Ekoci » Uncategorized http://www.ekoci.org East-Central Illinois Esperanto Club / Esperanto-Klubo de Orient-Centra Ilinojo Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:17:09 +0000 en hourly 1 Today’s meeting http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/09/15/hodiaua-renknotigo/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/09/15/hodiaua-renknotigo/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:17:09 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=252 Once again (like last year) we’ll meet in the Foreign Language Building. We haven’t yet reserved a room, so we’ll meet in the area through the main doors and then select a room that’s free. (If you arrive late, check the nearby classrooms—you’ll find us.

Time: 5:00 PM for the social quarter-hour; we’ll start class at 5:15.

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/09/15/hodiaua-renknotigo/feed/ 0 Next Few Meetings http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/08/17/venontaj-kunvenoj/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/08/17/venontaj-kunvenoj/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:42:03 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=245 At the end of the summer and the beginning of the semester, here are our next few meetings:

  • Good bye to Chris: Thursday the 18th of August, at 2:00 PM en the Espresso Royale on Goodwin, upstairs.
  • Quad Day: Sunday the 21st of August, in our booth on the quad.
  • Intro to Esperanto: The 25th of August from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in room 212 HoHo (the Honors House at 1205 W. Oregon St. in Urbana).

Come!

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/08/17/venontaj-kunvenoj/feed/ 0 Great resource for beginners http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/08/17/bonega-rimedo-por-komencantoj/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/08/17/bonega-rimedo-por-komencantoj/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:27:39 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=240 I just learned about Facila Vento, a new web-magazine for beginners:

Facila Vento

It has easy-to-read articles on many topics. The articles are also read aloud, so you can practice your listening skills.

A great resource for beginners and mid-level Esperantists.

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/08/17/bonega-rimedo-por-komencantoj/feed/ 0 Summer Esperanto http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/05/08/somera-esperanto/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/05/08/somera-esperanto/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 09:35:04 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=237 Our last meeting of the semester will be Thursday May 12th at the usual place and time: room 1120 in the Foreign Language Building at the University of Illinois at 5:30 PM.

We’ll discuss our plans for meeting during the summer and start looking into words for our own “Apples to Apples” card set.

If you’re spending the summer in Champaign, you’ll be gad to know that we will be meeting during the summer. Come and help pick a time for summer meetings. (If you want to attend meetings during the summer, but can’t attend this meeting, let us kow about when you could attend. We want everyone who is interested to be able to attend.)

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2011/05/08/somera-esperanto/feed/ 0 No meetings during semester break http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/12/14/ni-ne-kunvenos-dum-semestro-interrompo/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/12/14/ni-ne-kunvenos-dum-semestro-interrompo/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:41:32 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=232 We won’t meet again until the beginning of the next semester. So, the next meeting will be January 20th, 2011.

Happy Zamenhof Day to everyone!

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/12/14/ni-ne-kunvenos-dum-semestro-interrompo/feed/ 0 No regular meeting today http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/11/11/regula-renkontigo-ne-okazos-hodau/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/11/11/regula-renkontigo-ne-okazos-hodau/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:28:40 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=228 There’s no regular meeting at 5:30 today—come instead to the Esperanto-Week class at 6:00 in room 215 in the Student Union.

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/11/11/regula-renkontigo-ne-okazos-hodau/feed/ 0 Learn Esperanto in a Week http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/11/05/lernu-esperanton-dum-semajno/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/11/05/lernu-esperanton-dum-semajno/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:34:34 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=219

Give us an hour a day for five days and we’ll teach you a foreign language! (Yes, Esperanto really is that easy to learn.)

We’ll be holding our Esperanto-in-a-week class in the Student Union next week. Here’s the details:

Day Time Room
Monday, November 08 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 211
Tuesday, November 09 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 211
Wednesday, November 10 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM 403
Thursday, November 11 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 215
Friday, November 12 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 215

(That is, it’s at 6:00 PM every day except Wednesday. The first two days it’s in room 211 and the last two days it’s in room 215. Wednesday is special—it’s at 8:00 PM in room 403.)

Come! Learn a language!

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/11/05/lernu-esperanton-dum-semajno/feed/ 2 Talk, regular meeting http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/09/01/parolado-regula-renkontigo/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/09/01/parolado-regula-renkontigo/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:41:32 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=212 Today I’ll be giving a repeat of my short talk about Esperanto at 5:30 in the Foreign Language Building. Come for the free food!

Tomorrow will be our first regular meeting of the semester and the beginning of our beginners class, also at 5:30 in the Foreign Language building.

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/09/01/parolado-regula-renkontigo/feed/ 0 New Semester! http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/08/24/nova-semestro/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/08/24/nova-semestro/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:11:13 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=208 The first meeting of the new semester will be Thursday, the 26th of August at 5:30 PM in the atrium of the Foreign Language Building. (We’ll move to a free room. So, if you arrive late, check for us in the nearby rooms.)

We also invite current members to come one day earlier for a pre-meeting meeting: at 6:00 PM Wednesday in the same location, for planning the first meeting. (We’ll check the rooms, talk about the introductory presentation, and so on.)

]]> http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/08/24/nova-semestro/feed/ 0 First summer meeting http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/06/03/unua-somera-renkontigo/ http://www.ekoci.org/en/2010/06/03/unua-somera-renkontigo/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:44:37 +0000 pbrewer http://www.ekoci.org/?p=200 The first meeting of the summer will take place today at 5:15 PM in the Espresso Royale at 1117 West Oregon in Urbana (across from the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts). Come!

Those who attended will report on the landa kongreso, and we’ll discuss whether this is the best time and place for meetings for the rest of the summer.

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