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Teaching and Research

Posted by Transparent Language 1 Comment
Dec 30 2009

The comprehensive website Edukado provides a huge repository of Esperanto teaching materials. I stress the “teaching” aspect, rather than “learning,” because the site is designed with a practiced Esperanto speaker in mind. If you know the language well enough, and would like to have some documents and lessons to help you teach others, Edukado is the place to go. They also feature news, book reviews, and plenty of other resources. Take a look, and help spread the word!

While Edukado is appropriate for small-scale Esperanto efforts, there is at least one organization that supports high-level Esperanto endeavors. If you’re planning a large academic undertaking in Esperanto, check out the Esperantic Studies Foundation. In addition to sustaining programs of their own, the ESF also sponsors research pertaining to Esperanto. Whether or not you plan to embark on such a demanding effort, a visit to the ESF’s site is an encouraging one – it reminds us that the world still takes Esperanto seriously!

*Unrelated Note*: Ironically, my last comment on being unseated as a Google result drew enough hits to render my findings obsolete over the course of one night. Thank you, Internet, for frequently proving me wrong! I still place a large stamp of approval on Mr. Alper’s blog, however – be sure to visit it, if you have the opportunity!

Dethroned At Last

Posted by Transparent Language 2 Comments
Dec 29 2009

Have you been looking for Transparent’s Esperanto Blog via a search engine? For a good, long while, this blog used to be the first result if one searched “Esperanto Blog” in Google. However, it seems that the more than capable Ted Alper has eclipsed this particular publication! Congratulations, Mr. Alper. I’m not certain whether or not one would consider it an achievement, but know that at least one person has noticed your climb to search-engine stardom!

In other trends, you may have noticed as of late that I’ve been managing fewer and fewer posts. Well, in part, it can be said that I’m a slacker. The other part of my excuse is that graduate studies may linger on the horizon, and as such, completing my undergraduate degree has claimed priority over our Esperanto discussions! You’ll still see periodic content updates – no fewer than five per month – but for the most part I won’t be quite as attentive until life becomes less hectic!

Thanks to all of you readers, and your candid commentary, this blog has been worth maintaining and exploring. I imagine the trend will continue, so in advance, dankon!

Patience is a virtue…

Posted by Transparent Language No Comments
Sep 11 2009

I might have mentioned before that I don’t have control over approving all your comments. Of course, I review all of them, and put in a good word for the better percentage of them! That’s why it sometimes takes a little while for your insightful commentary to appear on the blog.

As luck would have it, my comment editor will be leaving us. It may take a while to replace her. I’m not exactly sure. However,  I still lack the power to approve your comments. I truly am sorry, but I’m unaware as to when recent comments will be approved, and when they’ll show up for all to see. I can only ask for your patience! You’re a fantastic audience, and I love reading what you have to say. Please don’t think I’ve suddenly decided to be a censor of sorts – that would be a poor mentality for an Esperantist!

We now have tags!

Posted by Transparent Language 1 Comment
Aug 2 2009

Saluton!

I have recently been informed that Transparent Language’s blog client allows us to place tags on posts, in order to help with the organization of entries by topic. As you may have noticed, the more recent entries now have tags on them. By the middle of the week, I should have taxonomized all the remaining posts, so that you can easily browse them based upon whatever category you prefer.

So far, the topics include criticism, literature, humor, vocabulary, teaching, history, discussion, and culture.  There are also a few announcements thrown in there. If you think there are any other categories I should consider, please leave a comment! I’ll tag what I can, when I can.

Thank you, and may you continue to enjoy Transparent Language’s Esperanto Blog!

Thank you, Blogging Community!

Posted by Transparent Language 2 Comments
Aug 1 2009

Back in July, I mentioned that this blog had been nominated along with hundreds of other blogs as a contender for the Top Language Learning Blogs of 2009. I’m happy (and surprised beyond belief!) to report that the Transparent Language Esperanto Blog is ranked #36 out of all the blogs nominated! Check out the results page for the full list.

Thank you, audience, for your continued support and readership. Without you, this blog would be nothing. There would be no motivation to write these tezetojn, and more importantly, nobody to help perfect and continue the discussions we begin. I can never fully express the gratitude I have for all of you.

(tezo = essay, -et- = tiny, small. Thus tezeto, which I think is appropriate for a blog posting!)

Of course, the new rank now means we have a reputation to maintain! Here’s to the months ahead, and staying worthy of the title.

Also, be sure to check out some of Transparent Language’s other blogs, like Portuguese, Russian, and the thirteen others listed at the bottom of the page. They’re all worth reading, mi promesas!

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