
We are building an AI-assisted ESL learning platform with integrated tutoring and grammar analysis capabilities.
Ubu English has moved from one-on-one teaching to creating a language learning platform designed for serious students. We’re building guided learning pathways, fine-grained progress tracking, and dynamic practice—content that adapts based on what a learner needs next, not on the next bullet in a fixed curriculum. To make explanations simple and consistent, we teach cognitive syntax mapping through a reduced and unified structural grammar.
We are looking for engineers who believe that language is a system, not just a set of probabilities. If you are interested in the intersection of symbolic logic and semantic precision—and want to solve the gaps (the lacunae) that current LLMs leave behind—let's talk.
We’re assembling a small, high-caliber engineering team to build the platform end-to-end. If you’re excited by product work that blends learning science, groundbreaking AI-assisted experiences, and real-world symbolic first systems building—and you want to have outsized ownership on a focused project—follow the link below.
Ubu English began as a specialized teaching method developed by founder Stephen L. Johnson to address fundamental flaws in traditional instructional grammar. Over the years, this philosophy has evolved into a rigorous, proprietary approach to codifying the analysis of syntax and semantics.
The following sections detail the foundational methodologies and linguistic insights that serve as the engine for our ESL learning platform system.
Fluency isn’t something you memorize—it’s something your brain can do automatically.
In your first language, you don’t translate or assemble sentences by recalling rules. You get an idea and the words appear. That’s because fluent language runs mostly below conscious awareness. Speaking in real time is too fast for step-by-step thinking.
Most language study trains the conscious mind: vocabulary lists, grammar terminology, translation, and occasional practice. Those tools can help you understand English, and they can improve reading and writing. But speaking requires a deeper framework—one that connects meaning directly to English sounds and sentence patterns.
The Ubu English method focuses on building that framework with two kinds of training:
Understanding comes first, but fluency comes from repetition with accuracy. Like tying your shoes, you can learn the steps quickly—but you only gain the ability by producing the correct pattern enough times that it becomes automatic.
That’s why the Ubu English platform is being designed to be goal-based and adaptive. You choose what you want to improve, and the platform guides you through learning and practice matched to your level—so correct English becomes easier, faster, and more natural over time.

Ubu English is for intermediate to advanced learners who understand English fairly well but still struggle to speak smoothly and confidently.
Progress comes from consistent practice. The goal is to make English feel more automatic—so speaking becomes faster, clearer, and less effortful. With regular training, noticeable results often appear within 2–3 months.
This is an older tutor introduction video. I’m leaving it here because it shows my personality, teaching style and a bit of the philosophy behind Ubu English. And it helps to answer the question about who is behind this project.
I’ve spent the last 15 years at the intersection of language, logic, and systems philosophy. That journey started when I moved to McLeod Ganj in 2010 and spent about four years studying the mechanics of mind and language, teaching English and trekking in the Himalayas.
This foundation, paired with a career in IT Project Management, provides the structural discipline behind Ubu English. I am focused on creating a platform where language is treated as a rigorous system rather than a set of probabilities. Now based in Nepal, I am assembling the engineering team to realize this symbolic-first approach to fluency.