Learn how to learn any language, and use it with real people.
A free 8-week email course for adults learning any language, at home or abroad. You stay the director of your learning; we help you build a simple plan, a weekly rhythm, and the confidence to find what you need.
Free during the beta. Four quick questions.
The problem
Most language learners have tried something: an app streak, a textbook, a few lessons. Many stop, not because they can't learn, but because nobody showed them how to run their own learning. They don't know what to do this week, they rarely use the language with real people, and progress feels invisible. When it gets hard, they assume they're "bad at languages".
You aren't. You need a system you own, and a way to keep going.
How it works
- Plan: choose one to three real situations you'll face this week.
- Rehearse: practise them with a tutor, a partner or an AI role-play.
- Use: do them for real with real people, in person or online.
- Debrief: look back, fix the gaps, and decide what to keep.
Underneath, every day: listening and reading you mostly understand. That's the long-term engine of fluency.
It works whether you live where your language is spoken or learn from home: online exchanges, community groups, shops and restaurants run by speakers, and voice messages all count.
Your 8-week beta
One email a week, each with a short lesson, one worksheet and one small action, so you build your own language-learning system as you go.
- Week 1
You're the director
Take charge of your learning and write your self-learner statement.
- Week 2
Where you are, and where you're going
Check your level, set a 90-day goal and record your starting point.
- Week 3
Find your own resources
Build a library of listening and reading you can actually understand.
- Week 4
Choose your helpers
Find the right tutor or language partner, and get more from every session.
- Week 5
Your first full cycle
Plan, rehearse, use and review one real situation, start to finish.
- Week 6
AI as your practice partner
Use AI tools to practise and get feedback between sessions.
- Week 7
Run it again
Repeat the cycle, smooth out what got stuck and make the routine yours.
- Week 8
Look how far you've come
Do your first monthly review and decide what to keep, drop and change.
What you get in the beta
- Eight weekly emails, each with a short lesson, one worksheet, one action to try and one question to reply to.
- Printable, fillable tools: the Master Plan, the Weekly Language Cycle sheet, a level self-check and the Monthly Review.
- Research Your Language: a guide to finding the best resources for your language yourself.
- A real person reading your replies. Mike reads every reply during the beta and uses them to improve the course.
- Founding-member waitlist: Beta members get first access to the full course when it launches. There's nothing extra to do; signing up puts you on the list.
Who it's for (and who it isn't)
It's for you if:
- you're an adult learning any language, at any level;
- you live where it's spoken, are moving there soon, or are learning from home;
- you want to talk with real people, not just finish an app;
- you're willing to spend a few hours a week and try things out.
It's probably not for you if:
- you're looking for a textbook or grammar course for one specific language;
- you want an exam-prep course with a fixed syllabus;
- you'd rather not use the language with people until you're "ready".
About Mike
I finished the entire Duolingo skill tree before my family and I moved to Turkey, yet when we arrived I couldn't actually do anything with the language. Things only changed when I learned how to learn and took ownership of my own learning; five years on, I live my daily life comfortably in Turkish at an emerging B2 level.
Questions
How much does it cost?
The beta is free. If paid options are added later, we'll tell you clearly, and you'll never be charged without choosing to.
Which languages does it work for?
Any language. The course teaches you how to learn, and you'll learn how to find the right resources for yours.
How much time does it take?
You choose. The plan works with as little as two hours a week; more time means more conversations and faster progress.
Do I need a tutor?
No, though it helps. The course shows you how to find one, and how to practise with exchange partners, language helpers and AI tools in the meantime.
What do you collect, and why?
Your first name, email and your answers to four short questions. We use them to send you the right emails and, without your name, to improve the course. We don't sell your data. See the privacy notice.
Can I unsubscribe?
Yes, any time, with one click at the bottom of every email.
What happens after the eight weeks?
You'll have a working plan and routine to keep using. We'll ask for your feedback, and let you know about any next steps.
Join the free beta
Four quick questions, so your emails fit where you are.