Darakwon Korean Readers - Koreanische Lesetexte Niveau C2 - The Story of Hong Gildong

Koreanische Lesetexte - Niveau B2 - inkl. Audio-Dateien zum Download The “Darakwon Korean Readers” series is comprised of books that recompose classic Korean literary works to match the reading levels of students from beginner to advanced levels (A1~C2) so students can easily increase their Korean reading comprehension skills in a fun way. With the sixth work in this series, “The Story of Hong Gildong;” an adaptation of Heo Gyun’s novel using modern language, you can naturally learn advanced written vocabulary and expressions while reading the tale of Hong Gildong, who went up against the limitations of the classist society of the Joseon era and tried to create justice. Additionally, you can understand the culture of the era through explanations related to the background of the time period. And you can confirm the content of the book not just with your eyes but with your ears as well, with sound files read by professional voice actors and provided by QR code, and check and improve your reading skills yourself through an appendix including comprehension questions and an English translation of the text. Students can also use the English translations of the story and questions in the appendix at the end of the book to check their reading comprehension skills. The “Darakwon Korean Readers” series adapts classic Korean tales into modern Korean suitable for beginner to advanced levels. Each book presents vocabulary words and expressions that align with the standards of the International Standard Curriculum for Korean Language and Korean Language Education Vocabulary Content Development. Students can have fun as they easily read and understand each story. English translations of vocabulary words that are necessary for understanding the story are presented at the bottom of each page, as well as additional English explanations about grammar, expressions, and cultural background, allowing students to concentrate on reading without using a dictionary. In addition, students can easily check an English translation of the entire story in the appendix of the book. Students can listen to lively recordings done by professional voice actors by scanning the QR code on each page of the story. By looking at illustrations of the story’s main scenes and listening to the voice recordings, students can not only improve their listening skills, they can also vividly understand the emotions of the characters. Using a variety of questions in the book’s appendix, students can check their reading comprehension and practice sentence structures and vocabulary words that they should know for each corresponding level. In addition, students can compare various cultural situations with Korean culture through thought expansion questions based on the content of the story.