실용 한국어 이 책의 특징은 종합적이면서 세밀하다는 것이다. 최근의 언어교수/학습법에 따라 제작된 이 책은 독자가 수백 가지에 이르는 실생활 상황에서 한국어로 의도하는 바를 효과적으로 표현할 수 있게 하였다.
This is the first Korean-language textbook being made available in decades, with such comprehensiveness and thoroughness. Designed upon the latest language teaching/learning approach, "Functional Korean" will enable the English-speaking learner to develop skills and strategies for manipulating the Korean language system spontaneously and flexibly and to express his intended messages and meanings effectively in hundreds of real-life situations. There are ample cultural notes and illustrations, which will make the learning experience entertaining as well as instructive. Accompanying the regular lesson units are useful "resource" units that deal with the Korean sounds and Hangeul, numbers, telephone situations, Chinese characters, and more.