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Alayna Auerbach

Korean Language Practice- main - 0 views

  • Learn Korean Now.
  • Also visit the Language Exchange board to find someone to help you practice.
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  • Hangul is the simplest writing system in the world
  • blocks, each one representing a single syllable
  • rows reading left to right
  • use informal speech to children
  • formal speech to older people
  • Koreans do not expect foreigners to be fluent and will usually excuse minor mistakes
  • enroll in any of the numerous courses offered by Korean universities and private organizations.
Alayna Auerbach

Language Exchange Board - 0 views

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    A Language board on lifeinkorea.com where you can find people that live in Seoul Korea or anywhere in Korea to help you learn Korean.
Sam Gladnick

South Korea - 0 views

  • North and South Koreans speak and write the same language.  It is derived from the Ural-Altaic family, which also includes Turkish, Hungarian, Finnish, Mongolian, Tibetan and Japanese.  The written Korean language is called Hangeul, consisting of 10 vowels and 14 consonants.  King Sejong invented it in the 15th century.  Hangeul is considered easy to learn and write, contributing to Korea’s high literacy rates (98% over age 15).
  • Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Constitution in Korea.  50.7 percent of Koreans follow a specific religious faith.  Followers of Buddhism and Protestants are in the highest numbers, followed by Catholics.  Other practicing faiths are Shamanism, Taoism, and Islam. Confucian tenets or Confucian doctrine is deeply embedded in many Koreans' lives, regardless of religion.
  • Seoul’s subway system is the eight-largest in the world.  The railway system includes over 4,000 passenger trains and 13,000 freight trains.  In 1998, the nation’s highways exceeded 2,000 km.  International airports serve 74 cities throughout the world.  Ocean liners, cruise ships, cargo ships and container ships are a frequent site at Korean ports.
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  • Korea, like other countries in the temperate, has four distinct seasons.  Spring begins in late March, with occasional drizzle.  Summer is hot and humid with monsoon rains beginning in June and heaviest in July.  Autumn is rather short, lasting from the end of September to November.  Winter is cold and dry from December to February.  Spells of cold weather normally alternate with days of warmer weather.
Kyle Davis

Teaching English in Korea - Best Language Institute - 0 views

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    good website for language
Alayna Auerbach

learnkorean.com: Korean for fun - 0 views

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    Common day language- out shopping, at restaurants etc.
Jessica Weckhorst

KBS WORLD Radio - 0 views

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    this is another site for learning the language
Jessica Weckhorst

learnkorean.com: Home - 0 views

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    This is yet another web site that has information to learn the language this also is a web site that is designed to help people learn Korean
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    i rool.
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    learn korean site.
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