General interest meeting (Jan 14th)

Summary

This was a general-interest meeting for Duolingo students and others, just to say hello and find out what meeting times would be most convenient for everyone. We touched briefly on what Esperanto is, why people learn it, and some of the cool things you can do with it.

Handouts

• Syllabus

  The course syllabus.

• A Language for Idealists

  An English-language article from Princeton University featuring professor Esther Schor, who has recently written a book on the history of the language.

• A quick introduction to Esperanto

  Excerpts from the introduction to Esperanto: Learning and Using the International Language, a popular textbook by David Richardson.