The set of textbooks published by the Korean Language Education and Research Center (KLEAR) was developed in accordance with performance-based principles and methodology such as
contextualization, learner-centeredness, use of authentic materials, and a balance between acquiring and using skills. The elementary volumes, one and two, were published in 2000, and are here
revised to reflect comment from instructors and students at the now more than 70 universities and colleges, mostly in Korea and the US but around the world generally. More advanced texts were
published later, and presumably will be revised in due course as well. Audio files are available free on the Internet, or disks can be bought from the publisher. Annotation 穢2010 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
