The Zagreb method is a method of teaching Esperanto in the first phase. Only for beginners. In the late 70's in the Internacia Kultura Servo in Zagreb, we noticed that we had poor results in the instruction of children, mostly as a result of the textbooks, which were adaptations of national language textbooks to learn foreign languages. We decided to create a new learning tool, which would be based on Esperanto itself. First, Zlatko Tiŝljar created a dictionary of the frequency of word usage, based on the spoken language, in which we noticed that only about 500 morphemes (roots plus grammatical endings) cover 95% of the spoken text. Then, the group of four authors received the task of working a textbook based on that dictionary of frequency. The first version was ready in 1979, the second in 1980. After testing and suggestions from many teachers, we continually improved the textbook in three additional Croatian editions. Finally, it had reached its current state. So far, eight Croatian editions have appeared, with more than 50,000 copies and adaptations to 26 languages.

Its basic value is that superfluous words and grammar aren't taught in the beginning, but only that which is absolutely necessary in life. For that reason, the material taught in the first two lessons already allows all students to create for themselves sentences that are necessary to speak about the most basic needs, so it stimulates creativity from the very beginning

Have fun and work seriously!
\The authors (Zlatko Tišljar, Spomenka Štimec, Ivica Špoljarec, Roger Imbert)