Summer School

The Australian Esperanto Association (AEA) hosts a summer school of the international auxiliary language

International auxiliary language

An international auxiliary language or interlanguage is a language meant for communication between people from different nations who do not share a common native language...

 Esperanto

Esperanto

is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...

 for one or two weeks each year. Classes are arranged for beginners, intermediate, and fluent speakers of the language

Language

Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...

. The summerschool usually occurs in January and everybody is cordially invited to participate.
Details are available at the website of the association which also describes its other projects.
Unfortunately, under the current president and her almost hand picked board members this has been cancelled for this year. Another example of her ability.

Correspondence Courses

The AEA also runs its own Correspondence Courses of Esperanto. Courses are available in several levels, ranging from total beginners, through to experts who wish to polish their Esperanto grammar. Courses are relatively inexpensive, and include textbooks, dictionaries and CDs to help you learn and practice the language, as well as your own private tutor. Detailed information is available at the Correspondence Courses website, at http://kurso.esperanto.org.au.

Official Exams

The AEA continuously develops and administers an official Esperanto examination system, intended to officially test and certify linguistic proficiency in Esperanto. The system is composed of 3 separate tests: Elementa (basic), Supera (intermediate) and Klereca (advanced). Successful completion of one of these tests is sometimes a pre-requisite to receiving scholarships, or entering specific courses.

The official examinations of the AEA are made available to all during the Australian Esperanto Summer School, as well as throughout the year through specially appointed representatives in various local Esperanto organisations throughout the country. The entire examination system is overseen by the AEA Chief Examiner - currently Trevor Steele, a renowned Esperanto author, and member of the Academy of Esperanto.

Journal

The official journal of the Australian Esperanto Association is 'Esperanto Sub La Suda Kruco' (ESK), edited by Donald BROADRIBB, honorary member of the Universal Esperanto Association, and also a member of the Academy of Esperanto. ESK is available both in printed as well as electronic (pdf) format, and is sent out bi-monthly to every member of the Association. This now only gets published four times a year and only two of these are from the Australian membership. The other two are from New Zealand and Donald Broadribb is no longer the editor.Italic textNon-members can also subscribe to ESK via the AEA's bookshop site: http://libroservo.esperanto.org.au

Podcast

The Australian Esperanto Association has its own official podcast

Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

, named Tuj! - new episodes are made available monthly, and can be downloaded from the Tuj Websitehttp://tuj.esperanto.org.au or subscribed to via the iTunes Music Store.

Esperanto

Esperanto

is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...

 is also broadcast for one hour every Monday at 1pm by the Melbourne Ethnic Community Radio 3ZZZ.

Book Service

The bookshop of the AEA is no longer run by volunteers at the Esperanto House of Sydney, 143 Lawson St. Redfern. The service is currently being run from Tasmania. You could try calling (+61 2) 9319 4775 for more information - or visit the official Libroservo website (http://libroservo.esperanto.org.au).

Forum

The AEA runs its own online forums, where friendly discussion about Esperanto, and its movement is encouraged. The forum is open to both members and non-members alike, as well as Esperanto and English-speakers alike - and navigation is available in several languages. The official AEA forums can be found at http://forumoj.esperanto.org.au.
The forum has been closed down by order of the president and her cohorts on her mostly handpicked estraro/board. These are people who didn't like the members of the AEA having a place to put out public questions to her and her friends. Most of the questions asked by AEA members to the president were left unanswered and this led to some heated comments which upset her. There is now no place within the AEA for members to raise issues. There is also not a list of members availble to other members. Democracy has died in the AEA under the current junta.

Sub-organisations

The Australian Esperanto Association publishes in its website a list of local Esperanto clubs and organisations in Australia (http://www.esperanto.org.au).

Statewide organisations exist in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, and in Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

.

Local Esperanto groups,clubs and societies exist in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

, Toowoomba, Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

, Warwick

Warwick

Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...

, Manly

Manly, New South Wales

Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.-History:Manly was named...

, Newcastle

Newcastle Esperanto Society

The Newcastle Esperanto Society was created in March 2001, and is an organisation which promotes the international language Esperanto.Newcastle is a port 160km north of Sydney, in Australia...

, Oakey and Central Coast.

External links

Australian Esperanto Association: http://www.esperanto.org.au/

Summerschool: http://aesk.esperanto.org.au/

Correspondence Courses: http://kurso.esperanto.org.au

Libroservo: http://libroservo.esperanto.org.au

Tuj!: http://tuj.esperanto.org.au

Forum: http://forumoj.esperanto.org.au