Who should join
You should join if you're...
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not sure what to study next
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looking for activities to add to your study plan
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looking for accountability partners and motivation
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craving daily, pre-planned surprise activities
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a fan of events such as the Language Olympics and Language Blizzard
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ready to have fun!
How it works
Choose a Challenge
Register for one of our live challenges or grab a membership for all-access fun, including future and random pop-up challenges. Themes range from self-care to food or friendly debates!
Get Started
After signing up, opt for daily email notifications for information on live streams, challenge progress, bonus materials, and more. Complete and submit your responses to unlock the next day's challenge.
Share & Celebrate
Tag your challenge host on Instagram with your daily progress. Earn Certificates of Completion, profile badges, and exclusive coupons.
Upcoming Challenges
...and many more coming soon!
Purchase our challenges individually or grab the Challenger Membership for all-access fun
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I participate in a challenge? A: Once the language challenge is launched, log into the language challenge and check-in for your tasks. Read each task, complete the challenge at your own pace for that day, and complete the daily quiz or mark that you completed the tasks. For extra motivation, tag us with your progress posts/pics on social media (@speakinspades or @language.studygram_) and join our scheduled live chats to connect with other challengers around the world! Sounds fun, right?
Q: Do I have to be learning a specific language? A: No! You can learn whatever language you want. Our challenges help to give you an activity or concept to study for the day or week?
Q: Do I need to buy a textbook or other materials for the challenge? A: There are no required materials for our challenges. You are welcome to use whatever resources you find helpful to get through the language challenge. You can also ask for resource suggestions from the language hosts or other community members if you're stuck or looking for some extra content to use for your language journey.
Q: Will my challenge submissions be graded? A: Nope. Our challenges serve as a fun way to reflect and work on your language skills in creative new ways. Whenever you complete a challenge for the day, fill out the check-in survey and BOOM! You're done! As a bonus, share your progress on social media and tag one of us (@speakinspades or @language.studygram_) to get shoutouts! Long answer short, your only job is to learn and enjoy! **You may choose to show your work during our live chats for feedback from the community, but there is no guarantee that there will be native speakers or representatives of the language(s) you're learning.
Q: Do I have to complete every challenge on time? A: No. We give a 1-2 week grace period after the original final day of each event for you to catch up on missed challenges. After that time, however, the challenge will be closed. You are not required to complete the challenge completely, but 100% completion of a challenge will get you a certificate of completion among other potential goodies!
Q: How often will the live chats be for each challenge? A: It depends on the challenge host and the challenge type. Each language challenge has its own schedule for live chats, ranging from daily to weekly depending on the duration and form of the challenge. If you're unable to make it to the live chats for any reason, you'll still have access to the recorded sessions and you're more than welcome to connect with the host about your progress privately!
Q: What if I can’t make the live chat? Will I be able to access the live chats afterwards? A: Yes! All live chats will be recorded and you will have access to the recorded live stream.
Q: Are there prizes for completing the challenge? A: Yes! Along with a Certificate of Completion, we will award various discounts to the products and services offered on our website!
Q: Will I be given feedback on my challenge submissions? A: Our challenge hosts are happy to offer feedback for Korean, English, Spanish, French, American Sign Language, and German as an additional service. Otherwise feel free to share your submissions during live chats or with your personal tutor or language platforms such as HelloTalk to get more feedback.
Q: If I can’t do the challenge this time, will the same theme be available again? A: We will occasionally repeat challenges. Follow us on instagram (@speakinspades and @language.studygram_) and check your email for updates on which challenges are happening when! All feedback helps us figure out how to best serve the language community. By contacting us to tell us that you'd like to see a certain challenge again, we *could* try to redo a challenge sooner so you can join it at a later time!
Q: Should I buy the membership or just the individual challenge? A: It is up to you! Both options offer accountability and motivation because you will have regular access to a challenge host and other participants. If you are planning to do challenges regularly with us, it would be best for you to purchase the membership which allows you access to multiple challenges each month for the same base price. The membership also includes additional perks such as a monthly “Language Wins” live chat. If you are only interested in doing one challenge or you want to give Speak In Spades a try, you may prefer to buy the challenge itself and participate during those dates.