Okay, I've been meaning to make a post like this for a long time. I'm going to attempt to give out all of the advice I can, along with links to websites and methods I've used to learn Korean. (Take this with a grain of salt, however, because I've been studying for over a year now, and I'm still nowhere near being fluent.)

>>Books: See my previous entry for recommendations on studying with books.

>>Computer programs:

Before You Know It : This is a flash card program which includes a good, clear, reading of all the cards. There are plenty of cards to keep you busy, and they use an innovative way to rank/order the cards so that you learn them quickly. It's not too expensive, and it's totally worth the price. I think this is a good place for a beginner learner to start.

Rosetta Stone : Rosetta Stone is very well known, and is also quite expensive. The method is basically this: put pictures in front of you, and then listen to what's going on in the picture. It's very simple at first, but it gets pretty complicated as you advance. (you can try a trial version on their website)

The only downside is that there is no explanation for grammar or vocabulary if you can't figure out what it's trying to tell you. For example, if you see a picture of a boy on a bike with a man, you don't know exactly what the sentence is telling you. Is it describing the people? The bike? The weather? The action? The clothing?

Because of this, I would recommend Rosetta Stone to someone who has been learning basic grammar and vocabulary for at least a few months. And also, it's a good resource to use in conjunction with other books or programs. Don't expect that, because of its price, it's just going to be a perfect program that will teach you everything.

>>Internet Resources:

Video

Learn to Speak Korean (KBS) : Only a few episodes of this show are available on YouTube, but they're a really good place to start when you're learning Korean. They'll go over the very basics, and they'll go over it many times.

Let's Speak Korean (Arirang) Season 1 - Season 2 - Season 3 - Season 4 : This video series is a little newer, and a lot more entertaining. The episodes are 10 minutes long, and there are four seasons. Some of the time, the characters are just being silly, but it's a good place to start nonetheless. Seasons 1 is alright, but seasons 2, 3 and 4 are better. These can be found on Arirang's website if you sign up, but they're also on YouTube.

Jr Naver Flash Cartoons: A ton of flash cartoons for kids. Most of these are pretty advanced for a beginner Korean learner, but some of them are good to see Korean humor, animation, and culture. But... just remember... some of them are weird. Don't say I didn't warn you.

My Soju: My Soju is a collection of Korean TV dramas and movies subtitled in English. This is a great resource for an intermediate or advanced Korean learner to practice their Korean. But also, a good resource for a beginner Korean learner to learn some culture, and watch some great shows. If you're actually living in Korea, you'll see these actors/actresses everywhere, and you'll hear these songs everywhere.

Busy Atom: Busy Atom has a lot of good videos that thoroughly explain things like grammar and vocabulary. I recommend this site to any level of Korean learner. There is a section for Basic as well as Intermediate. You basically just see a sentence, and he writes all over it and explains the sentences.

Online Flash Cards

Flash Card Exchange and Flash Card Database: While I'd recommend the method of Before You Know It over these sites, these still have their advantages. Each site has a large database of user-created lists that you can search. However, because they are user created, many of them are disorganized, and even sometimes incorrect. Making your own lists on these sites is fine, yet a little time-consuming. One of the major advantages that these sites has is the fact that everything is stored and saved online. If you're at home, school, or anywhere else, you can log in and study your own lists.

Miscellaneous Practice

Jr Naver: Jr Naver is a great, huge resource for Korean learners. However, it's not exactly made for non-Korean speakers, so it's a little hard to get around, especially for the basic beginner. Spend some time clicking around, and you'll find the weirdest things...

Sogang Korean Program: These lessons go along with a course that you can take at Sogang University. A great resource for learning grammar and practicing listening. If only they'd speak a little slower...

Jr Naver Homework: A huge collection of various interactive lessons related to practicing Korean. These are for 1st grade native Korean speakers, so they're a little difficult for a beginner, but if you hunt around enough (the site is all in Korean), you might find some good stuff.

Rosetta Stone - Shared Talk: This is a text/voice chat language exchange site. Sign up and log on. Sometimes you can find some helpful people, sometimes not.

LearnKorean.com: There are tons of sites like this if you just search for them. This one has different lessons, but it explains some of the basics well. This would be a good starting point for someone who, maybe isn't even sure if they really want to learn Korean yet.

English-Korean Vocabulary Quizzes: It is what it says. It's pretty simple, beginner stuff.

Korean Multimedia Dictionary: An awesome resource. There are tons of flash pictures to click on, and then it will read the words to you. A great way to associate pictures with sounds. It takes a little while to load, but be patient

Indiana University Korean 101 Audio: Apparently, this is the audio CDs copied from the "Practical Korean" textbook. You can listen to them, but unless you have the textbook, you can't look up what it says if you don't understand it.

Dying Panda Blog: Here's someone's blog who has many useful links, and also a lot of simple Korean lessons. I haven't explored it extensively... but you're welcome to.

Games

Jr Naver Typing Game: (Requires IE) Typing in Korean is something that you're just going to have to do at some point, whether it's chatting with a korean friend, or just inputting words into your flash card program. Learn the layout, and then practice with this game.

Digital Dialects: Some interesting beginner flash games.

Advanced

Listening Test: Apparently, this is some kind of standardized listening test copied from somewhere. You can listen to an audio clip, read it in Korean, and then answer a question about it.

6000 Most Common Korean Words: This is interesting. Ever wondered when you learned a word, "how often do people actually use this word?" Well, this site gives a list of the 6,000 most commonly used words in Korean. It also breaks them down into beginner words, intermediate, and advanced. I put this in the advanced section, however, because if you aren't fairly familiar with Korean already, then many times you won't be able to tell the real meaning of many words, as their defined very literally.

DLIFLC G.L.O.S.S.: I know, that's a lot of acronyms. Don't ask me what they stand for. But this is apparently for the military to learn foreign languages. I haven't thoroughly explored this site yet, but from the little exploring I've done, it seems I've only scratched the surface of the resources available. It's basically just reading/listening comprehension quizzes, but it also takes a lot of effort to explain the grammar or vocabulary.

DLIFLC Defense Language Institute: Most of this stuff is apparently "classified" for some reason, but I'll let you explore it yourself. The previous link is located on this page, and there is lots of stuff for other languages as well. Be sure to check out the "Additional Resources" section.