Esperanto at Stanford University

Materials List

Yes, i'm sorry, but it's going to cost some money to learn and use Esperanto.
OR... perhaps not...

The Assignments

First quarter: We use one textbook (for lessons and readings) and you have a choice of dictionaries. In addition i'd like everyone to have a journal for writing daily notes/sentences/homework. You can use one or more notebooks of your own choosing for this.
OR... You could borrow the textbook from the library, use on-line dictionaries and keep a blog or other 'net journal. In any case i'd like you to e-mail me your homework.
Second quarter: There will also be the cost of subscribing to an international journal of some kind. I'll have a list of available journals at the class.
OR... You can read online blogs and magazines that are freely available.
Third quarter: By this time, i hope you'll take on the responsibility of corresponding with someone somewhere else in the world. Letters are more than $1 each now, so this can add up depending on how much you write.
OR... You can make this cheaper by only corresponding via e-mail, but then there's a lot more correspondence itself, and, of course, your choice of correspondent will be filtered by circumstances (the most obvious being, who, in the world, can afford a computer).

The Books

The following descriptions are from the Esperanto-USA catalog where all books are available. If you want to help, please ask your local bookstores for copies of these books. But, if you can't find them at bookstores, then i will bring copies of all these books to the first class for you to purchase. If you want one of them after the first class, then e-mail me and i will bring a copy for you.

Textbook: ESPERANTO - LEARNING AND USING THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE, by David RICHARDSON. Contains chapters on the world language problem, history of the Esperanto movement and its current status, ten chapters devoted to learning Esperanto and ample reading material to improve your comprehension. Excellent index makes research easy, and Esperanto-to-English dictionary makes this self-contained book the best for English speakers. Illustrated. Second edition 1990. 368p. 215x140. Bound. USA. ISBN 0-939785-00-5 ESP046 $14.95
Dictionaries:
- Either
  one inexpensive, easy to carry, but not very comprehensive British English volume:
  ESPERANTO DICTIONARY, J. C. WELLS. Two-way English/Esperanto dictionary, with a useful summary of Esperanto grammar and pronunciation. A companion volume to Teach Yourself Esperanto. Good first dictionary. 1992 (reprint). 419p. 195x130. Paper. England-USA. ISBN 0-8442-3764-7 ESP003 $16.95
- Or
  a combination of really excellent dictionaries:
  ESPERANTO-ENGLISH DICTIONARY, Montagu C. BUTLER. The best available Esperanto to British English pocket-size dictionary. 1967. 450p. 180x120. Paper. England. ESP032 $14.95
  with
  COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH-ESPERANTO DICTIONARY, Peter J. BENSON. The title says it all! Many entries include idioms and subtle shades of meaning. Necessary for any serious student or translator of Esperanto. 1995. 607p. 215x140. USA. Bound. ISBN 0-939785-02-1 CEED01 $26.95 Paper. ISBN 0-939785-03-X CEED02 $19.95
Not required but highly recommended for middle to advanced level understanding: Being Colloquial in Esperanto: A Reference Guide by David K. JORDON (please ask for details if you are on that level).

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