There’s an English learning guide on GitHub with 44k stars. After reading it, I fell silent… It completely shatters traditional English learning methods and rebuilds them from scratch. The core idea is just one sentence: the way you learned English before was fundamentally wrong. The key approach boils down to four points: 1 Don’t memorize vocabulary 2 Don’t do practice tests 3 Use AI + scientific methods 4 Acquire it naturally, just like learning your mother tongue. Believe it or not, but this thinking really hits a nerve for many people. If you want to completely change the way you learn English, it’s worth a look: https://github.com/byoungd/English-level-up-tips… Including the tool referenced below, using these two together is perfect.

byoungd/English-level-up-tips

Source: https://github.com/byoungd/English-level-up-tips

简体中文 | English

Dedicated to my former beloved W.

We all live in our own past. People spend one minute getting to know someone, one hour liking someone, one day falling in love with someone, and in the end, a lifetime forgetting someone.

Project Introduction

An advanced guide to learn English which might benefit you a lot.

离谱的英语学习指南 (https://github.com/byoungd/English-level-up-tips)。

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Background

Hello, friend. Welcome to the 离谱的英语学习指南 (https://github.com/byoungd/English-level-up-tips).

When your eyes meet these words, I sincerely hope this is not just a tough battle to conquer English, but a wonderful adventure that opens the door to wisdom. May these ink and paper become the strings that resonate between our minds, playing the sweet melody of language learning.

It all goes back to early July 2017, when the goddess W., who was preparing for the TOEFL, asked me a question: How can I learn English efficiently? While thinking about how to answer this, I recalled my experience of passing 26 courses in a single semester during my senior year (including 19 repeat courses and 7 current semester courses). Adding to that, I happened to score the top in my province (Jiangsu) in both English and Chinese in the college entrance exam (Jiangsu version). Maybe I barely qualify to offer some efficient learning tips as food for thought.

After sharing some study insights with her, I was amazed at how passionate she was about learning, yet I also noticed some less-than-ideal aspects in her study methods.

So I wrote a simple article introducing some of my scattered thoughts on learning English. A few days later, she told me she hoped I could organize these learning experiences and share them with more people in need.

Before this, I had no idea that so many students struggled so much with learning English.

They had never even thought: English, as a language, should be learned somewhat naturally, just like we naturally learned Chinese.

I sincerely hope everyone can love learning English. If you can’t, then try to discover the joy or benefit in it. Allow me to quote Steve Jobs (his original words were about work, but the sentiment is similar):

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.

The same goes for love of learning.

In this guide, I will try my best to combine my subjective views with some scientific evidence to provide you with a detailed advanced English guide. I sincerely hope this guide can bring you a little bit of help.

English Proficiency Levels

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This image mainly references Global scale - Table 1 (CEFR 3.3): Common Reference levels (http://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale)

Features

Features Introduction

Chapters

understanding
vocabulary
listening
reading
speaking
writing
ai

The newly added AI chapter has been updated to the 2026 version. The focus is no longer just general prompts, but more systematic answers to:

• Why Gemini is now recommended as the main engine for English learning
• How to string together Gem / Live / Guided Learning / Canvas / quiz / flashcards into a complete training workflow
• Besides Gemini, how to allocate use between ChatGPT / Claude / Perplexity / DeepL Write
• How to design a listening, speaking, reading, and writing training loop that truly works in the long run

If you want to turn AI into a real accelerator for learning English, not just something you occasionally use to translate a couple of sentences, this chapter is a must-read.

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My Story

Thanks

• Thanks to everyone who cared about and contributed to this guide ❤️

Bonus Content

Let’s talk about the romantic part of my personal growth story. Feel free to check out 离谱的前女友们 (https://github.com/byoungd/how-to-find-love)

If you want to read about my real experiences after a failed startup, you can read this: My Story

Online Reading

• Zhihu: 离谱的英语学习指南 (https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/444211376)
• GitHub Pages: English-level-up-tips (https://byoungd.github.io/English-level-up-tips/#/)
• GitBook: English-level-up-tips (https://babyyoung.gitbook.io/english-level-up-tips/)

Reprint Notice

If you repost this guide, please attribute the author and include the GitHub link. Thank you!

License

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Special Statement

Many enthusiastic friends have written to me, saying that this guide is well-crafted and helpful for their English learning, and they want to show their appreciation.

Fate has already given 离谱 too many extra gifts, so no other reward is needed.

Unified statement: This guide does not accept nor need financial sponsorship.

Please use the spare change you were going to “tip” me to buy yourself a few good books.

Isn’t learning the greatest joy in life?

Cheers and Enjoy :)
Huan (@Huanusa):
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Finally found a truly useful immersive vocabulary tool!

• Learn words through real contexts from movies, TV series, documentaries, and YouTube videos
• One-click extraction of new words from videos + original sentence context
• Supports browsing subtitles, shadowing practice, and spelling drills
• Reject rote memorization, naturally remember words in authentic scenarios