1 Week Course in Vélez-Málaga, Spain. Release: July / August 2022.
Erasmus+ Esperanto course, the international language for a Culture of Peace and Tolerance
Course Description:
Esperanto, the international language for a Culture of Peace and Tolerance. With approximately two million speakers around the world, Esperanto is considered a national intangible cultural heritage in Poland and Croatia, and a living language in Hungary where it is possible to be officially examined of this language to get a bachelor’s degree. From its beginnings, Esperanto was linked with the values of peace, tolerance, respect, and Human Rights.
International institutions like UNESCO recommend studying this language as a perfect tool to spread values of peace and tolerance and facilitate communication and understanding between different cultures. Esperanto has a huge literary tradition from all the countries around the world with an important historical presence in several communities of Europe, Brasil, China, and Japan. Esperanto is currently experiencing a new renaissance on the Internet and in the classrooms as a vehicle for integration and intercultural communication and as an accelerator and training model to learn any language.
Activities: Local excursion included.
Methods: Digital explanation, Storytelling, Project-Based Learning, and Socratic dialogue.
Concepts:
- History of Esperanto.
- Esperanto as a language of peace.
- The propedeutic value of Esperanto and its educational possibilities.
- Phonetics and writing.
- Names, adjectives, and adverbs.
- The verbal system.
Objectives:
- Learn about the history and culture of the international Esperanto language.
- Know the values of peace and intercultural education linked to Esperanto.
- Learn the basic grammar of the language.
- Practical use of Esperanto in the classroom.
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 1 week
- Skill level All levels
- Language English - Esperanto
- Students 15
- Assessments Yes