num_pages: 368
description: This introductory textbook begins with an extensive English-language introduction, covering the need for an international language, an overview of Esperanto's history, and the international Esperanto community. A series of brief lessons with exercises follows, concentrating on practical communication and vocabulary. The highlight of the book is a graded reader, which includes history, letters, stories, and poetry (both translated from English and drawn from original Esperanto literature) that gradually introduce more advanced usage and additional vocabulary. The book concludes with an abridged Esperanto-to-English dictionary.
language: English
title: Esperanto: Learning and Using the International Language
titlecomplete: Esperanto: Learning and Using the International Language
genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language
ratings_count: 75
publisher: Esperanto League for North America