to both traditional and contemporary Korean culture and society for advanced Korean learners.</p><p>Each chapter consists of listening and reading passages key expressions and idioms and performance-based activities that unfold across different modes of oral and written communication. All reading passages are authentic texts written for real-world purposes and audiences by prominent scholars journalists and writers in various fields in Korea. Both listening and reading passages incorporate a variety of text types and speech styles that learners will encounter in real life. The grammar section encompasses foundation reviews semantic distinctions and language functions.</p><p>The second volume is suitable for learners in their fourth or fifth year of learning Korean at the post-secondary level (ACTFL Advanced−Superior) with the first volume having provided a firm basis for high intermediate learners. It is designed to accommodate a wide range of courses and curricula offered in the field of Korean studies worldwide and is intended for both a year-long language sequence and a semester-long intensive course in advanced Korean speaking reading writing or translation.</p>