language learning

Discover Esperanto, A Language for Everyone

Box Hill U3A's atient and dedicated Esperanto tutor, Barbara Hatley

We have our own Esperanto community here at Box Hill U3A! It is thanks to Barbara Hatley who expertly leads our small group since she took over from her late husband, Brian Beltcher, 18 months ago. Her patience and dedication have been instrumental in keeping our Esperanto tradition alive. Meet Barbara, Our Esperanto Tutor Permesu min prezenti Barbara, nian Esperanto-instruiston. As Manfred, an Esperanto student from 2023/24, shares: “Barbara is a very patient and dedicated tutor. She uses teaching material from Esperanto magazines and books.” The class utilises accessible resources like children’s stories and travel articles, which are particularly good […]

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Esperanto

This year Barbara has taken over the Esperanto Group in place of Brian. Tueday, (6 August) we caught up with her and class members as they gathered for their weekly conversation. Afterwards we posted the Esperantist Flag on our Facebook group. Bruce spotted it. Green field for hope, white canton for peace & neutrality and 5 pointed Verda Stelo for the 5 populated continents of the world. Esperanto is a conlang (constructed artificial language), specially designed to be region and culture agnostic. It is shared and spoken by over 2 million people worldwide. Esperanto is a bridging language between other […]

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