Learn Esperanto - Direct Method 01 

It takes a lot of time and work on a teacher's part to implement this method.

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 For one teacher yes, but it only needs to be made once. Ideally you could have several teachers collaborating to make one perhaps paid resource.

Maybe you would like to check the app Drops, it teaches you in a similar way, I personally do not like it that much, but you can check by yourselves:)

The problem is: Esperanto was built to be easy to speak and understand. It's the easiest language to learn.

Spanish is taught like this Dreaming Spanish website has thousands of Spanish videos based on this method

Same

Glad to hear! That was one of my fears.

I agree: I found myself following along and enjoying it. In some ways (and in some contexts) repetition is satisfying - this seems to be one.

True. My native language is not English (It's my second language), but the tutorial is very good!

Vi estas bona Francis

Funny!!! Sorta felt like I too was being hypnotized into thinking I was a small child named Francis ha! Even more funny! I only learned this language even existed two days ago. One day of looking around online, signing up for Lernu.net and I pretty much understand this entire joke :) That’s freaking amazing to me!!!

Ni ĉiuj estas Francis. Nia dio nomiĝis nin tiel, estas nia honoro porti tian sakran nomon.

Thanks! My patreon is now in the description of the films. I can’t setup a RU-vid membership until I’m a 1000 subs from memory.

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 Yet you're growing so fast you're half way there already

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 So close!! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort out to do all this man. It's incredibly well appreciated from us all.

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864look at how far you've come in these 3 years :) i'm so mad i didn't find this channel sooner, it's fantastic

I hope this series works for you. I find that a direct method approach needs a lot of thinking on the teachers part. The good thing with videos is I can take my time and plan out each lesson to be as effective as possible. Hopefully I achieve that.

It strikes me that one can effectively use not only gestures and drawings, but also photographs, maps, and charts and props such as: cookware and tableware; articles of clothing; tools; household supplies, models (trains, planes, buildings, boats, etc.), and so on.

And you'll be all the better for it :)

it strongly represents how we learned our first language - without textbooks arranged by grammar rules - we learned by watching and listening - except in this case - our teacher has with great effort arranged the conversations into bite-sized pieces that build up our conversational skill - i've been looking - hunting - searching - for this - you can't' imagine how excited i was to find this

it's the best way to learn!

That is awesome to hear :D

Thank you so much for those kind words. Unfortunately, the only other language I speak is Mandarin and I'm not a native so if I do one day decide to teach it I would have to get natives involved.

there shouldn't be any exceptions in Esperanto - that was a prime motive in its development

Excellent! I only recently started making this course but have 6 videos up already for you to try out! Good luck :D

I remember our discussions :) Thank you so much for you kind words!

Full course so far is here: ru-vid.com/group/PL5buyXOt7rUYUcw7E-NFpiglAivc8ZRnM

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 I am sooo excited. Dankon!

My focus will first be to build out a decent library of videos. Once I’ve done that I’ll get others to make some intro films in different languages for me.

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 - Excellent. I had a few more thoughts, and put them in a blog post (leisureguy.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/the-direct-method-of-teaching-esperanto-via-youtube/). As I note there, a full script is not needed for the Chapter 0 native-language video - a simple bulleted list of points to make and points to stress is sufficient (one point being to provide a link to the Chapter 1 video of the main course). That list should, obviously, be in Esperanto - the whole point is to finesse translations. The Chapter 0 bulleted list doesn't need to be distributed: just include it in the text description of your own chapter 0 where Esperantists in various countries can see it. Given the enthusiasm for the language (and the teaching of it) that most Esperantists seem to have, I don't think you'll have to get others to make Chapter 0 videos for you, I think such videos will be spring up in a variety of languages simply because some will be moved to make them as a contribution to the spread of Esperanto - especially since by making one brief video in their native language they can direct people to an entire course that is accessible to them (because it uses direct method). What''s more, I think your direct-method course will serve as a common core for add-on videos. That is, some of these enthusiasts will later make videos in Esperanto, using your course as the foundation - that is, they can assume that their viewers have acquired the Esperanto taught in your course, so they can build on that to provide ancillary instruction (in Esperanto) in their own country's culture (foods, fashions, etc.) and/or their own areas of interest (hobbies, occupations, gardening, etc.). With your DM core course as the basis (and exemplifying the method), others can build outward in branches, especially since they can use the basic Esperanto taught in your course. One thing that might help those wanting to make add-on videos: in the text comment on each of your video, list the Esperanto words introduced in the video - just the Esperanto, though later in the course brief definitions in Esperanto could be included, though at that point a link to www.simplavortaro.org might serve even better. The list of "available vocabulary" would be helpful as a quick review for students and as a guide for those who want to make add-ons: that would be the Esperanto they could use in their add-on without having to explain it. I would expect these add-on videos to use some direct-method tools used - that is, only Esperanto spoken, along with support materials specific to what they are teaching - materials such as pictures, diagrams, gestures, props (tools, models, clothing, musical instruments, etc.) to use in teaching the specialized vocabulary (the basic vocabulary already provided via your course). In summary, I think you're really onto something. You might want to include a "contribute" button so that people who enjoy the course can contribute some to defray production expenses.

​@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 Hi Evildea, Francis here (apparently). I've had a lot of luck with this method before by taking a copyright-free story (I chose Bram Stoker's Dracula) and then completely rewriting the first 20 or so chapters due to the lack of words. Then after that it reaches a point where you can start following the original story using the grammar and vocabulary the students now know and then it goes from there. Then by the end you are pretty much just translating the story almost word for word. Just thought I'd mention the story hook because that seems to be the thing that helps bring a massive series like this to a conclusion while giving the students something to look forward to every episode / chapter.

Yes, I plan to start reading later on in the language and explaining unknown words as we reach them using the words the listener already knows.

Nedankinde

Thanks!

Excellent to hear!

I hope you continue learning! :D

Yes I intend on making it a full course. It will take a long time before I make videos that cover fluent conversation as I’m starting for literally the beginning but I definitely want to make this one giant comprehensive course.

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 Mi atendos, mi atendos! Mi volas paroli bone. Mi pretas pagxi cxion por paroli kaj flue pensi en Esperanto. Gxis baldaux!

I’m so happy to hear this :)

Two more are already up on the channel :D

You're welcome!

I’m really interested to know what parts you found hard since you don’t speak the language. That way I can try improve on my next video with that in mind.

I assumed the wrong meaning for the word estas. Switched between "name is" and "am" in my mind. Watching it again, it's obvious my mistake now.

@@MrLanchbury I have the same concern that someone might think "estas" means "nomigxas" early in the video. But by the time you got to "Mi estas homo" people would start scratching their heads ;)

That's probably true. Hopefully, however, these videos will bring more people to Esperanto. A language I love and find valuable :)

@@learnesperanto-directmetho4864 I found you because someone reposted you on Reddit r/languagelearning. I suggest, if you don't already have, to check that community, it's truly great.

Glad you like it!

Hehe Jes ja, mi estas Evildea. Vi sukcese rekonis mian voĉon.

Excellent

Dankon!!!

Vi? :)

rude

@@the-bruh.cum5 Issa joke

@@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456 I do not care We are tierd of hearing that its a fake language.

It's my pleasure

Thanks man!

Thanks!

Dankon amiko

Ho!!! Mi montris ĉi videon al unu el miaj filoj, kiu havas dek ses jarojn kaj li amis ĝin! Li eble nun volas lerni de vi!!! Nova komencanto!!!

Haha! Thanks for the laugh

Lion Kimbro Haha. Then everyone be walking around saying “Vi estas Dio” to everyone :p