International League of Esperanto Teachers
The International League of Esperanto Teachers (Esperanto: Internacia Ligo de Esperantistaj Instruistoj, ILEI) is a non-governmental organization which teaches respect for humanity, life and nature and which seeks to further mutual understanding among peoples. The group advocates the spread of Esperanto language and culture, publishes books and journals, organizes international conferences and administers examinations worldwide to certify the qualifications of Esperanto teachers. ILEI is a special interest group affiliated with both UNESCO and the World Esperanto Association (Universala Esperanto-Asocio, UEA).
History
Founded in 1949, the first executive council included Violet C. Nixon, (United Kingdom, president), Einar Dahl (Sweden, secretary-treasurer), Jeanne Dedieu (France) and P. Korte (Netherlands).[1] Subsequent ILEI presidents have included István Szerdahelyi (1985–1988), Edward Symoens (1988–1991), Stefan MacGill (1991–1993), Duncan Charters (1993–1998), Mauro La Torre (1998–2003), Radojica Petrovic (2003–2009); the current president is Stefan MacGill (2009-).[2]
Conferences
ILEI holds conferences, usually every year, with particular themes devoted to culture, tourism and linguistic festivals;[3] most conferences have been in Europe, though Cuba, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Benin have also hosted conferences.[4]
Year | Host city | Host country | Theme[4] |
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1976 | San Marino | San Marino | Not races, but children live in the world |
1977 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Cultural value of Esperanto |
1978 | Gorizia | Italy | Perspectives on teaching |
1979 | Locarno | Switzerland | Children and language |
1980 | Cottonera | Malta | Esperanto as a bridge to international understanding |
1981 | Gödöllő | Hungary | Social and linguistic role of Esperanto for education |
1982 | Seiano | Italy | The liberating principle of Esperanto in education |
1983 | Sintra | Portugal | Ethnic minorities and Esperanto |
1984 | Škofja Loka | Slovenia | Esperanto and foreign-language instruction |
1985 | Kungälv | Sweden | English, yes; Esperanto, yes; languages as partners |
1986 | Louvain-la-Neuve | Belgium | Peace |
1987 | Łódź | Poland | Pedagogic, didactic and linguistic policies to Esperanto |
1988 | Kerkrade | Netherlands | Traditional and modern methods of Esperanto instruction |
1989 | Caerleon | Wales | Motivation for school teaching of Esperanto |
1990 | Santa Clara | Cuba | National norms and the teaching of Esperanto |
1991 | Voss | Norway | Tyresö and Rauma — now what? |
1992 | Bratislava | Slovakia | Methodus linguarum novissima |
1993 | Valencia | Spain | Academic value of Esperanto teaching |
1994 | Gangnam-gu | South Korea | Asian contributions to world education and culture |
1995 | Övik (Porvoo) | Finland | Propaedeutic value of Esperanto |
1996 | Tábor | Czech Republic | Esperanto learning and self-learning methods |
1997 | Lara | Australia | Multiculturalism and language acquisition |
1998 | Montpellier | France | Linguistic instruction, a bridge to the world |
1999 | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic | Peace through education |
2000 | Bouresse | France | |
2001 | Lovran | Croatia | Strengthening Esperanto instruction and intercultural education |
2002 | (No meeting held) | ||
2003 | Örestrand (Höganäs) | Sweden | |
2004 | Bratislava | Slovakia | |
2005 | Kaunas | Lithuania | |
2006 | Parma | Italy | |
2007 | Ranzan | Japan | Women in Esperanto culture |
2008 | Porto-Novo | Benin | Esperanto teachers for planet Earth |
2009 | Crakow | Poland | Esperanto pedagogy facing intercultural communication challenges |
2010 | Havana | Cuba | UNESCO's International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures |
References
- ↑ Internacia Ligo de Esperantistaj Instruistoj stariĝis in La Juna Vivo, September 1949, page 355.
- ↑ ILEI Estraro. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ↑ ILEI conferences (eo)
- 1 2 Conferences 1976-2008 (eo)
External links
- Official website of ILEI
- Edukado.net - For teachers and students of Esperanto
- lernu! - multilingual site for learning Esperanto