I would like to join in on this as well, but I had a question about memorizing the grammar with the method of loci: how? More specifically, how would you represent something like nouns always ending in -o or adding -j for plural or -n for accusative?
I guess I would make a memory palace sectioned off for the different parts of grammar. (Maybe creating a mind map first just to organize everything first. I haven’t actually read Buzan’s book on mind maps, but I get the general idea from using concept maps in school and looking at the mind map on the System of Rhetoric memorization page.)
For vocabulary, I think I’d do something like in O’Brien’s book, making a town to place different vocabulary words and using the linkword method to remember them. Coming up with images to represent the meaning and pronunciation of the words seems like quite a daunting task, but I’m sure it’ll get easier with time.
Thanks for all your help and information already posted on here.
I’d like to participate in the esperanto mission also, but I’m also occupied 'til ~May 12 or so - too dumb to scalp my IO tix
Re: Chinese - I’ve always found the lack of grammar quite challenging. Of course, I knew even less about memorization techniques then than I do now, but I always felt it relied too much on memory and not enough on structure. Hopefully by relying less on rote techniques you will all experience great success!
Sorry for the delay in replying. Today, I’m trying to catch up on replying to all of the posts I am behind on.
There are only a few rules to memorize. I memorized them without memory techniques while just browsing through the links that Enrique posted.
I would make a list or a mind map of those basic 16 grammar rules. If anyone makes a mind map, feel free to upload it to the images area…
That is what I am doing. I’ve changed around the town a couple of times, but I’m using a few locations in Hadley, Massachusetts as the setting.
I’ll still be working on Esperanto at least through August (and longer if my experiment goes well).
I’ve extended my goals with Esperanto:
I work in the backpacker travel industry, and have been a “nomadic worker” for much of the past 15 years. I’m able to work from wherever there is an Internet connection, so I’m often traveling from hostel to hostel in other countries.
While traveling, I’ve noticed that, depending on the region, the backpackers don’t always speak English. A couple of examples where the backpackers often don’t speak English are Argentina and Japan. I didn’t speak their language and they didn’t speak mine. Neither of us could be expected to learn the other’s language in a short period. It seems like Esperanto could fill this gap.
I’ve proposed this idea in a couple of places online, and enough people have been enthusiastic about it that I think there is potential.
I run a project that helps develop a hostel industry worldwide. I posted about my idea of Esperanto for Backpackers in that forum and several other places, and there is definitely some interest.
My idea is to find at least 50 backpackers who either speak Esperanto or who are willing to learn Esperanto, and try to build a little community of international backpackers who have a common interest and can meetup on the road. I realize that there are probably networks like this already, but my idea is to plug the hostel industry, travel blogging movement, and working nomads into Esperanto and see what happens…
I’m going to the lernu! Meetup in Slovakia in July. If anyone is interested, hope to see you there! There might be a few hostel industry people and travel bloggers there too.
Hi Josh, I would like to know your progress, Mi parolas Esperanton iomete (I speak a little Esperanto), but I decided to gave it up without being fluent because I started for fun and curiosity but since I saw it isn’t really the international language they claim I lost motivation.
By that time I didn’t know anything about memory techniques, I think it could be a good challenge ;).
I love your attitude about Esperanto and your goals If you achieve them you would have found a way to use Esperanto in real life. I hope you do
How long did you learn Esperanto for? Did you go to any meetups?
I’m in Serbia at the moment, on the way to the Esperanto meeting in Slovakia. After the course, I might open up a section of the site for discussion about memory techniques in Esperanto.
Because I’ve been really busy with work for months, I’ve only put about 10 days into learning Esperanto so far, but I’m working out some mnemonic techniques for the language. I’ll post an update soon.
I have a lot of hope about Esperanto being useful. I work in the travel industry, and have some ideas, but it’s going to take some time.
I’ve been on the road for days (Greek Islands, Athens, Thessaloniki, Skopje, Belgrade), so I need to catch up on the forum soon. I’ll post more soon…
I didn’t go to any meetup, I started with an online tutor from Bonaero Esperanto-Asocio and continued with Lernu!
I knew some guy that actually became fluent in 3 months or so. According to his words he studied Esperanto online and then went to a Kongreso de Esperanto, even he stayed in some Esperanto speaker house.
I’m going to the Esperanto meeting tomorrow. It’s very difficult to memorize while not getting enough sleep. I’ve been on boats and trains for about a week, and haven’t gotten a full night’s sleep for a while. 700 miles on painfully slow trains…
