Decided to start on my korean lessons today. And so I decided to take out all my 'teachers'. To my surprise, two of them are still fully wrapped in tight-fitting plastic from Kinokuniya bookshop. Poor neglected knowledge.
The two big books on the left of the picture were amazing once unbound. All the proper books/ korean lessons would expect you to learn how to write Korean before forming any word or sentence. Hence, I need serious help to learn to write. The book 'Writing Korean for Beginners' ($47.00 aftr 20% discount at Kinokuniya) is just like any elementary writing book. Great expectations to be great writer soon!
The other big book is a wonderful surprise (this happens when you're blessed with no memory space and can't remember that you've bought this item). 李凖基 ie. Lee Jun Ki , a korean pop star teaches you korean!
The next book is written in Japanese! I found that the Japanese are very good in teaching languages. They explain systematically and clearly with good examples. I can't say that they did as good a job with the English language though. Somehow, their books to teach their own people English has never been as good as the way they teach Asian languages.
And the little fat book is a dictionary. It came all the way from Korea! At the time when I needed one, the only store that sells it cost more than $50! Hence, I asked my friend who went to Korea to get me one :) When I've finished my writing course, I'll try to find out what the story is about!
