Language Learning Guides
From a complete immersion method to free language-specific lessons and articles answering common questions.
The Complete Guide to Immersion Learning
Why immersion works, how to get started, and how long fluency takes—a language-learning method you can use with any language.
English
Practical guides to English pronunciation, grammar, and common blind spots. Work through these gaps before you begin immersing, and extensive listening and reading will become much easier.
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zeroStudy Pronunciation Course
Why Do Mandarin Speakers Struggle with English Pronunciation?
When your pronunciation is off, it is often because you cannot hear the difference in the first place. Use the interactive screening to identify the sounds you confuse, then explore 13 common blind spots and all 44 General American phonemes.
General American44 phonemes13 blind spotsInteractive screening - 02
zeroStudy Grammar Course
Essential English Grammar in 10 Minutes
You do not need most of what traditional grammar classes teach. This ten-minute interactive lesson teaches one skill: dividing a sentence into functional chunks so you can grasp its overall meaning.
Less grammar theoryJust 10 minutesSentence chunking12 interactive questions
Finish these two lessons, then let immersion do the rest.
Japanese
A practical guide to Japanese. Work through the grammar before you begin immersing, and extensive listening and reading will become much easier.
Finish this lesson, then let immersion do the rest.
Korean
A practical guide to Korean. Work through the grammar before you begin immersing, and extensive listening and reading will become much easier.
Finish this lesson, then let immersion do the rest.
All Languages
Common questions about learning through immersion.
Common Questions
Can Immersion Improve Your Speaking?
Speaking does not improve through speaking practice alone. Comprehension sets the ceiling for expression. Spend enough time immersing first, then add subtitle-free sentence recall to improve more efficiently.
SpeakingComprehensionAdvanced shadowingCommon Questions
Can an English Tutor Really Improve Your Score?
Have you spent a year with an English tutor only to see your score stall? The problem is often not a lack of explanation. You may simply need more exposure before what you have learned becomes an intuitive feel for the language.
TutoringBuilding intuitionImmersion hoursCommon Questions
Can You Learn Two Languages at Once?
You want to learn Japanese without giving up English, but worry you will fail at both. Interference is not the real problem; splitting your time in half is. This article uses actual hours to compare the two approaches.
Time calculationsPersonal experience