This textbook is designed for college-level students who have completed at least the beginning and intermediate levels of Korean (approximately 500 hours of classroom instruction). The content includes subjects of interest to students of Korean, especially in English-speaking countries, including information about traditional culture and customs of Korea. The text is designed to teach skills for organizing and developing ideas with grammatically, stylistically, and culturally correct expressions. The chapters progress from informal to formal, and from simple to professional writing forms, including essays, diaries, letters, document preparation, expositions, descriptions, poetry, newspaper articles, article and thesis writing, and summarizing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)