The history of the Vidyasagar Prize
When informing an international audience that the ministry of higher education in the government of West Bengal (an administrative area of India) has awarded the “Vidyasagar Prize” to an Esperantist in 2021, one must first say a few words among other things about Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891), a figure barely known outside his own region. He was a pioneer in the fields of mass education,...
La historio de la Premio Vidyasagar
Prezenti al internacia publiko la fakton ke la ministerio pri supera eduko de la registaro de Okcidenta Bengallando (gubernio en Barato) aljuĝis al esperantisto “premion Vidyasagar”, en 2021, signifas interalie diri kelkajn vortojn pri la nur siaregione konata figuro Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891). Li pionire agadis sur la terenoj de la popolklerigo, la lingvoplanado, la pontofarado inter...
Gamification of language-learning: LinguaPolis Esperanto
Gamification – using game thinking and game mechanics for educational purposes – is building momentum. Several academic journals are dedicated to this exciting new trend: the International Journal of Game-based Learning, Serious Games and the Electronic Journal of e-Learning, among others. There is also an annual conference, the European Conference on Game-based Learning, next year in Lisbon,...
Ludecigo de lingvolernado: LinguaPolis Esperanto
Ludecigo – la uzado de ludpensado kaj ludmetodoj por edukaj celoj – akceliĝas. Pluraj universitat-nivelaj ĵurnaloj dediĉas sin al tiu ekscita nova tendenco: International Journal of Game-based Learning, Serious Games kaj Electronic Journal of e-Learning, inter aliaj. Okazos ankaŭ jarkonferenco, la Eŭropa Konferenco pri Ludbazita Lernado, venontjare en Lisbono (Portugalio). Lingvoedukistoj antaŭ...
UEA.facila – for beginners
Esperanto is the world’s easiest language, but even learning an easy language requires time and a certain amount of effort. What makes an easy language easy? Mainly its very simple and regular grammar. Famously, the basic grammar of Esperanto consists of only 16 rules – admittedly these include a large number of subdivisions and have spawned at least two thumping tomes of exegesis, but in any...
Brian Kaneen: a major donor to the Esperantic Studies Foundation
The Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) supports a wide range of interlingual research and educational initiatives around the world. Researchers and educators seeking support for interlanguage projects are encouraged to browse the website to learn whether ESF can offer counseling and/or financial support. ESF’s investment, which generates the resources to fund projects, owes much to the...
Brian Kaneen: grava donacinto al Esperantic Studies Foundation
Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) subtenas larĝan gamon de interlingvaj esploraj kaj edukaj iniciatoj tra la mondo. Esploristoj kaj edukistoj, kiuj serĉas subtenon por interlingvaj projektoj, estas instigataj trarigardi la retejon por lerni ĉu ESF povas oferti konsiladon kaj/aŭ financan subtenon. La investaĵaro de ESF, kiu generas la rimedojn por financi projektojn, ŝuldas multon al la...
Conlang Excursions 4: Saying a Lot with a Little
One of the factors that makes Esperanto relatively easy to learn is its method of creating new vocabulary by combining existing elements.
Bulletin · Bulteno
Short bilingual announcements of publications and projects
Mallongaj dulingvaj anoncoj pri eldonaĵoj kaj projektoj
Contribute an item · Kontribui eron
Regularizing the regular · Reguligi la regulan
This fascinating article – “Regularizing the regular: The phenomenon of overregularization in Esperanto-speaking children” by Renato Corsetti, Maria Antonietta Pinto and Maria Tolomeo, published in Language Problems and Language Planning in 2004, deals with the...
Building community through hospitality · Konstrui komunumon per gastamo
Anthropologists largely draw on the theoretical assumption that the interactional practices underlying hospitality are akin to those of gifting. Yet, by focusing on the giving and receiving of hospitality, such scholarship has failed to address these exchanges’ third...
Impact of intercultural educational exchange · Efiko de interkulturaj edukaj interŝanĝoj
A recent publication assesses the impact of educational exchange and study-abroad programs. The work, titled Intercultural Communicative Competence in Educational Exchange: A Multinational Perspective, is based on two extensive research projects that explored the...
Who was Atanasov? · Kiu estis Atanasov?
During recent research into the interlinguistic activity of Rudolf Carnap, Baŝak Araj has managed to find the name of the Bulgarian Esperantist and student activist he became friends with during and after the 1922 congress in Helsingfors. He was called Atanas D....
Translation, Esperanto and the Politics of Language · La tradukado, Esperanto kaj la lingvopolitiko
Giridhar Rao gave an interesting talk in English to a non-Esperantist audience in India, at the National Translation Mission (NTM) in September 2021: Translation, Esperanto and the Politics of Language. Giridhar Rao faris interesan anglalingvan prelegon al...
Lectures by Ilona Koutny at BET-56 · Ilona Koutny prelegos dum BET-56
At the 56th Baltic Esperanto Days event (9-17 July 2022 in Lithuanian port city Klaipėda), Prof. Koutny will be presenting five lectures: “Esperanto amid the natural languages” will deal with differences between planned and natural languages, and then present the...
François Grin on Radio Suisse Romande · ĉe Svisa Romanda Radio
"12,000 to 15,000 hours are required in order to learn English and use it at a good level. No states manage to build study like that into their curriculum." So said François Grin, one of ESF's advisory board members, on Wednesday 10 November 2021 on Suisse Romande...
Gesellschaft für Interlinguistik 2021
Sabine Fiedler informs us that the Gesellschaft für Interlinguistik yearbook 2021 has been published. The articles are written in German. There is also an online version of the book, with the table of contents and downloadable PDF files of the articles. Each article...
Un siècle d’espérantisme ouvrier
On 17 December, the hundredth anniversary of Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, the seminar "Un siècle d'espérantisme ouvrier" will be held in Paris at Campus Condorcet. Languages will be French, English and Esperanto. It will conclude with presentations by current...
Wanted: Translator of historical study · Serĉata: Tradukisto de historia studo
Almost complete is a historical study of two major Esperanto activists (Japanese and Bulgarian) who were also dedicated communists. The study, about 9000 words in length, throws light on their careers in the communist and Esperanto movements, including their reaction...
Webinar at Mazandaran · Retinario en Mazandarano
The 2nd Esperanto Webinar at the University of Mazandaran, Iran was held very recently, presenting Esperanto to the wider public. The languages used were Esperanto and Farsi (plus occasionally English), with translation. It's available to watch on YouTube (length: 4...
Introducing the Bulletin · Ni prezentas la Bultenon
Welcome to the ESF Connected Bulletin, a collection of brief bilingual postings on upcoming events, recent publications and new projects relating to ESF, interlinguistics and linguistic justice. Such items have formed a large part of the content of our three-monthly...
Paul Gubbins Award for New Journalistic Talent · Premio Paul Gubbins por Nova Ĵurnalisma Talento
In the 40th year of existence of Monato, to honour its late editor-in-chief Paul Gubbins, the magazine instituted the Paul Gubbins Award for New Journalistic Talent. Every year, a main prize of 250 euros is awarded, along with a second and third prize of 100 euros and...
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