Voice
World Languages
Say it yourself. A model can drill; it cannot take the exam of being understood.
Practice partner, not ghost-speaker. Record your own mouth. The guide waits.
5–10
Little Thinkers
Ready · 7 lessons
11–14
Young Minds
Ready · 10 lessons
15–18
Emerging Adults
Ready · 10 lessons
Adult
Lifelong Learners
Ready · 10 lessons
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Your Mouth Has to Move
Say It Yourself · Little Thinkers · 18 min
You don't need to be fluent
Units
Say It Yourself
ReadyThe mouth has to move. Hear, say, use, ask, catch the ghost-speaker. A model can drill; it cannot be understood for you.
6 sittings · little · young · emerging · adult
A Second Tongue, a Second Mind
ReadyConversation ladders, not subtitle crutches.
ongoing · young · emerging · adult
Open a sitting
Little Thinkers5–10
- 1. Your Mouth Has to MoveReadyYou don't need to be fluent
- 2. Hear It, Then You Say ItReadyOne phrase
- 3. Hear It and Say It BackReadyThis sitting is about hearing a word in another language and saying it back
- 3. One Phrase That Is YoursReadyThank you, please, a food, hello
- 4. Ask Out LoudReadyOne question
- 5. You Say It, Not the SpeakerReadyName the rule out loud
- 6. Mouth First, Then the ToolReadyCapstone of the Voice little arc
Young Minds11–14
- 1. Climb the LadderReadyThis sitting introduces the conversation ladder
- 1. Say It YourselfReadyLanguage apps plus generative chat is how they skip speaking
- 2. Not a Subtitle CrutchReadyThis sitting teaches the student that subtitles are a crutch
- 2. Listen Once, Speak TwiceReadyHouse rule: mouth first
- 3. A Second Language Is a Second MindReadyThis sitting teaches the student that a second language is a second mind
- 3. Three Sentences You Can SayReadyMouth first
- 4. The Ongoing PracticeReadyThis is the capstone for the young band
- 4. Ask, Don't PasteReadyPair with a sibling or you
- 5. Catch the Ghost-SpeakerReadyMake the house rule explicit: labeled drill is ok
- 6. Speak First CapstoneReadyThis closes the six-sitting young arc
Emerging Adults15–18
- 1. The Ladder Gets HarderReadyThis sitting builds on the young version
- 1. No Ghost-SpeakerReadyThis is the language analog of the exam-hall test
- 2. The Ear Is the InstrumentReadyThis sitting builds on the young version
- 2. The First Take Is the PracticeReadyTimer
- 3. The Language You Think InReadyThis sitting teaches the student that the language they think in shapes what they can think
- 3. Closed-Book Three MinutesReadyTimer
- 4. The Ongoing LadderReadyThis is the capstone for the emerging band
- 4. Ask and StayReadyPartner or closed-book voice note to a human who will answer later
- 5. No EarpieceReadyJobs, orals, borders
- 6. Closed Chat, Then DrillReadyTimer
Lifelong LearnersAdult
- 1. Climb With ThemReadyThe adult climbs the ladder with the child
- 1. Speak With ThemReadyYou are allowed to be worse than they are
- 2. Listen With ThemReadyThe adult models listening without subtitles
- 2. Hear Them, Then TryReadyYou may be worse
- 3. Two Minds at the TableReadyThe adult names one structural difference at the table
- 3. A Phrase That Hits the TableReadyThank you, please, a food
- 4. The Practice at the TableReadyThe adult commits to one weekly practice
- 4. Ask Them in Their WordsReadyWhat did you eat
- 5. Don't Let It Speak for ThemReadyRelatives, restaurants, voicemail
- 6. The House SpeaksReadyThis is the adult close of Voice