Courtney R Schatz (email)
• “I really love both volumes of You Speak Korean! [Volumes 1 and 2). Are there any plans to publish books for second-year students (a volume 3 and volume 4)? I've noticed in the volume 2 references to grammar that will be taught to second-year students, but I don't see additional books on the web site. I really hope you will publish additional volumes because this is by far the clearest and most user-friendly Korean language textbook I've ever used. What do current second-year students who have finished volume 2 use for a textbook to continue their studies? This series is so good; I just can't say enough how much I wish it would continue. Many thanks. Courtney”
Others
• “The first thing I notice about ‘You Speak Korean!’ is that it makes learning Korean look easier than other textbooks. … other textbooks don’t even try to really explain the difference between subject and topic markers. I’ve noticed that the point was introduced early, tested and reinforced often [in “You Speak Korean!”] …While I was aware that word order in Korean is flexible, “You Speak Korean!” was the first time the importance of word order (the focus position, putting words nearer the noun) was discussed at all. As my language goals include a lot of conversation, I hope that drilling those points early and often will lead to more natural speech and writing. … Other Korean textbooks I’ve seen are tough on Korean culture but the culture notes in “You Speak Korean!” seem more informative (or at least well placed).”
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