Quincy Larson

And yeah, that's what drives me. And there is another big thing I want to say about the curriculum too. I know like this has mostly been me just ranting. Rant away. Okay. So we're working on this English curriculum. Maybe not.

And yeah, that's what drives me. And there is another big thing I want to say about the curriculum too. I know like this has mostly been me just ranting. Rant away. Okay. So we're working on this English curriculum. Maybe not.

English.

English.

You and I and Adam speak English as native English speakers. I try. That represents about six of the people on earth. There's more than a billion English speakers.

You and I and Adam speak English as native English speakers. I try. That represents about six of the people on earth. There's more than a billion English speakers.

But there are also a lot of people who grew up speaking Arabic, who grew up speaking Chinese, who grew up speaking Russian, Ukrainian, who grew up speaking all these different world languages, Spanish being probably the biggest in the free cocaine community.

But there are also a lot of people who grew up speaking Arabic, who grew up speaking Chinese, who grew up speaking Russian, Ukrainian, who grew up speaking all these different world languages, Spanish being probably the biggest in the free cocaine community.

and they can improve their english too uh and in fact they probably already learned a tremendous amount of english if they went to school because english is taught in basically every high school program on earth right uh because english is the language of science it's the language of business uh thanks to hollywood it's arguably the language of like pop culture and yet it's a very difficult language to learn it takes years and years of uh

and they can improve their english too uh and in fact they probably already learned a tremendous amount of english if they went to school because english is taught in basically every high school program on earth right uh because english is the language of science it's the language of business uh thanks to hollywood it's arguably the language of like pop culture and yet it's a very difficult language to learn it takes years and years of uh

commitment to studying. It takes years and years of practice talking with other people who speak English and not everybody has access to those resources. And we wanted to make sure there was a free English curriculum so anybody can ramp up their English toward that of a native speaker. Now, will they ever actually get to native level? That's arguable.

commitment to studying. It takes years and years of practice talking with other people who speak English and not everybody has access to those resources. And we wanted to make sure there was a free English curriculum so anybody can ramp up their English toward that of a native speaker. Now, will they ever actually get to native level? That's arguable.

I've been studying Chinese and Japanese for 20 years and I'd argue I'm like, maybe like a fourth grader, you know, in those languages, but they will eventually get like pretty good at it. And then they're going to have access to so much more opportunity. So we, I've taken the European framework, the CERF, Common European something framework. I can't remember the acronym. And it's like levels.

I've been studying Chinese and Japanese for 20 years and I'd argue I'm like, maybe like a fourth grader, you know, in those languages, but they will eventually get like pretty good at it. And then they're going to have access to so much more opportunity. So we, I've taken the European framework, the CERF, Common European something framework. I can't remember the acronym. And it's like levels.

It's like A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. And we just started with A2 because everybody has A1 from high school. We're not trying to teach like the cat chased the ball. Everything's in the context of working in software. So it's English for developers. And we're creating these exams that are going to go ahead and like be standard exams.

It's like A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. And we just started with A2 because everybody has A1 from high school. We're not trying to teach like the cat chased the ball. Everything's in the context of working in software. So it's English for developers. And we're creating these exams that are going to go ahead and like be standard exams.

Like you hear of people taking the TOEFL, the TOEIC, the IELTS, all these like Cambridge exams and stuff like that. We're introducing our own exams and we're just going to have a free alternative to those exams. We're also creating all the coursework and it's fun, interactive, animated, like dialogues and stuff like that. So we've already published all of A1.

Like you hear of people taking the TOEFL, the TOEIC, the IELTS, all these like Cambridge exams and stuff like that. We're introducing our own exams and we're just going to have a free alternative to those exams. We're also creating all the coursework and it's fun, interactive, animated, like dialogues and stuff like that. So we've already published all of A1.

I think the certification exam is going to come live soon. It's going to be the same exam environment we're using to issue the certification exams for the full stack developer, certified full stack developer. And people will be able to improve their English on FreeCodeCamp and get certified in that as well.

I think the certification exam is going to come live soon. It's going to be the same exam environment we're using to issue the certification exams for the full stack developer, certified full stack developer. And people will be able to improve their English on FreeCodeCamp and get certified in that as well.