The Korean Basic Course teaches the national standard language as spoken by educated Koreans, a form that is understood throughout the country. The Korean orthography (Hangul) is introduced gradually. The Korean Basics Course, Volume I, provides introductory materials in modern spoken Korean for the student who wishes to achieve a working command of the language currently spoken by an estimated 70 million people on the Korean peninsula and in Japan. Manchuria and the former Soviet Union. The Korean Course is divided into 47 units, many of which are composed of dialogues, notes, and supplemental vocabulary. The course assumes the student has no prior knowledge of Korean and is fully self-instructional. Volume I contains 18 CDs and a 560 page textbook or 1 DVD with all lessons on MP3 with the textbook in a PDF file format. Volume II contains 16 CDs and a 568 page textbook or 1 DVD with all lessons on MP3 with the textbook in a PDF file format..
