<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><HTML DIR=ltr><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></HEAD><BODY><DIV><FONT face='Arial' color=#000000 size=2>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.) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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>hanmun</EM> roots, and
presented in digestable gulps. Or it could be linked to reading and
understanding newspaper articles. All suggestions
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Reed</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>