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Basic School NK Project. * T1: NK Textbook Development Team * T2: L/C Material Development Team * T3: North Korean Dictionary Team * 10 faculty members and 5 MLIs involved * Both paper and web versions * Completion date: Sep 30, 2010. NK Textbook Development.
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Basic School NK Project * T1: NK Textbook Development Team * T2: L/C Material Development Team * T3: North Korean Dictionary Team * 10 faculty members and 5 MLIs involved * Both paper and web versions * Completion date: Sep 30, 2010
NK Textbook Development * 2 Books: 2nd and 3rd semester books * Each has 5 chapters on 10 FLO Topics * Identical format with New KBC textbook * 100% authentic NK materials used * 2nd Semester Topics: Geography, Culture, Society, Science, Technology * 3rd Semester Topics: Politics, Security, Military, Environment, Economy
LC Material Development * Total 200 Authentic L/C Passages (20 per each of the 10 FLO topics) * 100 passages from NK media sources * 100 passages from natural conversation * Recording scripts and comprehension check questions provided * Recording of 100 passages by native Speakers of North Korean
NK Dictionary Development * About 7,000 NK words in 300 pages * Format: NK–SK–English–Example * Military terms marked with an * * High frequency words in bold face * Close collaboration with other teams * Various authentic source/corpus used * Feedback from native speakers