What makes Esperanto the ideal first foreign language for elementary school children? 1. They will succeed- see why! 2. Broadest intercultural application... see for yourself! .....and it is available even where specialist language teachers are not.

1. The World of Primary Esperanto

2. Esperanto is a well-designed, purpose-built language for intercultural communication.

3. It offers success...

4. ...and access to the widest possible range of cultures

5. Esperanto increases language-learning potential... potential...

6. ...by graded challenge and modular design. and modular design. and modular design.

7. Esperanto takes 100 hours French Italian, Spanish, Portugese 600 hours Dutch German, Scandinavian 600 hours Greek 800 hours Russian 1100 hours Arabic 1500 hours Chinese/Japanese 2200 hours (Alex McAndrew, Director, Sydney University School of Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) Languages) For the same degree of success...

8. 28 matched sound/symbols: abcĉdefgĝhĥijĵklmnoprsŝtuŭvz which are invariable and never silent invariable and never silent invariable and never silent invariable and never silent invariable and never silent because of special features of Esperanto , such as...

9. One emphasis rule: “Emphasis falls on the second-last syllable” La hun do dor mas trank vil e. e. e. e. e.

10. Integral grammar markers: adjectives: blu a , ruĝ a , alt a , vast a , grand a , malgrand a , nouns: hund o , kat o , fiŝ o , bov o , bird o , tabl o , dom o , ( present) verbs: danc as , kant as , kis as , manĝ as , trink as as as as as as as

11. More word-building for less rote-learning sheep: ewe, lamb, dogs: bitch, puppy, ŝaf oj: ŝaf ino, ŝaf ido, hund oj: hund ino, hund ido, horses: mare, foal ĉeval oj: ĉeval ino, ĉeval ido ido ido ido ido ido ido

12. Simple cases and regular tenses: danc is danc as danc os kant is kant as kant os kis is kis as ... .. .. .. .. .. ..

13. and the correlative table which allows you to deduce 48 memes that you would otherwise have to memorise! which allows you to deduce 48 memes that you would otherwise have to memorise!

14. Before 100 hours are done, a worldwide multicultural community awaits you in...

15. ...Brazil....

16. ..... China.....

17. ......USA.......

18. ......Hungary........

19. .....Benin.....

20. ....Poland....

21. ......Nepal........

22. ....Democratic Republic of the Congo...

23. .......Togo........

24. ....Pakistan...

25. ......Japan......

26. ...India...

27. .......Germany......

28. ....... and around 100 other countries.

29. Text These Australian students are visiting their Swiss friends, courtesy of Esperanto .

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