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== The [[The Crash Course in Lojban]] ==
== The [[The Crash Course in Lojban]] ==
[[File:re djine.png|thumb|"''The Crash Course method'' - The Realization of Lojban", one of the latest methods of learning Lojban|right|link=]][[Image:cogwheel-5.svg|thumb|link=|The symbol of The Crash Course: nature and logic]]
[[File:re djine.png|thumb|The Crash Course method|right|link=]][[Image:cogwheel-5.svg|thumb|link=|The symbol of The Crash Course: nature and logic]]


''The Crash Course method'' is a new method of teaching Lojban that:
''The Crash Course method'' is a course written from feedback of live people. You read it, report bugs or ask questions and get replies from the authors or knowledgable Lojbanists.
#uses a simple style of speaking Lojban with fewer compound words ([[lujvo]]), more usage examples and answers to "How to say ..." questions. It also carefully selects new styles (enriching expressiveness) that are popular in the active Lojban community.
#tries not to use Lojbanic terminology much. It explains most Lojbanic terms in ordinary language (e.g. '''lo [[tanru]]''' are ''compound verbs'' etc.) that the learner uses from birth or school.
#*This principle brings Lojban to people, not drags people into Lojban. It adapts the teaching method to the language the student uses in everyday life. Thus, this method is flexible and doesn't have universal recommendations. It all depends on whom you teach.
#*For example, for speakers of English (and most languages of Europe) The Crash Course method calls [[brivla]] "verbs", calls [[sumti]] "nouns". Although, such terms as "noun" and "verb" can mean different things in different languages and are not precise terms they are fine for initial explanation of how Lojban works.
#It has a compact [[The Crash Course: Dictionary|dictionary]] as an addendum that gives examples to every basic brivla, cmevla and cmavo. Some less used cmavo and gismu are not included.


The Crash Course tries to preserve the current state of the language as much as possible if this state produces a learnable and usable language.
The course explains new styles that are popular in the active Lojban community.  


Examples of its planned parts: "Lojban as a simple language for everyday use", "Lojban compared to specific features in other languages".
The course tries not to use Lojbanic terminology much. It explains most Lojbanic terms in ordinary language that the learner uses from birth or school. This principle brings Lojban to people, not drags people into Lojban. It adapts the teaching method to the language the student uses in everyday life. Thus, this method is flexible and doesn't have universal recommendations. It all depends on whom you teach. For example, for speakers of English (and most languages of Europe) The Crash Course method calls [[lo brivla]] "verbs", calls [[lo sumti]] "nouns". Although, such terms as "noun" and "verb" can mean different things in different languages they are fine for initial explanation of how Lojban works.


Other notorious features:
The course has a compact [[The Crash Course: Dictionary|dictionary]] as an addendum that gives examples to every basic brivla, cmevla and cmavo. Some less used cmavo and gismu are not included.
*Some reforms are done to Lojban while teaching this course. They are either approved by [[BPFK]] or are under formalization. One example: the meaning of '''le''' is better formalized, see [[xorlo as seen by La Gleki]].
 
*The course can be adapted to teach [[Loglan|TLI Loglan]].
The Crash Course tries to preserve the current state of the language as much as possible.
 
The course doesn't invent any new dialects, what is explained in the course is either used by the community or formalized by the committee of planning Lojban ([[BPFK]]).
 
The intended finalization of this course are 2017 - 2019. Until then minor bugs can be found in it that still make itthe course usable.


==[[la karda|Lojban cards]]==
==[[la karda|Lojban cards]]==

Revision as of 10:56, 22 April 2016

Since 2014 new methods of learning Lojban have been in development. The goal of them is to have faster resources for learning Lojban.

Most people usually prefer to change from one textbook to another. That's why Lojban community has been providing alternatives.

The The Crash Course in Lojban

The Crash Course method
The symbol of The Crash Course: nature and logic

The Crash Course method is a course written from feedback of live people. You read it, report bugs or ask questions and get replies from the authors or knowledgable Lojbanists.

The course explains new styles that are popular in the active Lojban community.

The course tries not to use Lojbanic terminology much. It explains most Lojbanic terms in ordinary language that the learner uses from birth or school. This principle brings Lojban to people, not drags people into Lojban. It adapts the teaching method to the language the student uses in everyday life. Thus, this method is flexible and doesn't have universal recommendations. It all depends on whom you teach. For example, for speakers of English (and most languages of Europe) The Crash Course method calls lo brivla "verbs", calls lo sumti "nouns". Although, such terms as "noun" and "verb" can mean different things in different languages they are fine for initial explanation of how Lojban works.

The course has a compact dictionary as an addendum that gives examples to every basic brivla, cmevla and cmavo. Some less used cmavo and gismu are not included.

The Crash Course tries to preserve the current state of the language as much as possible.

The course doesn't invent any new dialects, what is explained in the course is either used by the community or formalized by the committee of planning Lojban (BPFK).

The intended finalization of this course are 2017 - 2019. Until then minor bugs can be found in it that still make itthe course usable.

Lojban cards

a distilled overview of the language.

Lojban in simple phrases

Lojban in simple phrases. This course is already available for several languages. Advantage:

  • a slick format
  • short introduction into Lojban

Disadvantage:

  • not very comprehensive
  • might not be extensible to languages that differ much from English, French, Portuguese, Polish, Russian

Flashcard courses

  • Simple Lojban in phrases: on Memrise.com teaches Lojban through phrases only allowing you to automatically passively learn the nuts and bolts of the language.