The AI Language Coach

Mary R. Feliu is a language educator and writer who has spent more than fifteen years helping independent learners take charge of their own language journeys. Fluent in four languages and perpetually working on a fifth, she has taught classroom courses, designed self-study curricula, and coached adult professionals through the very challenge this book addresses: keeping speaking practice alive when work, family, and travel leave no room for a classroom.

Her interest in AI-assisted learning grew out of a practical frustration—watching capable, motivated students stall because they had no one to talk to in their target language. In experimenting with conversational AI, she found a tool that could provide the daily, judgment-free speaking practice independent learners had never had access to. She has spent the years since refining the methods in this book, testing them across more than a dozen languages with learners at every level, from absolute beginners to exam candidates preparing for the IELTS and the DELE.

Mary writes regularly about language learning and technology, and she speaks at workshops for teachers and self-learners about combining AI tools with time-tested study methods. Her teaching philosophy is simple: progress comes from consistent, structured practice, and the best method is the one you can actually sustain. In *The AI Language Coach*, she distills that philosophy into a step-by-step system any independent learner can use, no matter how busy their schedule or how long they have been away from the classroom.