Use the resources here to gain a deeper understanding of immersion learning and the Refold method.

Who are the people in these videos?

Brett Williams - Head Admin of the Refold Japanese Discord Server and Japanese learner of many years.

MattvsJapan - Co-founder of Refold, achieved a high degree of fluency in Japanese using immersion methods.

Lamont Mcleod - Refold content partner, achieved a high degree of fluency in Swedish using immersion methods.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2sQ_p2GhwA

Why immerse from Day 1?

Immersion Walkthrough


This video offers some answers and insight into these common points of confusion with immersion, as well as introducing the snowball effect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0GfLNQeRvI

Other Brett Ramble Videos

Brett's Motivation Ramble

Leeches & Accepting Ambiguity

What do I do when I don’t understand?


This video goes over the essential concept of accepting/tolerating ambiguity in immersion learning, as well as what leeches are in Anki and why they’re important.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-fS-BKrqg

Language isn’t math

This video explains why cramming grammar doesn’t work and why immersion is so important.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8JK8W8dBxk

The role of the SRS (Spaced-Repetition System)

This video covers the SRS Anki and how to use it effectively for language learning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrBFhsnBQ2k

The Dilemma of Theory vs Practice

This video covers the importance of experience and how to balance it with knowledge and learning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAa0mFOsYM

Why you still can’t understand basic grammar