NEW YORK, New York – 10th September 2026 – MakesYouFluent today released findings from onboarding assessments completed by approximately 20,000 language learners in July 2025, indicating that stronger grammar performance did not consistently correspond with greater confidence when speaking a target language.
Across each language included in the assessment, 85% to 91% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement, “I feel ashamed when speaking my target language in public.”
German learners recorded the highest grammar performance among the assessed language groups, answering approximately 62% of grammar questions correctly. They also had the highest share of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing with the public-speaking statement, at 91%.
“The findings suggest that knowing language rules and feeling prepared to speak are distinct parts of the learning process,” said Simonas Jakubauskas, Co-founder and CEO of parent company 360 Mind, UAB. “They also reinforce the importance of examining speaking confidence separately from grammar performance when evaluating learner needs.”
Practice Preferences
The onboarding responses also identified common preferences for practice duration and frequency:
- 51% to 57% of respondents preferred daily sessions lasting 10 to 15 minutes.
- Approximately two-thirds said they wanted to practice every day.
- Reported speaking discomfort remained high across all target languages assessed.
MakesYouFluent will use these patterns to inform decisions about session duration, practice frequency, correction timing and the balance between grammar review and spoken exercises.
Methodology
The findings are based on onboarding quiz responses submitted by approximately 20,000 MakesYouFluent learners in July 2025. The quiz included:
- Multiple-choice grammar questions, with performance calculated as the percentage answered correctly.
- A self-reported statement about feeling ashamed when speaking the target language in public, rated using agreement options that included “agree” and “strongly agree.”
- Questions about preferred session length and practice frequency.
The results describe patterns within this group of respondents. They are not representative of all language learners and do not establish that grammar performance causes reluctance to speak. Experience, study history, target language, cultural context and personal circumstances may influence individual responses.
The analysis highlights a potential distinction between recognition and language production. Reading and listening tasks generally ask learners to identify words or sentence structures as they appear. Speaking requires vocabulary recall, sentence construction and delivery within the timing of a conversation.
MakesYouFluent plans to continue reviewing onboarding data to assess how proficiency, practice preferences and self-reported speaking confidence vary among learners.
About MakesYouFluent
MakesYouFluent is a language-learning app centered on AI-supported spoken practice. The platform offers private conversation sessions, corrections and scenario-based exercises for everyday language use. Its onboarding assessments gather information about proficiency, speaking confidence and practice preferences. Learn more at makesyoufluent.com.
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Simonas Jakubauskas
MakesYouFluent
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