- Boris Kolker
Boris Grigorevich Kolker (Борис Григорьевич Колкер, born
July 15 ,1939 ) is a language teacher, translator and advocate of the international languageEsperanto . He was until 1993 a Soviet and Russian citizen and since then has been a resident and citizen of theUnited States . In 1985 he was awarded aPh.D. in linguistics from the Institute of Linguistics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR inMoscow .Dr. Kolker learned Esperanto in 1957 and is the author of articles on
interlinguistics , book reviews and three famous Esperanto textbooks for students of different levels. Due to the great popularity of his book "Vojaĝo en Esperanto-lando" [http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voja%C4%9Do_en_Esperanto-lando] (Travels in Esperanto-Land), which is both a proficiency course in Esperanto and a guidebook to Esperanto culture, he is known to many as a guide to Esperanto-Land.Kolker is a member of the Academy of Esperanto [.
Currently he runs the International Proficiency Correspondence Esperanto Course and is also Vice President of the International Examination Board for the
International League of Esperanto Instructors (ILEI). At various times he was steering committee member of the World Esperanto Association (Universala Esperanto Asocio), co-founder and co-leader of nationwide Esperanto organizations in theSoviet Union and Russia. He has lectured and spoken publicly at several World Congresses of Esperanto and in 2000 he directed the theme of the 85thWorld Congress of Esperanto inTel-Aviv .Notes
External links
Doctoral thesis
* Вклад русского языка в формирование и раэвитие эсперанто (The contribution of the Russian language to the emergence and development of Esperanto). [http://miresperanto.narod.ru/konsultoj/kontribuo-1.htm] . - Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences, Linguistic Institute, 1985. - 23 p. Synopsis of doctoral thesis in Russian language.
Textbooks
* "Vojaĝo en Esperanto-lando". Perfektiga kurso de Esperanto kaj Gvidlibro pri la Esperanto-kulturo. [http://en.lernu.net/kursoj/kolker/index.php] (Travels in Esperanto-Land. Proficiency Course in Esperanto and a Guidebook to Esperanto Culture).
* "Lernolibro de la lingvo Esperanto". Baza kurso. [http://www.esperanto.mv.ru/Lernolibro/index.html] (Esperanto textbook. Elementary course.)
* "Esperanto en 16 tagoj". Ekspres-kurso. [http://www.esperanto.mv.ru/Esp16/index.html] (Esperanto in 16 days. Express-course.)
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