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Introducing Esperanto to sceptics on my blog. Comments appreciated :)

irishpolyglot :lta, 20. heinäkuuta 2009

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irishpolyglot (Näytä profiilli) 20. heinäkuuta 2009 9.21.53

Hey guys, I have a blog about my experiment to learn languages to fluency in 3 months and I've just written an introduction to Esperanto events (and the language in general).
I get a lot of sceptics on my blog who love criticising some of what I write about, so I'm expecting the usual sceptical comments about Esperanto that I'm sure you've all heard before!
If you have a second, a positive comment about your Esperanto experiences would be appreciated rideto.gif

Miland (Näytä profiilli) 20. heinäkuuta 2009 14.36.27

In which languages so far have you actually attained fluency in 3 months, if you don't mind my asking? I assume that the word 'fluency' as you use it means the ability to survive in the language, rather than enjoy reading in it.

jchthys (Näytä profiilli) 20. heinäkuuta 2009 14.49.29

I subscribe to your blog, so I’ll try to follow the comments! (There were none on Esperanto last time I saw.)

irishpolyglot (Näytä profiilli) 20. heinäkuuta 2009 16.41.05

@Miland
I've achieved fluency in other languages, but not in 3 months (apart from Esperanto, which was only actually a few weeks, but I'm not counting that since it's much easier to learn than others). This is the first time I am attempting it with a shorter time limit. If I don't succeed this time, I'll analyse why and try again with another one rideto.gif . I honestly do think that it is possible if you do it correctly! I'm trying to discover this correct method.

The blog is only a month and a half old, and is my way of sharing my thoughts and advice on my experiment!
I actually wrote a post specifically saying how I define fluency. It's definitely much more than "surviving". To survive you technically only need a few phrases. I intend to "enjoy reading", but that is barely a good criterion for fluency, since actually speaking and understanding is very important.
Let's see if I make it!

Maybe I won't get any negative comments about Esperanto on this post (I've only gotten positive ones so far), but there are certain commenters who love to disagree with me lango.gif I just wanted to be prudent! okulumo.gif

Pharoah (Näytä profiilli) 21. heinäkuuta 2009 0.51.33

I know it's possible to learn a fair bit of a language in 3 months, although it depends on the language. When I wanted to learn Czech quickly for a trip to Prague, I used the free software BYKI (which you can find here: http://www.byki.com/.

Basically it's flash card software, but you can move through words very quickly and, in my experience, you remember them very well when you're done.

I now follow the same procedure BYKI does with regular flashcards. Answer->Question, then Question->Answer. Works nicely!

nissa_amas_katoj (Näytä profiilli) 24. heinäkuuta 2009 22.03.23

Pharoah:I know it's possible to learn a fair bit of a language in 3 months, although it depends on the language. When I wanted to learn Czech quickly for a trip to Prague, I used the free software BYKI (which you can find here: http://www.byki.com/.

Basically it's flash card software, but you can move through words very quickly and, in my experience, you remember them very well when you're done.

I now follow the same procedure BYKI does with regular flashcards. Answer->Question, then Question->Answer. Works nicely!
I love learning languages with BYKI! I use it for learning Korean, but also Esperanto--- here is the link for the shared lists in Esperanto: http://www.byki.com/tag/esperanto I'm planning on making lists with the vocabulary words from the Ekzercaro, but don't want to put up more lists until I have some ratings and comments on the ones I already posted.

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