Korean is one of the fastest-growing second languages in the world, due to the huge popularity of Korean pop music, food and K-dramas. This book is designed to meet the needs of people who want to learn the language quickly and accurately-especially Korean pop culture fans!
It features colorful drawings and a cast of youthful friends-Koreans and foreigners-who live in Seoul, hang out together, and have fun exploring the city. It also features Korean film and TV star Lee Joon-gi, who not only provides audio recordings of the dialogues, but contributes a series of stories about his favorite places and things to do in Seoul!
Each chapter is organized as follows:
* An opening dialogue on a topic such as shopping or making plans
* A list of useful Korean vocabulary and everyday expressions that are commonly used
* Grammar explanations, conversations and exercises to help you learn
* "Talking with Lee Joon-gi": Respond to prompts as though you are talking to him!
* A round-up summary of key words, phrases and concepts in the chapter
* "Lee Joon-gi's Seoul"-The actor's favorite things to do, such as idol spotting!
This book is designed by two leading Korean language experts-Jiyoung Park and Soyoung Yoo-to be used either as a classroom textbook or for self-study.