Absolutely free. TeenKorean is a free site created by the Foundation for Overseas Koreans, a government-sponsored organization under the direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Therefore, this service will not cost a penny for you to use.

TeenKorean was originally designed for ethnically Korean teens between the ages of 10 and 13, who speak English but want to learn the Korean language. However, anyone who wishes to study Korean is welcome. In other words, there are no special requirements that you must meet in order to use this service. Nevertheless, a serious determination to study Korean is a good start!

With TeenKorean, you study at your own pace and convenience.
You do not need to follow specific schedules or sessions. However, it is certainly recommended that you begin with a personal study plan and schedule in mind. When TeenKorean was first developed, each lesson was designed to take approximately 30 minutes to complete. We recommend that you work on your first lesson and check how long it took you to finish. This way, you can figure out how much time you'll need to spare every day or every week! The next thing, of course, is to make sure and study hard during the time you've set aside.

Our main concern when first developing TeenKorean was to find the best possible method to help overseas Korean teens learn Korean, while sustaining their interest enough so that they would stick with it. After looking at several surveys and doing some research, we were able to get a good idea what teens between the ages of 10 and 14 need. We looked at their level of proficiency in Korean, hours spent studying and preferred methods of learning. We soon discovered that many teens in this age group possess some level of proficiency in Korean, but that their motivation to study the language is low because they have few opportunities to use it. We concluded that since overseas Koreans have an innate familiarity with the language, it is best to offer them concrete opportunities to make use of not only the grammar and vocabulary, but also the social and cultural background of Korea. Since they already possess this knowledge, we decided that such an approach would be much preferable to step-by-step cumulative study programs. And so, you will find that all lessons on this site are organized by context and function in order to provide students with various practical situations. We offer 50 lessons within three different categories, comprised of situations that may often be encountered by teens of this age group: family, friends, and favorite activities. By allowing students to review a diverse number of situations, when they encounter similar circumstances in real life they will have the appropriate and correct linguistic responses at the ready.

To enroll, use the 'Registration' tab. When you register with your TeenKorean membership, it also will automatically enroll you as a member of Hanminjok, another site run by the Foundation for Overseas Koreans. This will help you more easily take advantage of the different services offered by Hanminjok, as well as the TeenKorean partner site!

This means that another member is already using that user name, and unfortunately you cannot choose a user ID that is already taken by another member. Please try to register again with a different user name. Once you have entered your new user name, simply press the button next to the name field that says "Check the Availability of this User Name" to see if the name is already in use.

You can navigate to detailed instructions about how to type in Korean by pressing the 'Type in Korean' tab among the additional navigation bars found on the right-hand side of the main page.

First, you should check whether a sound card is installed in your computer. If your computer has no sound card, you will need to purchase and install one. If you do have a sound card and still don't hear any sound, your card may not be working properly. In this case, you will have to contact a vendor for repair or exchange. Finally, check and make sure that your headset is properly connected to the computer.

You can simply enter your new homework in the homework input field. This will automatically replace the old homework you have already submitted.

After you log in and choose a lesson, you will be credited for the lesson if you have completed 4 of the 6 menu items (a lesson is usually comprised of six menu items). To see your progress, navigate to 'my page' and click on the 'works' tab. You will see your progress overview, homework submitted, and score results.

First, you should check whether a sound card is installed in your computer. If your computer has no sound card, you will need to purchase and install one. If you do have a sound card and still don't hear any sound, your card may not be working properly. In this case, you will have to contact a vendor for repair or exchange. Finally, check and make sure that your headset is properly connected to the computer. Both your speaker and microphone must be connected for this feature to function properly. Next, check to see if your internet security level is set to medium. In order to set the security level, go to control panel -> internet options and click on the security tab. Set the slide bar to medium.

Voice recording is Not available with the 30 courses of Teen Korean Plus newly introduced.

Below the 'Login' button, you will see a link that reads 'Forgot your ID and Password?" followed by a 'Click here' button. Click the button, and you will be asked to enter the email address you used when you registered. Your ID and password will be sent to you at that email address.

Hardware Requirements:
Pentium MMX 200mhz processor (Celeron 300Mhz recommended )
32MB RAM (64MB recommended)
-Minimum 100MB hard disk space (500MB or more recommended)
-800 X 600 monitor resolution (1024 X 768 recommended)
-Full duplex sound card

Software Requirements:
-Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
-Explorer 5.0 recommended / Netscape 6.0 or above
-Flash player (flash MX)

Please refer to the "Study Club" menu at "Guide" for detailed informaion on the use of Study Club.

StudyKorean.net provides variety of Korean language tests that offers users increased learning effectiveness.



After the lesson, users can choose assignment - either try self-excercise (by printing out), or submit your answer to teachers.



Then the teachers will correct or comment on your work, helping users learning the language.



Test yours NOW! ...............................................................

1) Log on Study.Korean.net
2) Please go to [ My Page ].
3) Click [Study Info].
4) Check your answer with grade and comment.