International League of Esperanto Instructors

The International League of Esperanto Instructors (Esperanto: Internacia Ligo de Esperantistaj Instruistoj, ILEI) is a non-governmental organization with the goals of teaching respect for humanity, life and nature and seeking to further mutual understanding among peoples. Advocating the spread of Esperanto language and culture, the NGO publishes books and journals, organizes international conferences and administers examinations worldwide to certify the qualifications of Esperanto teachers.

Specifically, ILEI is a special interest group affiliated with both UNESCO and the Universal Esperanto Association (UEA). It aims to introduce the Esperanto language into schools at all levels; to teach Esperanto across all subject areas and levels; to research and solve pedagogical problems in language education; to publish modern tutorials, magazines, books and pamphlets; to organize international conferences and seminars, etc.; to oversee international exams for certifying individuals' abilities in speaking and teaching Esperanto; to partner with governmental and educational institutions, as well as with other organizations whose goals accord with those of ILEI; and to establish and maintain websites and discussion lists to further these aims.

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); Stefan MacGill (2009-2013) and Mireille Grosjean (2013-) [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]
2019 Čačak  Serbia Learning in virtual communities
2018 Madrid  Spain The cultural heritage of Esperantoi
2017 Busan  South Korea From education to respectful tourism
2016 Nyíregyháza  Hungary New Ways of Learning
2015 Oostende  Belgium A great peace after the major wars
2014 Montevideo  Uruguay Language justice in practice: Latin-American experiences and tendencies
2013 Herzberg-Sieber  Germany Teaching Esperanto to all generations’’
2012 Kunming  China
2011 Copenhagen  Denmark
2010 Matanzas  Cuba UNESCO's International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
2009 Crakow  Poland Esperanto pedagogy facing intercultural communication challenges
2008 Porto-Novo  Benin Esperanto teachers for planet Earth
2007 Ranzan  Japan Women in Esperanto culture
2006 Parma  Italy Language rights, language learning, education for all
2005 Kaunas  Lithuania
2004 Bratislava  Slovakia
2003 Örestrand (Höganäs)  Sweden
2002 (No meeting held)
2001 Lovran  Croatia Strengthening Esperanto instruction and intercultural education
2000 Bouresse  France
1999 Karlovy Vary  Czech Republic Peace through education
1998 Montpellier  France Linguistic instruction, a bridge to the world
1997 Lara  Australia Multiculturalism and language acquisition
1996 Tábor  Czech Republic Esperanto learning and self-teaching methods
1995 Övik (Porvoo)  Finland Propaedeutic value of Esperanto
1994 Gangnam-gu  South Korea Asian contributions to world education and culture
1993 Valencia  Spain Academic value of Esperanto teaching
1992 Bratislava  Slovakia Methodus linguarum novissima
1991 Voss  Norway Tyresö and Rauma — now what?
1990 Santa Clara  Cuba National norms and the teaching of Esperanto
1989 Caerleon  Wales Motivation for school teaching of Esperanto
1988 Kerkrade  Netherlands Traditional and modern methods of Esperanto instruction
1987 Łódź  Poland Pedagogic, didactic and linguistic policies to Esperanto
1986 Louvain-la-Neuve  Belgium Peace
1985 Kungälv  Sweden English, yes; Esperanto, yes; languages as partners
1984 Škofja Loka  Slovenia Esperanto and foreign-language instruction
1983 Sintra  Portugal Ethnic minorities and Esperanto
1982 Seiano  Italy The liberating principle of Esperanto in education
1981 Gödöllő  Hungary Social and linguistic role of Esperanto for education
1980 Cottonera  Malta Esperanto as a bridge to international understanding
1979 Locarno   Switzerland Children and language
1978 Gorizia  Italy Perspectives on teaching
1977 Luxembourg  Luxembourg Cultural value of Esperanto
1976 San Marino  San Marino Not races, but children live in the world
gollark: The additional spending of the top ones apparently goes on research quite a lot. That doesn't impact teaching quality much in *most* areas, since I don't think that much of your education is going to be in state of the art research. Maybe the last year.
gollark: Prestigious is the more accurate word I guess.
gollark: I expect there are significant diminishing returns with actual teaching quality in the trendier universities.
gollark: Increasingly, if you want to learn a thing for learningous purposes, you can just get free/cheap material on it off the internet.
gollark: Although over here there are rather large variations in income 5 years after graduation by degree.

References
  1. Internacia Ligo de Esperantistaj Instruistoj stariĝis in La Juna Vivo, September 1949 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, page 355.
  2. ILEI Estraro. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  3. ILEI conferences (eo)
  4. Conferences 1976-2008 (eo)
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