As of 13 August 2026, AI can make a language learning plan.

What to actually do

1. Do it yourself

   The route this page recommends

   A chat interface, no skill needed, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Choose the target language, write down your current level, and state the real situation in which you want to use it.
   2. Record the study time you can actually protect, including the number of days per week and any shorter sessions available.
   3. Paste the prompt into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and replace every bracketed slot with your information.
   4. Read the proposed milestones and timetable, then remove or change any activity that does not fit your available time or purpose.
   5. Check unfamiliar vocabulary, grammar explanations and example sentences against a reliable dictionary, established coursebook or language-learning tool before treating them as correct.
   6. Complete the first week of activities, record what you could and could not do, and paste those results back into the chatbot to request a revised plan.
   7. At the end of each study week, compare your recorded performance with the plan and keep only the exercises that improve the skills you need.

   Prompt

   Create a practical language-learning plan for me.
   
   Target language: [language]
   Current level: [complete beginner, basic, intermediate, advanced, or uncertain]
   Main purpose: [travel, conversation, work, exam, reading, family, or other]
   Target outcome: [what I want to be able to do]
   Available study time: [minutes per day and days per week]
   Time horizon: [how long I want the plan to cover]
   Topics I care about: [topics]
   Skills to prioritise: [speaking, listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary]
   Resources I already use: [resources, or none]
   Preferred learning style: [for example, short drills, conversation, reading, audio, writing]
   
   Make the plan realistic for the time available. Start by stating any assumptions and ask no more than three questions only if a missing answer would materially change the plan. Otherwise proceed.
   
   Give me:
   1. A clear overall goal and smaller milestones.
   2. A weekly timetable with specific activities for each study session.
   3. A repeatable session structure, including what to do when I have less time.
   4. A balanced mix of vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing where relevant.
   5. Example exercises with answers or model responses where possible.
   6. A simple way to record progress and decide when to move on.
   7. Suggestions for checking pronunciation, grammar and word usage with reliable sources.
   8. A review and revision cycle that prevents forgotten material from being ignored.
   
   Do not promise fluency, invent facts about my level, or recommend activities that require more time than I have. Use British English in your explanations. Clearly label anything that is a general suggestion rather than a rule of the target language.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Hand it to a person

   The distant third

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.