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Guide to print and online resources for learning Korean
Bilingual Short Stories - Beginner to Intermediate Level
Easy readers and other bilingual books can help you learn a language by pairing short readings in the language you're learning with English side by side. Try reading the text and if you get stuck, look at the translation.
These titles are in Korean, with parallel English translation.
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Korean Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Folktales in Korean and English by Julie Damron; EunSun You
Call Number: PL913.65 .K67 2018 -
Chinatown by Jung-Hee Oh
Call Number: PL992.58.C63 C4513 2004 -
Twofold Song by Mun-yol Yi
Call Number: PL992.9.M83 T82613 2004 -
A Walk in the Mountains by Young-en So
Call Number: PL992.74.Y6 S2613 2004 -
The Snowy Road by Chong-jun Yi
Call Number: PL992.9.C414 S66 2004 -
Tower of Ants by In-ho Choi
Call Number: PL992.18.I45 K3413 2004 -
Weathered Blossom by Wan-suh Park
Call Number: PL992.62.W34 M3713 2006
Intermediate Level Reader
In Korean, with vocabulary and grammar notes in English. English translations of each story can be found at the back of the book.
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The Routledge Intermediate Korean Reader by Jaehoon Yeon; Jieun Kiaer; Lucien Brown
Call Number: PL913.65 .Y46 2014
Literature
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A History of Korean Literature by Peter H. Lee
Call Number: PL956 .H57 2003 -
Twentieth Century Korean Literature by Nam-Ho Yi
Call Number: PL958.6 .T94 2005 -
Early Korean Literature: Selections and Introductions by David R. McCann
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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry by David R. McCann
Call Number: PL984 .E3 C647 2004 -
The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry by Peter H. Lee
Call Number: PL984 .E3 C65 2002
Webtoons
Find Korean Webtoons on your computer or download an app for your smartphone.
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Naver - Webtoons in KoreanA variety of Webtoons in Korean.