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European Day of Languages
It’s nearly time to celebrate the European Day of Languages. It has
taken place every year since 2001 on 26 September, as an initiative of
the Council of Europe.
Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans in the Council of Europe's 47
member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and
out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for
achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the
rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Esperanto Lobby also
supports the learning of all languages.
Esperanto <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJbFHh6fKk>is the
International Language launched in Poland in 1887, by Dr Ludwig
Zamenhof. It first gained speakers within the Russian empire including
Leo Tolstoy, and then won support in France before reaching the United
Kingdom in about 1900. “Esperanto is fun, relatively easy to learn, and
opens a door into a whole new way of seeing the world”, says Esperanto
Lobby’s organiser Brian Barker.
Esperanto is now in the top 100 languages, out of 6,800 worldwide. It is
the 22nd most used language in Wikipedia, ahead of Danish and Arabic. It
is a language choice of Google, Skype, Firefox, Ubuntu and Facebook.
Widely used on the Internet and in tourism, Esperanto also has an
extensive original literature. Its uses also include theatre, the cinema
and music. Radio stations in Brazil, China, Cuba and the Vatican
broadcast regularly in Esperanto. China television broadcasts in
Esperanto and many more programmes are available online.
“English alone is not enough” said Brian Barker… “Each language you
learn expands your horizons. Life is too short to learn them all, and
that’s where Esperanto comes in”.
The language is in daily use worldwide with the major growth areas being
in Asia and Africa.The World Esperanto Association enjoys consultative
relations with the United Nations as well as the Council of Europe.
Esperanto is increasingly popular.Why not celebrate the European Day of
Languages by going to http://www.lernu.net <http://www.lernu.net/>to
start a fascinating journey of discovery?
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Contact Brian Barker on 020 7272 0969
Or Bill Chapman on 01492 583420
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