{"product_id":"9791189809898","title":"Survival Korean Crash Course: Your Friendly Guide to Student Life in Korea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome! Is it your first time at a Korean university?\u003cbr\u003e- A practical Korean language textbook written by three exchange students from the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e- An easy, friendly guide on essential Korean idioms and expressions for international and exchange students\u003cbr\u003e- A portable pocket-sized book\u003cbr\u003eSurvival Korean Crash Course is a practical Korean language guide written by three exchange students from Leiden University in the Netherlands, which runs the only Korean Studies major in Europe. As “Your Friendly Guide to Student Life in Korea,” the book is a friendly, fun read, like the writers are personally sharing their stories of life in Korea to a good friend. The book also contains frequently used Korean words and idioms.\u003cbr\u003eThe three writers?Irene Schokker, Lauren Kies, and Rachel van den Berg?fell in love with life in Korea as exchange students at Yonsei University, where they met Korean friends, hung out at university festivals and student outings, joined student clubs and activities, and even raced against Koreans students in the fierce competition to register for classes.\u003cbr\u003eThey went through difficulties too, as they got used to the cultural differences. Before they learned to call out “Auntie!” at a restaurant or ring a bell on the table, they would wait ages for a server to finally come take their order. And they had no idea that, according to Korean drinking customs, they should have turned their heads away when drinking with their seniors.\u003cbr\u003eBased on their own newbie mistakes and confusion, they put together this Survival Korean manual, featuring eight chapters organized by situation. The book lays out essential words and expressions commonly used in daily life and various situations that international students in Korea often encounter, including school classes, searching for a place to live, navigating the streets, ordering food at a restaurant, enjoying leisure time, shopping, and emergencies.\u003cbr\u003eBased on the first-hand experiences of the authors themselves, who have just finished their exchange semester and returned to the Netherlands earlier this year, the three students pass on their tips for the things foreigners living in Korea find difficult and the Korean expressions they find confusing. This book will be a useful guide for students who plan to study in Korea or are looking for a mentor on Korean life, with authentic advice and recommendations from real exchange students.\u003cbr\u003eIrene Schokker, Lauren Kies, and Rachel van den Berg are students in the Korea Studies masters' program at Leiden University in the Netherlands. During their undergraduate years as Korean Studies majors at Leiden, they first visited Korea as exchange students at Sungkyunkwan University, and their love for Korea grew all the more. They returned to Korea in 2016 as exchange students at Yonsei University as part of their graduate studies. They are currently in the Netherlands, writing their dissertations on Korea after spending a year in the country. The authors wrote this book to share the real Korean language and culture they enjoyed with their first-hand experiences with Korean food, noraebang, and street performances.\u003cbr\u003eAuthors' Note\u003cbr\u003eHello! We are three university students from the Netherlands with degrees in Korean Studies. Because we love Korea and the Korean language, we want to make it easier for other exchange students like ourselves to navigate Korea and its rich culture. In this book, we give you tips about Korean culture and language from our own experiences. From students, for students! Find out all about Korean student life and start making Korean friends with your newly learned language skills. Have fun!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor: Irene Schokker, Lauren Kies, Rachel van den Berg\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: 서울셀렉션 Seoul Selection (2025)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e! This book introduction is translated by machine translators and may contain mistranslations. For exact information, please refer to the publisher’s official introduction.\u003cbr\u003e! All the books we sell have a small mark or label on either the top or bottom edge of the book, placed by us or the publisher\/distributor. This is a common practice in Korea to verify authenticity and track the distribution route of the books.\u003cbr\u003e! 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