Ezine International Language School · Phase 1

Speak in a year.
Read and write in two.
Ready to use it for real in three.

A children's language program built on measurable proficiency and recorded speaking evidence — not streaks and not fluency claims we can't keep. With 4–7 hours of practice a week, your child moves along a real proficiency ladder in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with quarterly progress reports and native-speaker-rated recordings so you can hear the growth yourself.

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Our promise
Speak in a year. Read and write in two. Ready to use it for real in three.
Tier A languages (Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Hindi conversational, EAL) reach ~CEFR A1 by year 1. Tier B languages (Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Urdu academic) reach the same milestones one year later — the same story, honestly slower.
The honest sentence. With consistent participation and practice, Ezine Academy's 12‑month language program is designed to help learners develop functional, age‑appropriate communication skills and measurable progress in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Results depend on attendance, practice, effort, exposure, and the language selected. Academic‑level proficiency takes 3–7 years of consistent study for European languages, and longer for Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, and Korean.

The 15 launch languages

Tier A — alphabetic

Y1 ~A1. Y2 ~A2. Y3 ~A2+/B1.

SpanishFrenchItalianGermanPortuguese YorubaIgboHausaHindi (conv.)English (EAL)
Tier B — character, tonal, RTL

Y1 script foundations. Y3 ~A2. Same story, one year slower.

Mandarin ChineseJapaneseKoreanArabicUrdu

Two tracks (plus a combined option)

Conversational

Listening, speaking, pronunciation, high-frequency vocabulary, useful sentence patterns, confidence, role-play. Foundational reading & writing included — conversational never means illiterate.

Academic

Balanced across listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, composition, presentation, and cultural competence. Prepares learners toward recognized proficiency exams.

Comprehensive

Both tracks combined. Recommended for learners who can sustain the additional weekly commitment (see below).

The weekly commitment

TierAge bandWeekly hoursNotes
t1Early Elementary (5–7)2.5–4 h15–20-min lesson segments
t2Upper Elementary (8–10)4–5 h20–30-min segments
t3Middle School (11–13)5–7 h30–40-min segments
t4High School (14–18)7–10 h40–60-min segments

Tier B languages (Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Urdu) recommend the top of the range within each age band.

The Year-1 Speaking Promise

If your child completed at least 80% of assigned lessons and practiced at the recommended weekly commitment level in at least 42 of the program's 48 weeks, and cannot successfully complete the Year-1 Conversation with a native-speaker rater, we will extend their subscription free until they can.

This is an extension, not a cash refund; it applies once per child per language.

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