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WTB: Korean Language Material in Seoul (especially audio)

 
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Bryan



Joined: 29 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:52 am    Post subject: WTB: Korean Language Material in Seoul (especially audio) Reply with quote

Especially audio or good textbooks I can spend a lot of time on and provide the foundation of my study for the next while.
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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004

PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you Korean?

I mean, they might go to live in America and be looking for language CDs to complement their endless hours cooped up in a library in downtown LA...

Immersion. Look into it.
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Bryan



Joined: 29 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You are an oozing pile of vaginal discharge.
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ernie



Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

are you looking for a bookstore? kyobo is pretty good. there's one near gangnam station and another near gwanghwamun station. i have to agree with demo: you don't need to pay for audio. it's all around you. go to a bar or restaurant and chat up the locals. i'd pay money to have LESS 'audio' in my neighborhood, especially in the wee hours of the morning.
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sarbonn



Joined: 14 Oct 2008
Location: Michigan

PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ernie wrote:
are you looking for a bookstore? kyobo is pretty good. there's one near gangnam station and another near gwanghwamun station. i have to agree with demo: you don't need to pay for audio. it's all around you. go to a bar or restaurant and chat up the locals. i'd pay money to have LESS 'audio' in my neighborhood, especially in the wee hours of the morning.


Yeah, but that's uncontrolled audio that doesn't really help somebody learn the language like directed audio does.

To the OP, the Bundi and (whatever name it is) bookstore in the Coex Mall in Gangnam has a great selection of books, and some of them have audio cds included with the books themselves. One of the ones I bought did, and it wasn't that expensive. I had a really good audio cd that I bought back in the states, but stupidly I left it at home before leaving, and it may be lost now, which really pissed me off.

Personally, I'd love to find a good computer program for the language, like the Talk Now series that they seem to have for every other language.
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ernie



Joined: 05 Aug 2006
Location: asdfghjk

PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i find koreans are usually pretty happy to help you out with pronunciation. if you bring your textbook to a bar or restaurant, you can always find someone who can help you suss out the proper pronunciation. besides, hangeul is pretty easy to read.

i know a few people who've used rosetta stone and have either hated it ('why do i care about all the damn farm animals!') or have been impossible to understand, i.e. they speak the few phrases they've memorized blazingly fast but their pronunciation isn't perfect so when people ask follow-up questions they're lost!

i'm not saying that audio lessons are terrible, but that talking to people in the real world is much more accurate, fun, and economical.
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