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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I use Handbook of Korean Vocabulary, by
Miho Choo and William O’Grady. It’s a root dictionary, not a reader
designed to expand vocabulary. The first part of the book is organized around
words of Chinese origin, and the second by words of Korean origin.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Kelly Schmitt Youngberg</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws [mailto:koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Edward Reed<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 02, 2006
10:12 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [KS] Korean Vocabulary
Study</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I live
and work in Seoul. I am trying to recover and expand my command of Korean
which I first studied over thirty years ago as a Peace Corps Volunteer and
Fulbright researcher. I have a fairly good grasp of grammar and am
praised for my pronunciation. I can converse fairly easily in daily
conversation. However, I would like to expand my vocabulary to allow me
to converse about serious topics (politics, economics, social issues) related
to my work. I know that I should try to read newspapers and listen to TV
broadcasts and collect and study vocabulary. The problem is that I have a
serious time limitation--long workdays and even working on weekends.
(This is Korea, afterall.) </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Does anyone know of a good book
specifically designed for expanding command of Korean vocabulary? I
imagine a book organized around either issues or words with common <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>hanmun</span></font></i></em> roots,
and presented in digestable gulps. Or it could be linked to reading and
understanding newspaper articles. All suggestions appreciated.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ed Reed</span></font></p>
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