Hi Martha, thanks for the links! Ive just watched the YouTube video on www.esperanto-usa.org and it was very interesting. I didnt know that you can use your own languages syntax and accent with Esperanto. I always wondered what Esperanto sounds like and now I know: it depends on the mother tongue of the person speaking it!
Lily <http://www.lilylovesdancing.com/> www.LilyLovesDancing.com "The waltz is a dance of quite too loose a character, and unmarried ladies should refrain from it...very young married ladies may be allowed to waltz if it is very seldom..." The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness, 1833. www.MyInnerVision.com A Certified Life Coach helps you make the most of yourself & reach your full potential. Call (718) 997 0459. From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mar Stelo Kardenas Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [munchkins] Re: Esperanto Resources for Kids Kara Susan, Dankon pro via demando. Ni audas ghin ege ofte. =) Thank you for your question. We hear it quite often. =) Here are some samples of Esperanto's use nowadays: 1. Scout troops: http://www.esperanto.org/skolta/en/ 2. Rotary organizations: http://radesperanto.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page2.html 3. Summer course in Univ. of CA - San Diego. This course, known as NASK, has been going on since 1970 in the US. http://www.esperanto.org/nask/progoveran.php A similar program for kids is also planned this year, to take place at the same time. 4. 15th most popular language in Wikipedia. For the Esperanto versio, visit: http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%88efpa%C4%9Do 5. Petition for Esperanto in the UN http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/esperanto 6. Courses offered in universities and higher learning institutions in 27 countries. Several offer bachelors and masters degrees. 7. For information in the US: www.esperanto-usa.org 8. The Polish government will give away 400,000 DVDs with an Esperanto course in September http://www.liberafolio.org/2008/bjalistokakd 9. Claude Piron, a UN translator, just made this informational mini-video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU 10. A map that shows the people who are learning through http://en.Lernu.net can be found here http://en.lernu.net/komunikado/uzantoj/mapo.php More info about him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Piron Even Google recomends learning it! =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FVme_xIRYk (Watch toward the end.) Martha Cárdenas, M.Ed. - San Diego - www.GrupoAmikema.org --- In [email protected], "Susan Hazel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi - > > I don't mean any disrespect by asking this - but is Esperanto really that > much in use? I remember hearing about it decades ago, but then nothing > since.
