Third Session of the Forum on Minority Issues
Minorities and effective participation in economic life
14 and 15 December 2010, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Best practices
presented by the
Universal Esperanto Association (Universala Esperanto‐Asocio, UEA),
that come out of our work in the field of minorities and education.
A practical model to address barriers to equal access to quality education,
especially with regard to language use and language learning.
Australia's foremost expert in languages policy and education, Professor Joseph Lo Bianco
recommends use of Esperanto as a "language apprenticeship" in early childhood, to improve the
effectiveness of later language learning."
For this reason, Esperanto has been taught as a formal, compulsory part of the curriculum in Perth
Montessori School, Riverlands Montessori School, Treetops Montessori School, The Foothills
School, Candelo Public School and Hackham South Primary School, in the last decade.
In all of these cases, the subject was taught by a language specialist, as is the normal custom in
Australia.
In 2010, a new resource became available, which equips generalist teachers to integrate language
education into the curriculum for more effective and frequent learning. It is called "Talking to the
Whole Wide World" and is already in use at Sutherland Montessori School.
It has been bought with a view to implementation in 2011 by Wagin Primary School, Halls Head
Primary School, Eneabba Primary School, Riverlands Montessori School, St Johns Rangeway, River
Valley Primary School and Jakarta Montessori School, in Indonesia.
http://www.mondeto.com/talking‐to‐the‐whole‐wide‐world.html
Annexe: “The position of the Universal Esperanto Association on Linguistic Rights“
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