Learning support

EAB provides learning support, suitable for all our correspondence courses. If there is anything you would like that is not on this list, please contact Viv at our office who will do her best to help you.

 

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Audio materials

• Esperanto Pronunciation CD by John Wells. This is an optional accompaniment to any beginners’ course, giving advice on correct pronunciation. (£3.50 - includes postage and packing). A document containing more details is available here. Alternatively, you can listen to the entire CD online for free.
  
   
• La Junaj Trezorserĉantoj CD read by Vilĉjo Walker. This is a reading of the booklet La Junaj Trezorserĉantoj by J H Sullivan, which is a short story suitable for beginners. The booklet and accompanying wordlist are given free with the Tenth Lesson of the Free Postal Course but the CD, booklet and wordlist can be bought from the EAB office.  (£3.50 – includes postage and packing). Alternatively you can download the CD tracks and wordlist for free
   
• Children's Song CD - 18 songs sung by Stephen Thompson, originally written to accompany the children's Esperanto course, Urso-Kurso. The songs are set to well-known catchy tunes and cover everyday basic vocabulary, including the alphabet. Song sheet included. Click here to listen to a sample song. (£3.50 – includes postage and packing).
   
• Jen Nia Mondo - A very popular radio course from the 1970s now available as an audio course on CD. 'Absorb' Esperanto - in the car, around the house, on the way to work. Everyday situations and explanations in the form of dialogues with grammatical explanations in English.
  Jen Nia Mondo 1 (3 CDs) lessons 1 to 12 £13.80
  Jen Nia Mondo 2 (3 CDs) lessons 13 to 25 £13.80
  
  Special Offer: buy both sets together, Jen Nia Mondo 1 and Jen Nia Mondo 2, for £25.30
  
  Buy three sets or more of either Jen Nia Mondo 1 or Jen Nia Mondo 2 to be delivered to the same address and receive one third discount. Three sets: £27.60
  
  All prices include postage & packaging. International buyers contact us for prices.

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CD-ROM materials

• Verdaj Voĉoj - First in a series of three interactive listening CD-ROMs from Paul Gubbins. 8 video clips of the famous and not-so-famous speaking Esperanto; accompanying exercises to aid comprehension. Excellent for 'tuning-the-ear' and for getting to grips with spoken Esperanto. (£8.05 – includes postage and packing).

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Information Booklets

'Look At Esperanto': the latest publication from the Bessacarr series of information pamphlets for children. It gives a good introduction to the language and culture in the form of a story and includes quizzes and questions.

The booklet is available free for distribution to children in schools, with the prior approval of EAB. If you have an outlet and would like a supply please contact our office.

The booklet is also available for purchase (it makes a useful, inexpensive gift for children, grandchildren etc.):

• 1 copy - £1.15
• 3 copies: (16.67% discount) - £2.86
• 20 + copies: (20% discount) - £18.40.

All prices include postage & packaging. International buyers contact us for prices.

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Books

• Traduku! by William Auld. This new publication brings together 56 translation tasks which originally appeared in past issues of The British Esperantist. William Auld, the then editor, presented a different and stimulating translation task in each issue to which readers could respond. In the following issue he provided comments and advice into the techniques and pitfalls of the translation and a model answer. All of this now appears together in this user-friendly publication. The first section presents the tasks, the second section the extensive comments and the model translation. An index of relevant words and discussion points is included at the back. An excellent book to hone translation skills.
  
  One copy: £8.05 including postage and packing.
  Three copies at a discounted price: £16.10 including postage and packing.
  
   
• First Thousand Words - Mil Unuaj Vortoj. Newly available! An up-to-date version of this very popular book. Ideal for children and adult beginners. This softback version is entirely in Esperanto and contains a wealth of vocabulary, all words illustrated in full colour. 1 copy - £9.20; 3 copies - (33.3% discount) - £18.40; 20 copies: (37.5% discount) - £115. All prices include postage & packaging. International buyers contact us for prices.

 

• Lasu Min Paroli Plu by Claude Piron. This is a recommended book to accompany the Elementary..! course, which offers practice at all levels. (£9.89 - includes postage and packing)

 

• Faktoj kaj Fantazioj by Majorie Boulton. This is a collection of short stories, poems, jokes and anecdotes from around the world, written in clear, straightforward Esperanto. It is suitable for students who have completed the Elementary..! or Accelerated course and wish to broaden their vocabulary. (£11.50 – includes postage and packing)

 

• Fabeloj de Ezopo by Nakagaki Koĵiro. A selection of 50 stories translated into Esperanto from Aesop's Fables. Short, amusing texts, ideal for beginners. (A few words under each text are translated using Japanese characters and the index is Esperanto-Japanese). (£4.83 – includes postage and packing)

 

• Paŝoj al Plena Posedo, edited by William Auld. This is a collection of short stories and extracts from major Esperanto authors. It has language exercises to reinforce advanced grammar and usage and is suitable for advanced Esperantists who want to polish their language skills. (£14.50 – includes postage and packing)

 

• Liza kaj Paŭlo, a cartoon-style booklet with cassette telling a fun story in basic, everyday Esperanto. Suitable for students part-way through the Elementary..! or Accelerated courses. (£5.18 – includes postage and packing)

 

• Click here to download a leaflet of books suitable for beginners and post-beginners available from EAB.

Dictionaries: All our courses include a word-list and/or dictionary. However, if you wish to buy a more comprehensive volume, we have both bilingual (Esperanto - English and vice-versa) and monolingual (Esperanto words, explained in Esperanto) for sale:

1. Mini-Dictionary.
   This latest publication from EAB is now available from our office. Written by Edmund Grimley-Evans, the Mini-D is a compact size and an ideal travelling companion. Buy in bulk for your group at very favourable prices! This handy pocket dictionary gives English translations for about 2,500 of the most useful words in Esperanto, and Esperanto translations of corresponding words in English, thus providing a basic core vocabulary that is sufficient for everyday use. There is also an overview of the main points of grammar.
   
   Price per copy £3.50.
   Buy three or more copies and pay the reduced price of £2 each
   Buy ten or more copies and pay only £1.80 each
   For bulk buy please add postage and packing @ 15%
    
2. Pocket Esperanto Dictionary A. McLinen £12.08.
   A pocket-sized Esperanto-English English-Esperanto dictionary with 414 pages and more than 70,000 words and expressions.

 

3. Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary P. Benson £15.44.
   A one-way dictionary, English-Esperanto. Published by ELNA, our American counterpart, in 1995. An up-to-date, full dictionary for English-speakers

 

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Games

• Ursa Familio:
  This is a boxed set of 42 Happy Family cards with colour pictures which revise most of the vocabulary introduced in parts one and two of the Urso-Kurso. It is an ideal game for beginners of all ages as each card shows a mix of everyday language to help the player collect a set. (£3.45 – includes postage and packing)

 

• Puzzle tray:
  Create chaos all over the world and then put it right again! (£1.50 – includes postage and packing)

 

• Quiz cards
  Esperanto Quiz-cards, with everyday general knowledge and facts about Esperanto. Suitable for group or individual use. Each set 130 cards. Level 1 costs £5.00. Level 2 costs £5.00. Both sets purchased together costs £8.50. Prices include postage and packing.

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Miscellaneous

• Exams:
  All the courses include written exercises, so you and your tutor can check your progress and optional EAB exams are available for each stage.
   
• Membership of EAB:
  The Esperanto-Asocio de Britio is the national organisation supporting and promoting Esperanto in Britain. As a full member you receive a regular newsletter ‘EAB Update’ (mainly in English) with news of Esperanto activities and events, and a bi-annual journal ‘La Brita Esperantisto’ (in Esperanto) with general-interest articles and stories. (£25 per year, concessions available)
  
  You can also browse articles from back-issues of La Brita Esperantisto online.
   
• Juna Amiko:
  Juna Amiko is an excellent magazine for school students, beginners of all ages and course leaders, which includes a wealth of ideas and material for reading and exploiting. There are four issues a year. Special rates for group subscriptions on request.
  
  Please order from:
  David Kelso
  5 Craigenhill Road
  Carluke
  ML8 4QT
  
  davidekelso@yahoo.co.uk
  
  Cheques should be made payable to David Kelso for £10.00 per annual subscription.
  No receipts will be sent unless requested.