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Korean Language, Literature & Culture
Guide to print and online resources for learning Korean
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Learn a Language with Transparent Language Online
- Transparent Language Online This link opens in a new windowInteractive language learning software. Includes vocabulary flash cards, pronunciation practice, activities/games, language and culture blogs, online social communities, and video-based grammar lessons. Basic to intermediate level. More than 100 languages offered, including ESL.
Users MUST first create an account in the web version in order to use this online tool and track learning progress. Access is available on or off campus AFTER creating an account. For mobile apps, use the web version of Transparent Language and click on “Mobile Access” in the menu for the most recent version. To activate the app, scan the QR code found on the "Mobile Access" page or use your username and password.
Learn Korean
The Sounds of Korean by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2012Introduction to the sounds of Korean designed for English-speaking students with no prior knowledge of the language. Includes online sound files.
Elementary Korean by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2009E-book
Linked online audio content also available
Intermediate College Korean by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2002Text incorporates themes relating to Korea's cultural customs and social issues, presented in the form of dialogues, anecdotes, short essays, and poems. Also included are themes tied to the country's physical geography, including major cities, islands, and historical sites.
Korean Business Etiquette: The Cultural Values and Attitudes that Make Up the Korean Business Personality by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2004E-book
Elementary Korean Second Edition by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2015Introductory Korean textbook and language learning package. Korean is now the 15th most popular language taught at American universities.
Learn Korean Free Online
- Learn a Language Through BiblioTech Digital LibraryBexar County's BiblioTech Digital Library offers access to many online resources from your smart device, including Mango Languages, which provides instruction for more than 70 languages. You must be a Bexar County resident to register. If you are a UTSA student, faculty, or staff member you qualify.
Books in Korean
- Project Gutenberg: Browse by LanguageFree e-books classified by language. All e-books can be downloaded in ePub, Kindle, HTML, and simple text formats. These books were previously published in print and are free in the U.S. as their copyright has expired.
- Internet Archive
A non-profit, public digital library founded in 1996 offering free online access to a wide range of out-of-copyright fiction and non-fiction books in English or foreign languages, as well as archived web pages, historical newspapers, video and audio files. You can create a free account to access some copyrighted books for one hour renewable checkout.
Study Korean at UTSA
- UTSA - Study AbroadLearn about UTSA-sponsored study abroad programs.
- UTSA San Antonio Language Academy (SALA)Global Initiatives in collaboration with the UTSA Department of Modern Languages Literatures that will provide language immersion experiences comprised of courses, activities, meals, and local faculty-led field trips.
Spanish, Japanese, Korean