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Korean Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

  • Z-Korean [1]
    Online Korean-English dictionary

 

Language Study

Grammar

  • An Introduction to Korean [2]
    An overview of Korean grammar, also includes vocabulary and pronunciation
  • Wikipedia [3]
    An overview of the Korean language

Vocabulary

  • Vocabulary Flash Cards [4]
    Interactive vocabulary tests
  • English-Korean vocabulary quizzes [5]
    Quizzes including a variety of topics
  • LearnKorean.com [6]
    Hanja lessons, starting from the simplest characters

Reading & Writing

  • Thinkquest.org [7]
    Practice in reading and writing Hangul

Listening & Speaking

  • LearnKorean.com [8]
    Lessons on pronunciation (Real Audio Player required to listen to sounds)

 

Culture

News & Media

  • Korean News [9]
    Official news of the Korean government (in English and Korean)
  • The Chosun Ilbo [10]
    Up-to-date daily English news about Korea
  • Topix.net [11]
    South Korea News

Entertainment: Arts, Films & Music

  • National Museum of Contemporary Art [12]
    Official site
  • Hoam Art Museum [13]
    Official site
  • Korean Pop Music [14]
    News, downloads, MP3s, etc.
  • Korean Film [15]
    An overview of the movies, issues, people, and events that shape the film community in Korea

Information about Korea

  • Tour2Korea [16]
    Korean culture, lifestyle and customs

 

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Search Engines and Directories

  • Google Korea [17]
    Can be searched in English or Korean
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Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-20 04:21): http://international.uiowa.edu/node/1808

Links:
[1] http://www.zkorean.com/dictionary.shtml
[2] http://langintro.com/kintro/
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_language
[4] http://langintro.com/kintro/vocab/flshintr.htm
[5] http://iteslj.org/v/k/
[6] http://learnkorean.com/whanja/hclassindex.asp
[7] http://library.thinkquest.org/20746/non/learn/
[8] http://learnkorean.com/lesson/lesson3.asp
[9] http://www.kcna.co.jp/
[10] http://english.chosun.com/
[11] http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea
[12] http://www.moca.go.kr/engN/index.do?_method=engMain
[13] http://www.hoammuseum.org/index.asp
[14] http://www.kpopmusic.co.uk/
[15] http://www.koreanfilm.org/
[16] http://english.tour2korea.com/01TripPlanner/KoreaInBrief/customs.asp?kosm=m1_1&konum=7&OVRAW=Korean%20culture&OVKEY=korean%20culture&OVMTC=standard
[17] http://www.google.co.kr/