Experience natural language acquisition through our proven six-phase methodology that transforms you from complete beginner to confident participant in your new language community.
Our approach focuses on becoming a real participant in the host language community, not just learning grammar rules. Each phase builds your identity as a speaker in the eyes of native speakers.
Engage meaningfully with native speakers from day one, building real relationships and authentic communication skills.
Receive carefully structured input that challenges you while remaining understandable, promoting natural acquisition.
Learn through exposure and meaningful interaction, following the natural patterns of language development.
Every interaction serves a real purpose, connecting you to the culture and community of your target language.
Each phase represents a transformation in how native speakers perceive and interact with you, building your identity as a legitimate member of the language community.
Connect to a whole new world, primarily through one of its members. By the end of this phase, host people will sense that 'these people have a special connection to us' - different from typical outsiders.
Emerge as real persons in the host world. Many host people will feel that you are close to being real 'actors' within the 'lived drama' of the host world, changing from 'virtually nobody' to 'probably somebody'.
Become someone others could be friends with. Host people see you as more interesting and nuanced, able to hold conversations and tell simple stories. This phase is wonderful!
Form relationships that have a huge impact on all relationships and your ability to form new ones. Host people find you to be nearly passable 'co-members' who 'really know our people well!'
Achieve nearly full understanding of host speech and actions. You can now understand when host people talk among themselves, not just when they simplify their speech for foreigners.
When to live is to participate is to grow. You are still seen as foreign but increasingly as a 'reasonable co-member' of the host group. Growth continues for years to come.
By completion, you will have invested approximately 1,500 hours in high-quality, relational special-growth activities with nurturers and mentors, plus 400 hours in strategic lifestyle participation.
Ready to become a true participant in your target language community? Let's discuss how the Growing Participation method can transform your language learning journey.
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