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한국말하시는군요! You Speak Korean! Books 3 & 4 can be used as textbooks for:

• second-year non-heritage classes (for speakers of English)
• intermediate heritage classes (for speakers with home Korean background)
• advanced community-based classes
• self-studying individuals, including scholars

한국말하시는군요! You Speak Korean! Books 3 & 4

• complete the explanation and practice of frequently used grammar points for both the written and spoken language at the intermediate level
• provide careful explanation and exemplification even culture- or context-heavy expressions such as 더니, and of expressions that may have 6 or 7 different usages in every-day Korean (e.g. 겠).
• include careful explanations of differences in nuance such as “reason” expressions바람에, 김에, 탓에, 관계로, 통에, 덕택에, 마당에, 반면에, or "time phrases" such as 즈듬에, 무렵에, or참에
• provide sample sentences with the closest possible English translations to help students grasp the concept and usage
• include reading sections in addition to each chapter’s main dialogue and mini-dialogues to memorize (이것만은 외우자)
• witty, natural and relevant dialogues and culture point content

Vocabulary lessons feature

• more essential, natural, everyday Korean vocabulary
• vocabulary examples sentences and other vocabulary exercises
• Vocabulary Usage Notes (단어 사용법 노트) found in no other books on Korean grammar; offer outstanding explanations of usage extent and limitations, plus clarification about when a particular word is used over other choices

Grammar lessons feature

• concise but thorough explanations
• ample realistic sample sentences
• right and wrong example sentences for grammar points
• increasing complexity and integration of previous grammar and vocabulary
• 3-4 exercise problem sets per grammar point in the Exercises (문법연습문제) section
• more involved chapter-summary, real-life extension tasks (실제상황 101)

Plus!

• all the familiar eye-catching reminders, mnemonic tips and summary callouts as in Books 1 & 2
• full-color illustrations, formatting and photos
• detailed culture discussions for each chapter
• comprehensive glossaries, both English-to-Korean and Korean-to-English

This series prepares students for advanced grammar studies or beginning studies of real-world writings.