Articles for tag: Esperanto, Gattaca

Esperanto: Exploring a Universal Language

Some love Esperanto, some hate it, some revere it, and some ridicule it. Most don’t know about it. Hailed as the universal language, Esperanto facilitates relationships between international communities. It is simple, universal, and easy to learn. Its inventor, Ludwig Zamenhof, envisioned a language where people of every nationality could come together and speak freely ...

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False Friends Between English and German

If you have ever studied a foreign language, you know that special feeling: Just when you are about to give up on all those incomprehensible alien words, you spot one you recognize. Say you are studying German, and come across the word bald. Surely, you know this one. Finally, a friend! Don’t you feel betrayed ...

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How English Became a Global Language

English has evolved naturally as a global language over time, despite attempts to create artificial languages such as Esperanto, as global languages. One important argument in favor of English as a global language is its effectiveness. Chinese has more native speakers, however, it also has simplistic grammar, and it lacks articles, prepositions, verb conjugation and ...

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30 Educational Homeschooling Projects

Looking for a homeschooling project or activity? Try some of these ideas. 1) Film a Documentary. If you’ve got a video camera, you’ve got a great educational tool. Do a documentary about something in your neighborhood: a church, a city-wide event, election day, an animal shelter, life on a farm… just pick something that interests ...