Edukado.net
Project Coordinator: Dr. Katalin Kovats
ESF Investment To Date: approx. $237,000 (as of Sept. 2008)
Edukado.net, an initiative of ESF, was developed as a global instructional resource site for teachers and learners of Esperanto.
An international team of educators and programmers has expanded edukado.net to include an interactive catalog of more than 340 publications related to the teaching of Esperanto, and a database of more than 500 downloadable resources (for example, different types of exercises at various language skill levels, tests, and sound files) contributed by participating educators. Appropriate items can be found rapidly by the use of a set of search functions.
The “reading room” of the site contains a rich collection of articles related to pedagogy and teaching methods.
Edukado.net also includes a calendar of courses, a list of schools where Esperanto is taught, and a “workshop” where colleagues can exchange ideas, course materials, and lesson plans. The correspondence service is also popular for those seeking contacts with Esperanto speakers from other countries and/or cultures.
There is a notice board, a discussion forum, and a service for providing responses to questions about methodology or grammar.
A collection of materials for beginners from edukado.net was published with the title “Posxamiko” (“Pocket Friend”). It has been very successful and is now in its fourth edition.
Edukado.net has a 1600-member “community” whose members (from 92 countries) can request notification about newly published materials, maintaining current knowledge of available resources. At international meetings and congresses the team of edukado.net regularly teaches popular language courses at various levels.
Dr. Katalin Kováts, a specialist in language learning and teacher preparation, continues to expand the site. She is a native of Hungary, and currently resides in the Netherlands.
Click here to go to Edukado.