Wendelin Gray

Lady Xiansa's Guide to Beginning Korean Wendelin Gray

Lady Xiansa's Guide to Beginning Korean is a practical manual for first-year Korean students who want the most useful grammar and relevant vocabulary to quickly promote speaking and writing skills. Many textbooks focus on travel phrases, situations in Korea, school, or very limited small talk while providing overwhelming lists of vocabulary or inconsistent verb speech levels. This guide aims to lay the foundation for further academic study of Korean, including an overview of how the writing system functioned in the past as well as acknowledging the importance and usefulness of hanja while limiting the use of romanization. While not a self-study guide, this textbook should be a good reference tool for all students of Korean, and has appropriate vocabulary for modern college students and adult workers talking about a wide range of personal topics.