As the native language of the True Parents of Humankind and the original language of Unification scripture, Korean will naturally become the universal language when global blessed families learn first to read and then to speak Korean.
Reading True Parents' Word (RTP Word)
Book 1.
"Let's Immerse Ourselves in the FAMILY PLEDGE:
To Learn HANGEUL and VOCABULARY"
Available for download:
The RTP Word Sampler
A collection of 21 pages from Reading True Parents’ Word:
Book 1. Let’s Immerse Ourselves in the Family Pledge to learn Hangeul and Vocabulary
This gives an overview of RTP Word’s innovative approach to learning Korean.
[[RTP Word Sampler]](PDF file--For quick viewing, but lower quality)
[[RTP Word Sampler]](Powerpoint file--Higher quality. Use this file if you want to print it.)
Reading True Parents’ Word
Book 1. Let’s Immerse Ourselves in the FAMILY PLEDGE: to Learn Hangeul and Vocabulary. This is a new approach focused on learning to read Unification Scripture in Korean starting with the Family Pledge and applying the innovative method of “reading immersion,” which borrows elements from full cultural immersion and applies them to the reading context.
[[RTP Word. Book1. Parts 1 and 2]] Includes: Front matter of the book; Part 1—Introducing the name of God, and Part 2—Ten Tools for surviving and thriving in reading immersion. (PowerPoint file; 62 pages; 5.8 megabytes.)
RTP Word pp. 047-113. Part III Lessons: Unit 1.
[[RTP Word. Book1. Part 3. Unit 1]] Begins the immersion experience by teaching 18 letters of the Korean alphabet using the words: Hananim Abeoji, Chambumonim, Sun Myung Moon, Han Hak Ja, Hyo Jin Nim, and Heung Jin Nim. Each letter is presented in two pages that include an illustration or photo and exercises. ( PowerPoint file; 67 pages; 10.7 megabytes.)
RTP Word Tape 1. Learn the Alphabetical Order of Hangeul
Follow along as you listen to an English-speaking American and a French-speaking African learn the pronunciation and order of Hangeul, the Korean alphabet. Create your own handwritten list with the pronunciation written in your own langauge so you can use that to memorize the alphabetical order. Reference pages 24, 25, 28, and 29 of Reading True Parents’ Word: Book 1. Let’s Immerse Ourselves in the Family Pledge to learn Hangeul and Vocabulary.
Download the script and the audio tape.
[[Script: RTP Word_Tape 1_Alphabet]](Powerpoint file; 6 pages; 0.5 megabytes.)
[[Audio: RTP Word_Tape 1_Alphabet]](Windows Media Audio file; 16 minutes; 4 megabytes.)
Creating Korean as the Universal Language: A ten point logic and strategy for Creating Korean as the Universal Language. Presentation at the Educators Conference of the Unification Theological Seminary on Oct. 6, 2007.
[[Creating Korean as the Universal Language1]] : (PowerPoint visual presentation; 2.2 megabytes)
[[Creating Korean as the Universal Language2A]](Windows Media Audio File—Part1; 8.9 mebabytes)
[[Creating Korean as the Universal Language2B]](Windows Media Audio File—Part2; 4.0 megabytes)
Note: RTP Word. Book 1. Part 3. (Units 2, 3, and 4) will become available in 2009.
Contact: G. Carroll Strait. gcstrait[at]gmail[ ]com.
