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I learned Esperanto years ago, not because I wanted to speak the language, but because I heard that students who learned it had an easier time picking up third
by Graziano_M 3y ago
I learned Esperanto years ago, not because I wanted to speak the language, but because I heard that students who learned it had an easier time picking up third languages, to the point that they'd surpass those who had been learning that 3rd language (as their second) the whole time! It seems that that strong of a claim has been since removed from Wikipedia, and I am skeptical about it as well. I wish I had spent the time just learning Italian from the get-go.
Also, like Derek, I was turned off by the community. I found them way too socialist-leaning idealists.
- Taikonerd 3y ago> It seems that that strong of a claim has been since removed from Wikipedia It's still on Wikipedia, as the "Paderborn method": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paderborn_method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paderborn_method I'm not sure if Paderborn's claim is true. I'd love to see more modern attempts to replicate it.
- Graziano_M 3y agoYeah, but its mention on the main Esperanto page no longer mentions the details of the study where the Esperanto first group surpassed the 'Always English', and instead critiques the study.