The weeve method is not only incredibly simple and enjoyable but is evidence-based and produces true fluent speakers, quickly!
Weeve's mission is to make language learning as effective, accessible and, most importantly, enjoyable as possible, and we do this in a very unique way.
The idea for Weeve was born when Cian was having a bath and an apple hit him on the head. Four years ago, Cian spoke only English and decided to try and learn Portuguese. For two years he tried and failed to learn the language using the traditional methods available out there – flashcards, language learning apps, and grammar lessons. Despite having over 5000 words memorised, Cian found his speech was still slow and his comprehension was poor.
Frustrated at his lack of progress, Cian began to research second language acquisition. The core message that research and academia has proven over the past 50 years is simple - you only acquire language when you read and listen to content you understand**.** The problem was that there is no option for beginners to get their hands on comprehensible input as they do not have the foundational knowledge required to jump into reading short stories and novels.
So, inspired by the evidence that bilingual students learn best in settings where languages are blended together, Cian began a six-month-long journey of researching, trialling, and developing the first-ever Weeve book (a Swedish version of The Wheel of Time). He pulled in Evan, who had had a terrible experience learning languages in school, and the two of them began developing the idea.
As the first Weeve guinea pigs, the pair knew they were onto a winner when they were capable of learning their first 400 Swedish words with no effort, no memorisation and no pain.
The hunger for Weeve’s products (At the time the company was called Diglot) was evident from the launch of the first book, Learn Spanish with Sherlock Holmes, in July 2020. Sinead McAleer joined the team shortly after and helped consolidate and expand the book production process. The fourth member of our team, Oisín joined over the summer of 2021. A computer scientist determined to digitise the Weeve method so it can reach a global scale. From here we started to make exponential leaps in translation accuracy and developed our proprietary algorithm for producing the best weeve scripts.
Since then, The paperback collection has expanded to 41 classics in eleven different languages and has sold over 3000 copies to 28 different countries. These titles were all republished with improved design, language and usability, pioneered by talented designer and long time friend of Evan and Cian, Aaron Connolly. Who became the fifth to join the weeve brigade.
January 2022 arrived and we knew we needed a change. We needed to bring weeve to digital to provide the most immersive, personalized and enjoyable educational experience. The team spent the next 6 months developing the weeve app where you can now read/listen to condensed 15 minutes of the top non-fiction books. Our users are loving the control they have over their language learning journey and we cannot wait to continue development of the app.
The response to Weeve around the globe has been one of immense demand and hunger winnings awards like the LEO ICT Award, reaching the finals of one of Europes premier AI accelerators, Alsessor, and placing in Spark Crowdfundings’ top 100 most ambitious companies 2021. With the founders appearing in the Sunday Independent's 30 Under 30.
Our mission at Weeve is to make languages natural, ridiculously simple and accessible to everyone. We hope you enjoy our products as much as we do, and stick around for our journey.
Weeve's mission is to make language learning as effective, accessible and, most importantly, enjoyable as possible, and we do this in a very unique way.