Syllabus | (Can't take the DeCal, but want to hear about Esperanto events? Aŭ ĉu vi jam parolas Esperanton? Check Eventa Servo or write to s.a.sato@berkeley.edu!)

This course aims to bring students from 0 knowledge to an intermediate level in the language Esperanto, an international auxiliary language with a simple, regular grammar and an affix-based vocabulary that’s easy to memorize and understand. Whether you’re a polyglot eager to add another language to your repertoire or a monolingual English speaker who worries learning a language is too hard, you can start learning Esperanto right now!

Take this course if you want to...
- Boost your language-learning skill by getting familiar with language-learning techniques, grammatical ideas, and words Esperanto shares with other languages.
- Connect with an international community which cares about bringing peace through mutual understanding.
- Have fun!

This Spring 2025 version of the course, offered in the civil engineering department, will have a special unit on communication in aviation (including such topics as (regarding English) the NATO phonetic alphabet and air traffic control phraseology and (regarding Esperanto) Aviation Esperanto proposal(s) and other proposals for disambiguating Esperanto in suboptimal acoustic environments)!

NB: This semester is likely the last time an Esperanto course will be offered for a while, so plan accordingly...

First-come, first-served. No application.

Please enroll for 2 units.

Auditors welcome. Contact the instructor to get bCourses access!

The first lecture will give you most of the foundation for the class. If you miss the first lecture, contact the instructor so we can cover the material for the lecture(s) you've missed!