語MEED
A patient tutor for learning Chinese at your own pace. 語MEED is in active development. The sections below describe what we are building, not what you can use today.
non-Chinese-speaking (NCS) students in Hong Kong
30,000 students. Zero dedicated tools.
The qualifications gap
GCSE Chinese is accepted for university admission, but tests at roughly the Chinese proficiency of a local 7-8 year old. It opens a door — but not wide enough for most professional careers.
No home language support
Parental support is often missing (60% of parents rarely help), creating a language gap that starts at home.
No dedicated tool
Zero exam-aligned digital platforms exist for NCS Cantonese learners, and teachers lack standardised resources.
“Some NCS students have failed the GCSE examination more than once. This isn't about intelligence — it's about access to the right tools.”
A web app for Cantonese learning.
Consistency
The same high-quality content across every school.
Plug-and-play
Easy adoption with minimal teacher training.
Adaptive
Modules tailored to different proficiency levels.
Future-proof
Reviewed against GCSE and GCE curriculum updates.
Gemini, guided by LearnLM.
A Gemini-powered "guided learning" tutor built on LearnLM — Google's pedagogical AI model — that breaks down complex Chinese vocabulary and sentence structure into easy-to-understand material.
Where this goes next.
Curriculum & feature enhancement
- +Enhance features based on pilot-user feedback
- +Seek mentorship from an academic expert in Chinese-language learning
Onboarding & optimisation
- +Create training materials
- +Run classes at partner NGOs
- +Goal: full system readiness and teacher training completed for the September term
Scaling & sustainability
- +Commercial launch
- +Impact tracking
- +Goal: begin a three-year plan to scale to 1,500 users
Bring 語MEED to your school, or help fund it.
We're looking for pilot schools, academic mentors, and capital or incubation support to get 語MEED into classrooms.