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Korean

1. Korean Language Courses :
• Introduction to Korean [1]
  The basics of both reading and writing all the Hangul characters. Includes links to textbooks commonly available.
• Introduction to Korean [2]
  37 Lessons covering everything from the alphabet to writing words.
• Korean Basic Course
  Provided by the Foreign Services Institute. Downloadable .pdf student text, plus downloadable mp3 tapes for audio presentations. Two Volumes with the student text.
• Korean Lessons
  28 lessons plus links to other aspects of language.
• Korean : Sustainment & Enhancement
  ‘The activities and tasks are designed to improve listening and reading skills, emphasizing on vocabulary expansion with Chinese characters, more sophisticated and accurate grammar usages, and sociolinguistic aspects.’ Done by the US Defense Language Institute for intermediate learners. Needs several other freely available, small programs.
• Korean through English
  Created by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Set out in 10 chapters and accompanied by sound files.
• Kosnet, Welcome to
  ‘Kosnet is a website offering [ ] educational spaces to learn the Korean language through the internet.’ Registration is Free. You are then able to access language study, sites, chats, downloads [study offline] and more.
• Learn Korean
  Has a range of basic lessons, information about Korea, Korean dictionary and a forum as well as links to further sites.
• Let’s Learn Korean
  Vowels & Consonants through to tenses.
• Mr Oh’s Learn Korean
  A mix of lessons, Hanja classes, technical notes, discussion forum, crash course and other links. The Links section is quite extensive and covers a range of areas.
2. Language Tools :
• Dictionaries :
• English → Korean Online Dictionary
  Only translating into Korean.
• Korean Dictionary
  [Babylon]
  ‘This collection of Korean to English and English to Korean dictionaries contains an extensive range of vocabulary, including general, encyclopaedic, slang & informal terms from a wide variety of professional fields. The dictionaries feature a searchable database of over 3 million words, phrases, abbreviations and acronyms, of which all possible inflections and derivatives are recognized.’ One look up entry point.
• LingvoSoft Korean/English/Korean Dictionary
  Translate and find information in both directions.
• General Sites & Portals :
• Free Korean Lessons and Courses
  ‘We have gathered together here a number of Free language lessons and language courses for those learning Korean, along with some other Korean language resources, such as Korean online newspapers, Korean dictionaries, Korean internet radio sites, and other sources relevant to the student of Korean.’
• Languages Online - Korean
  Done by Indiana University, these are audio lessons available for both Media Player and Realplayer. There are also links to further files.
• Learn to Speak Korean
  Learn Korean with Free online lessons - the Basics, Grammar, Words and Phrases, practice and exercises.
• Say Hello in the Korean Language
  In addition to doing this, it has collections of links for language, culture and the alphabet.
• Grammar
  Includes specific grammar sites, conjugators and sites including a majority of grammar material.
• Korean Grammar Lessons
  8 lessons covering aspects of grammar.
• Korean HakGyo
  ‘A program that introduces Korean grammar right from the very basics with extensive help with grammatical terms and concepts. Numerous exercises and tasks are included that assist students with understanding the grammar, as well as building proficiency and familiarity with the Korean language.’ A Shareware program.
3. Other Resources:
• Computing in Korean
  Step-by-step instructions from Monash University on how to maximise your computing procedures in relation to computing with the Korean language. Very clear and easy to follow.
• e-Asia Digital Library
  Of particular interest is the e-books section where you can select the country of interest [e.g. North and South Korea]. There are also images, audio, maps, a database and even a toolkit.
• Korean
  Free registration allows access to learning resources for the Korean language. Slow to load.
• Korean Studies Resources
  Linked to the teaching of Korean at Monash University. Provides a wealth of links to help find resources in 10 separate topics.
• Korean Language Websites
• New South Wales HSC ONLINE - Korean
  While geared to the HSC, it provides revision on all aspects of senior secondary Korean.
• Sogang University : Virtual Classes
  Material to help all interested in Korean from beginners to those looking for advanced assistance.
4. Podcasts :
• KoreanPod
  ‘This podcast is for intermediate learners and beginners.’
• SurvivalPhrases Korean
  50 lessons at time of inclusion. Podcasts, links to feed, downloadable mp3 files.
5. Software specific to this language :
• Declan Korean Software Products
  [Primary/Secondary]
• Rosetta Stone Korean