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M-su · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Location: Seoul

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Lynns · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Location: Korea

Go to the FAQ Forum. There is a sticky called "Learning Korean" that links to a bunch of threads with discussions about Korean classes.

duns0014 · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Location: Ilsan

I recommend pimsleur, you can download it with bittorrent.

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

I know of great lessons in Gangnam if you are interested.

Easter Clark · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong

Here is a fantastic website!

moff12 · Joined: 30 Oct 2006

I know you said you have already tried online tools but here is another good one:

http://lei.snu.ac.kr/english/pages/SD00023_00.jsp

But I must say, self-study is a long, tough road.

I took evening classes, three nights a week, at YBM in Jongno. I think it is probably the cheapest (other than the free classes - KFCC, Sookmyung, KOTRA). There wasn't a lot of speaking though, most people say Sogang is the best for that.

It depends a lot on your level too, I think you need to do intensive to start - like Mon-Fri, if possible. After awhile you can go fewer times and practice more by yourself.

Good luck.