Foreword
Due to the growing scale of the Hallyu (Korean wave) content, the Hallyu culture (Korean culture) is spreading worldwide. As a result, the eagerness to learn Korean is surprisingly increasing. The number of test-takers for the Korean Language Proficiency Test reached over 300,000 in 2021 despite a worldwide slump due to COVID-19. King Sejong Institutes, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, have increased in number from 13 in 2007 to 244 in 84 countries in 2022. To support the continuous spread of the Korean Wave, Korean language education should be provided in well-organized ways.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the National Institute of Korean Language decided to revise Sejong Korean, first published in 2011, to strengthen the groundwork of Korean language education, which grows along with Hallyu content. For the revising work of the textbook, the research period started in 2019, and after three years of work, the new Sejong Korean was finally published in 2011. Then we announced it with the King Sejong Institute Foundation in 2022.
The newly revised Sejong Korean has the following features. First, it focuses on foreign learners eager to learn Korean at King Sejong Institutes around the world. Second, it has been developed as an instructional material that can be used flexibly according to the learning environment in each King Sejong Institute worldwide. Third, the foreigner’s interest in Hallyu content is reflected in the textbook’s content to reduce the learner’s burden of learning Korean. Lastly, it plays a pivotal role as a standard textbook representing the King Sejong Institute and provides a foothold for the next step of Korean language learning.
The King Sejong Institute is Korea’s representative overseas institution for Korean language education. It connects Korea and the world through the Korean language and culture. The National Institute of Korean Language and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism will continue cooperating with the King Sejong Institute Foundation by providing continuous efforts and support so that Korean language lovers worldwide can achieve their dreams.
Lastly, I would like to sincerely thank the research and writing staff as well as publishers for their best efforts in developing the textbook. With the new start of Sejong Korean, I would appreciate your warm interest so that the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, the National Institute of Korean Language, and the King Sejong Institute Foundation can expand their reach throughout the world.
August 2022
Chang Sowon
Director, National Institute of Korean Language
Preface
The King Sejong Institute is an organization that connects Korea and the world by spreading the Korean language and culture worldwide. This book aims to enable learners to improve their communication skills in Korean by motivating their interest in learning the Korean language based on cross-cultural communication. To this end, the current situations in Korea have been reflected in the content of this book, and a new format and design are applied to introduce the latest teaching methods. We tried to present a new direction for overseas Korean language education. The features of this book are as follows.
First, there are two kinds of books, such as a ‘student book’ and an ‘extension activity book,’ so that instructors can use both of them flexibly in Type 가, or Type 다, which is part of the standard curriculum of the King Sejong Institute. The ‘student book’ contains the core content required for each level, and the ‘extension activity book’ provides a variety of communication activities that require in-depth expansion of language knowledge. This flexibility allows learners to select the right book for their learning environment.
Second, the units are composed in different formats according to levels for effective teaching and learning. Also, this book applies the teaching as well as learning content and procedures relevant to the language development stage. In particular, various illustrations and visual materials motivate a learner’s interest in learning Korean.
Third, we present vivid Korean cultural content throughout the book so learners can understand Korean culture from a cross-cultural point of view. As a result, learners can develop the right attitude towards their Korean and Korean cultures.
Fourth, we provide workbooks, teacher’s guides, vocabulary and grammar books, and class PPTs along with textbooks so instructors and learners can use them for their needs.
I would like to thank the National Institute of Korean Language for joining the entire production of this book from planning to the end. I would also like to thank the King Sejong Institute Foundation for its cooperation and support with local institutes worldwide. Also, I appreciate Kong & Park Publishing Company for designing this book for learners to learn Korean in a fun way. Lastly, I would like to thank the researchers who contributed all their efforts to this book with their love for Korean language education for almost three years.
August 2022
First Author Lee Jung Hee
Professor, Institute of International Education Kyung Hee University
Contents
Foreword 3
Preface 4
Scope and Sequence 6
How to Use This Book 8
Characters 11
Let’s learn Korean 12
Introducing yourself
01 Hi, I’m Anna 35
02 Can I have your phone number? 43
03 My bag is next to the desk 51
04 I’m studying Korean 59
Buying Things
05 I buy bread and milk 67
06 Give me five apples 75
Time and Weather
07 It begins at seven o’clock 83
08 Is the weather hot? 91
Weekend Activities
09 I took a walk in the park 99
10 Shall we go to an amusement park together? 107
Appendix
Listening Scripts 116
Answer Key 119
Vocabulary index 129
Credits 135
Scope and Sequence
Table Headers:
Unit | Topic | Title | Function | Vocabulary and Expressions | Grammar | Pronunciation | Activity
Row Data:
- Unit: 얼음
- Topic:
- Title: Let’s learn Korean
- Function: Learning about Korean
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Countries and jobs
- Grammar: 이에요/예요
- Pronunciation:
- Activity: Greetings
- Unit: 1
- Topic: Introducing Yourself
- Title: Hi, I’m Anna
- Function: Greetings and introducing yourself
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Sino-Korean numbers
- Grammar: 은/는
- Pronunciation:
- Activity: Writing a self-introduction
- Unit: 2
- Topic: Introducing Yourself
- Title: Can I have your phone number?
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Sino-Korean numbers
- Grammar: 이/가
- Pronunciation: Linking sounds
- Activity: Asking for and giving phone numbers, Writing phone numbers and email addresses
- Unit: 3
- Topic: Objects and Movements
- Title: My bag is next to the desk
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Things
- Grammar: 이/가 아니에요
- Pronunciation:
- Activity: Talking about objects and their locations, Writing about objects in a room and their locations
- Unit: 4
- Topic: Objects and Movements
- Title: I’m studying Korean
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Basic verbs
- Grammar: 에 있다, 없다
- Pronunciation:
- Activity: Talking about what you do, Writing about what you are doing today
- Unit: 5
- Topic: Buying Things
- Title: I buy bread and milk
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Places and food
- Grammar: -어요/-아요 (Description, Question)
- Pronunciation: Intonation (Declarative sentence, Interrogative sentence)
- Activity: Talking about shopping places and items, Writing about the things you buy at a department store
- Unit: 6
- Topic: Buying Things
- Title: Give me five apples
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Native Korean numbers
- Grammar: 을/를
- Pronunciation:
- Activity: Talking about the number of items and the prices, Writing about the things you buy at a convenience store
- Unit: 7
- Topic: Time and Weather
- Title: It begins at seven o’clock
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Dates and days of the week
- Grammar: 하고
- Pronunciation:
- Activity: Talking about dates and time, Writing about your daily routines
- Unit: 8
- Topic: Time and Weather
- Title: Is the weather hot?
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Weather and seasons
- Grammar: bądź O 시 븐
- Pronunciation: ㅂ ㅕ
- Activity: Talking about the weather and seasons, Writing about the weather in your hometown
- Unit: 9
- Topic: Weekend Activities
- Title: I took a walk in the park
- Function: Asking and answering questions
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Weekend activities
- Grammar: -았/었/였-
- Pronunciation: Pause
- Activity: Talking about what you did on the weekend, Writing about what you did on the weekend
- Unit: 10
- Topic: Weekend Activities
- Title: Shall we go to an amusement park together?
- Function: Suggesting
- Vocabulary and Expressions: Plans
- Grammar: -(으)ㄹ까요? (Suggestions)
- Pronunciation: § elision
- Activity: Suggesting plans, Writing a text message to your friend