C. Keith Ray on Nostr: #Esperanto: The artificial language that aimed to unite humanity - Big Think "Some ...
#Esperanto: The artificial language that aimed to unite humanity - Big Think
"Some studies also suggest that it is a useful tool for learning a third language. The Paderborn method of language learning calls for students to be taught an easy foreign language in schools so they can then learn a third language more quickly. Some versions of this use Esperanto as the easy language. In one study, students who learned Esperanto for two years before learning English caught up to their peers who learned only English fairly quickly and soon surpassed them despite spending less time on it overall. This effect also exists with other languages, though some studies and authors suggest Esperanto offers certain advantages. " https://bigthink.com/high-culture/esperanto-the-artificial-language-that-aimed-to-unite-humanity/
"Some studies also suggest that it is a useful tool for learning a third language. The Paderborn method of language learning calls for students to be taught an easy foreign language in schools so they can then learn a third language more quickly. Some versions of this use Esperanto as the easy language. In one study, students who learned Esperanto for two years before learning English caught up to their peers who learned only English fairly quickly and soon surpassed them despite spending less time on it overall. This effect also exists with other languages, though some studies and authors suggest Esperanto offers certain advantages. " https://bigthink.com/high-culture/esperanto-the-artificial-language-that-aimed-to-unite-humanity/