Korean Folktales for Language Learners: Traditional Stories in English and Korea

Description: Korean Folktales for Language Learners by Sukyeon Cho, Yeon-Jeong Kim, Andrew Killick, Minjee Kim Learn about Korean culture while improving your language skills!Korean Folktales for Language Learners presents 36 traditional folktales in parallel Korean and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate language learners. Free online recordings of all the Korean stories are available to help students improve their pronunciation and comprehension skills. The stories - which gradually increase in complexity as the book progresses - include:The Tiger with the Frozen Tail - A wily rabbit persuades a hungry tiger to break a hole in the ice of a frozen river to catch fish with his tail. When the hole freezes, the tiger is trapped.The Shepherd and the Fairy - The Heavenly Jade Emperors daughter falls in love with a shepherd boy who plays beautiful music. She wants to marry him, but her angry father turns her into a goldfish.The Money in the Cauldron - When a burglar breaks into the home of a poor scholar, he finds there is nothing to steal. The burglar feels sorry for him and leaves money behind.This elegantly illustrated volume is designed to help language learners expand their Korean vocabulary and grammar. The Korean vocabulary lists, exercises and audio recordings are designed as practice for first- and second-year Korean students. This entertaining anthology in English is complemented by cultural notes and discussion questions that further reinforce understanding Korean culture. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sukyeon Cho is the director of the Korean language program at the University of Sheffield in the UK. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to Korean language teaching, including the prestigious South Korean Presidents Award.Yeon-Jeong Kim has taught Korean language at the University of Sheffield since 2014. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Intercultural Communication from the University of Sheffield. Previously, she taught Korean to people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds in Korea and Japan.Andrew Killick is a reader in ethnomusicology at the University of Sheffield and has published two books and numerous articles on Korean music. He spent six years in Korea teaching English and researching music. Long Description Learn about Korean culture while improving your language skills! Korean Folktales for Language Learners presents 36 traditional folktales in parallel Korean and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate language learners. Free online recordings of all the Korean stories are available to help students improve their pronunciation and comprehension skills. The stories -- which gradually increase in complexity as the book progresses -- include: The Tiger with the Frozen Tail -- A wily rabbit persuades a hungry tiger to break a hole in the ice of a frozen river to catch fish with his tail. When the hole freezes, the tiger is trapped. The Shepherd and the Fairy -- The Heavenly Jade Emperors daughter falls in love with a shepherd boy who plays beautiful music. She wants to marry him, but her angry father turns her into a goldfish. The Money in the Cauldron -- When a burglar breaks into the home of a poor scholar, he finds there is nothing to steal. The burglar feels sorry for him and leaves money behind. This elegantly illustrated volume is designed to help language learners expand their Korean vocabulary and grammar. The Korean vocabulary lists, exercises and audio recordings are designed as practice for first- and second-year Korean students. This entertaining anthology in English is complemented by cultural notes and discussion questions that further reinforce understanding Korean culture. Description for Sales People Part of Tuttles highly successful "Stories for Language Learners" series. Parallel Korean and English versions of 36 traditional Korean folktales presented on facing pages. Each story is accompanied by a vocabulary list, grammar notes, cultural notes and discussion questions. Suitable as a reader for classroom use or for self-study. Free online native speaker audio recordings of all the Korean stories. Includes an overview of the Korean hangeul alphabet for beginners. The stories are divided into 3 levels for beginners, lower intermediate and upper intermediate learners. Details ISBN0804854637 Short Title Korean Folktales for Language Learners Publisher Tuttle Publishing Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0804854637 ISBN-13 9780804854634 Format Paperback Imprint Tuttle Publishing Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Pages 240 Illustrator Minjee Kim Publication Date 2022-11-01 Illustrations 37 b&w line drawings, 36 stories in Korean and Eng NZ Release Date 2022-11-01 US Release Date 2022-11-01 UK Release Date 2022-11-01 Author Minjee Kim DEWEY 495.782421 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-09-30 Series Stories For Language Learners Subtitle Traditional Stories in English and Korean (Free online Audio Recordings) We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139176696;

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