Comments on: Speed learn a language through Esperanto http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/ > From inner thoughts to the outer limits of Alexandre Rafalovitch Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Carlos López http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-50088 Carlos López Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:06:56 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-50088 Hello all. I want to put one little brick in this big an interesting discussion. Two or three times in my live I took a look over Esperanto's grammars written in English for English speakers. I didn't pay attention, but that enforced my knowledge not only in Esperanto. This week, after discover this blog, and spent some time enjoying this debate, I retook my German studies simply with: http://www.esperanto.de/sprache/kurse/kek/ We know that study one foreign language reading standard grammars could be so boring. You have one funny option, try to read Esperanto's grammar in the language that you would to learn/optimize. It runs, believe me, you understand chapter over chapter, and your interest increases day by day. Then, your goal is reached, you will improve your desired language skills, and more, could be you have a good vision over Esperanto. Bye and thanks for all. Carlos López Encinas Antigüedad, España Hello all.
I want to put one little brick in this big an interesting discussion.
Two or three times in my live I took a look over Esperanto’s grammars written in English for English speakers. I didn’t pay attention, but that enforced my knowledge not only in Esperanto. This week, after discover this blog, and spent some time enjoying this debate, I retook my German studies simply with: http://www.esperanto.de/sprache/kurse/kek/

We know that study one foreign language reading standard grammars could be so boring. You have one funny option, try to read Esperanto’s grammar in the language that you would to learn/optimize. It runs, believe me, you understand chapter over chapter, and your interest increases day by day.
Then, your goal is reached, you will improve your desired language skills, and more, could be you have a good vision over Esperanto.
Bye and thanks for all.

Carlos López Encinas
Antigüedad, España

]]> By: Why learn an artificial language? http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-22020 Why learn an artificial language? Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:43:13 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-22020 [...] post about Esperanto and how learning Esperanto can help you with learning other languages http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/. It got me intrigued on the subject. I’ve since looked through several sites and wikipedia on [...] [...] post about Esperanto and how learning Esperanto can help you with learning other languages http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/. It got me intrigued on the subject. I’ve since looked through several sites and wikipedia on [...]

]]> By: Barry O'Callaghan http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-21943 Barry O'Callaghan Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:56:21 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-21943 What do people think of Interlingua? It seems to be more tailor-made for Romance Languages than Esperanto. What do people think of Interlingua? It seems to be more tailor-made for Romance Languages than Esperanto.

]]> By: arafalov http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-21217 arafalov Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:10:59 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-21217 Actually, if you have already learned another language, the secondary benefits from Esperanto are probably going to be minimal. But it never hurts to learn another language. Actually, if you have already learned another language, the secondary benefits from Esperanto are probably going to be minimal. But it never hurts to learn another language.

]]> By: Barry http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-21163 Barry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:52:03 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-21163 Interesting post and great debate. I have of course heard of Esperanto but never gave much thought to learning it. I had the impression that it was a great idea that just never quite took off, but I see perhaps that's not quite the case. And I can see why learning it would give you help getting to grips with other languages. I'm an Irish ex-pat living in Portugal for the past 2 years. Although I can read it quite well I'm still not fluent in Portuguese, do you think learning Esperanto could quicken my progress in Portuguese and also other Latin languages, Spanish in particular (I know some French already) Interesting post and great debate.

I have of course heard of Esperanto but never gave much thought to learning it. I had the impression that it was a great idea that just never quite took off, but I see perhaps that’s not quite the case. And I can see why learning it would give you help getting to grips with other languages.

I’m an Irish ex-pat living in Portugal for the past 2 years. Although I can read it quite well I’m still not fluent in Portuguese, do you think learning Esperanto could quicken my progress in Portuguese and also other Latin languages, Spanish in particular (I know some French already)

]]> By: arafalov http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-9333 arafalov Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:44:56 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-9333 Hi Adam, Comments are always welcome. Maybe you will re-learn Esperanto and then notice it is close to yet another language..... Hi Adam,

Comments are always welcome. Maybe you will re-learn Esperanto and then notice it is close to yet another language…..

]]> By: Adam G. http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-9291 Adam G. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:32:41 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-9291 I realize this is an old post, so I hope you don't mind a comment now. I credit Esperanto, at least in part, with being able to pick up Portuguese as fast as I did when I went there on a two month college internship in 1997. There were many times I felt that vocab and grammar seemed familiar, or at least more intelligible, because of something I knew from Esperanto. Over the years my Portuguese has developed into fluency and I left Esperanto to the side. Now I'm trying to come back to it. I realize this is an old post, so I hope you don’t mind a comment now. I credit Esperanto, at least in part, with being able to pick up Portuguese as fast as I did when I went there on a two month college internship in 1997. There were many times I felt that vocab and grammar seemed familiar, or at least more intelligible, because of something I knew from Esperanto. Over the years my Portuguese has developed into fluency and I left Esperanto to the side. Now I’m trying to come back to it.

]]> By: J. Pablo Fernández http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-2352 J. Pablo Fernández Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:50:23 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-2352 You don't generally convince anyone to learn Esperanto, but the more a person hears about it, the more likely he or she is to meet Esperanto with less skepticism the next time; so just mentioning Esperanto to someone is really positive, even if you never get to be the last person in the chain. You don’t generally convince anyone to learn Esperanto, but the more a person hears about it, the more likely he or she is to meet Esperanto with less skepticism the next time; so just mentioning Esperanto to someone is really positive, even if you never get to be the last person in the chain.

]]> By: Alexandre Rafalovitch http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Alexandre Rafalovitch Wed, 28 May 2008 12:02:51 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-139 Lee, Thank you for your contribution. Especially about the numbers of native Esperanto speakers. That's a larger number than I imagined and is good to know. Lee,

Thank you for your contribution. Especially about the numbers of native Esperanto speakers. That’s a larger number than I imagined and is good to know.

]]> By: Lee http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Lee Tue, 20 May 2008 02:11:55 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/01/speed-learn-a-language-through-esperanto/#comment-140 I have been reading over some of the comments herein. I was pleased to see they seemed to be kept very civil, intelligent and mature, despite some differences of opinion. I thought I would make a few comments which may or may not relate to the various discussions to day. I have been an Esperantist "officially" since 1980. I have continued to support and promulgate the language for all these years primarily because I feel that this is the best contribution I can make to the promotion of peace and good will in the world. I have found that learning Esperanto has given me a vast insight into my own language of English. Despite all the English classes during high school, I never really grasped "grammar" very well. It was to tangled and confusing. UNTIL I started learning Esperanto. Now I finally comprehend such terms as "subject" and "object" nouns, and realize it was never complicated (except in the context of English). I would also point out that Esperanto is not, and was never intended to be, a "universal" language; rather, it is an auxilliary language. If everyone could learn this one simple language as a second tongue, then everyone could communicate with each other (on an equal basis) thruought the world. This is simply impossible with any national/ethnic language. Someone always has the upper hand. Learning a national/ethnic language takes 2-4 years and usually, the moment you speak, everyone knows its not your native tongue. But if must both speak a language that is not your first language, you are placed on equal footing. I saw mention of "real languages." Esperanto IS areal language. It is not an artificial language (since it has a true etymology). It is a young language, and it is a structured and devised language, but it is quite real. In fact, there are today an estimated 200 people for whom Esperanto is their FIRST language (being born of parents who only speak Esperanto mutually). Most of these people are actually tri-lingual. I want to say more, but I suspect the amount of text I can enter is limited and that will have exceeded it. I have been reading over some of the comments herein. I was pleased to see they seemed to be kept very civil, intelligent and mature, despite some differences of opinion. I thought I would make a few comments which may or may not relate to the various discussions to day.

I have been an Esperantist “officially” since 1980. I have continued to support and promulgate the language for all these years primarily because I feel that this is the best contribution I can make to the promotion of peace and good will in the world.

I have found that learning Esperanto has given me a vast insight into my own language of English. Despite all the English classes during high school, I never really grasped “grammar” very well. It was to tangled and confusing. UNTIL I started learning Esperanto. Now I finally comprehend such terms as “subject” and “object” nouns, and realize it was never complicated (except in the context of English).

I would also point out that Esperanto is not, and was never intended to be, a “universal” language; rather, it is an auxilliary language. If everyone could learn this one simple language as a second tongue, then everyone could communicate with each other (on an equal basis) thruought the world. This is simply impossible with any national/ethnic language. Someone always has the upper hand. Learning a national/ethnic language takes 2-4 years and usually, the moment you speak, everyone knows its not your native tongue. But if must both speak a language that is not your first language, you are placed on equal footing.

I saw mention of “real languages.” Esperanto IS areal language. It is not an artificial language (since it has a true etymology). It is a young language, and it is a structured and devised language, but it is quite real. In fact, there are today an estimated 200 people for whom Esperanto is their FIRST language (being born of parents who only speak Esperanto mutually). Most of these people are actually tri-lingual.

I want to say more, but I suspect the amount of text I can enter is limited and that will have exceeded it.

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