New Esperanto Class for Beginners

Announcing a New Esperanto Class for Beginners

Level: Absolute beginner.

Where: Plano Community Home, 3925 American Dr, Plano, TX 75075, in the "Phase 4" building, which is the 3rd building from American Drive. We will meet either in the conference room or in the main meeting room (lobby) according to how many students we have.

When: Mondays, beginning August 14, 2006, 7pm - 8:30, except for Monday, Sept 4, which is a national holiday. The 13 sessions will occur on 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13.

Instructors: Phil Dorcas ("Filipo"), and other members of the Esperanto Club of North Texas. Phil is current president of the Esperanto League for North America and past president of the American Association of Teachers of Esperanto.

Cost: $35.00 total for all 13 sessions. The cost includes book, all handouts, and a shared portion of room rental. The instructors are volunteering their time without pay. All monies go directly to course expenses.

Book: Esperanto, Learning and Using the International Language, David Richardson, Esperanto League for North America, El Cerrito, California, 3rd ed. 2004, 368 pages. ISBN 0-939785-06-4. Available to course participants the first day of class.

Teaching methods: Various, including direct / immersion (Cseh) method, small group practice, dialogs, games, and traditional instruction. Everybody learns differently, so we will try to include a method that touches everybody. This will be a friendly, non-threatening environment for learning.

Responsibilities of students: Show up for class, perform assigned lessons. Try to practice every day but certainly go more than two days in a row without practicing. Bring text, notebook, and pen or pencil to every class. Bring a good attitude and open mind for learning. This is Esperanto! This is fun! This isn't your traditional language class as you might have experienced or imagined for a national language.

Bring to class: Notebook (such as spiral or looseleaf) and pen or pencil.

How to register: Contact the head instructor, Phil Dorcas, or just show up. We will have a couple of extra books for those who have not registered in advance.

Maximum class size: 18.

For more information about Esperanto, go to www.esperanto-usa.org.

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