Post on 26-Mar-2015
Esperanto :Something for Everyone !
Esperanto is a well-designed, purpose-built language for
intercultural communication.
Being Bilingual
Is..... AWESOME!
WHY?
for Social Justice
WHY?
Travel AnywhereFriendly and cheap
WHY?
Esperantoboosts your languge-learning
potential
WHY?
***** 100 hours *****
French Italian, Spanish, Portugese 600Dutch German, Scandinavian 600
Greek 800Russian 1100Arabic 1500
Chinese/Japanese 2200
(Alex McAndrew p 22)
HOW?
28 matched sound/symbols
abcĉdefgĝhĥijĵklmnoprsŝtuŭvz
inveriable, never silent, never doubled.
HOW?
one emphasis rule:
“Emphasis falls on the second-last syllable”.
La hundo dormas trankvile.
HOW?
integral grammar markers:
blua, ruĝa, nigra, alta, vasta, granda, malgranda,
hundo, kato, fiŝo, ĉevalo, bovo, birdo, tablo, domo,
dancas, muzikas, kantas, kisas, saltas, brakumas, ridas
HOW?
More word-building, less rote-learning
sheep: ewe and lamb, dogs: bitch and puppy,
horses: mare and foal
ŝafoj: ŝafino kaj ŝafido, hundoj: hundino kaj hundido,
ĉevaloj: ĉevalino kaj ĉevalido
HOW?
Correlative tableHOW?
Simple cases, regular tenses
dancis dancas dancoskantis kantas kantos
kisis kisas........
HOW?
What will you need?
Resources: your time, your voice
Resources: your class and teacher
CHINESE PRIMARY STUDENTS LEARNING ESPERANTO
Resources: online back-up and extension
lessons
games
penpals
Ipernity
EsperantoAustralia and the forums.
Resources: Mondeto.com and AEA Libroservo
Dictionaries
Novels and books of all kinds
Magazines (Monato, La Ondo, Kontakto ktp)
Music
DVD’s
Resources: Doing it!
summer school immersion
skype
pasporta servo
Welcome to Esperanto from....
Poland
Benin
Nepal
Hungary
Togo
United states
Japan
lithuania
Australia