Beyond the Rules Syntax Sessions
Online Tutorship in the Sentence Structure of Your Target Language
It's time to stop pouring over pages of unintuitive word order rules, each with a dozen exceptions, and wondering how on Earth are you supposed to learn all that.
No matter the part of grammar you're looking at, languages express meaning through structure, and once you have the right tools to focus on that, everything makes sense. What makes things even easier, the structure is the same in all languages.
In a Beyond the Rules Syntax Session, I help you decode the sentence structure of your target language, transforming complex rules into a single tree diagram based on the X-bar theory.
Structure before Sequence
What I Offer
I work 1:1 online with language learners who want to:
❧ finally understand sentence structure (instead of memorizing rules),
❧ paint the bigger picture of their target language and see how everything ties together,
❧ and develop the skills to notice patterns in grammar.
My philosophy is that, though languages are as variable as the minds of humans and do not yield to the same rules of consistency as computer code, there is no arbitrary randomness in them either: everything makes sense once you understand the logic behind language.
My approach is based on the X-bar theory, which offers a way to visualize the structure of any phrase - as simple as a word and complex as a sentence - in any language as a tree diagram. That allows you to break free of the limitations of linear thinking and reveals the hidden structure beyond the traditional rules.
It's much easier than it sounds, and I will guide you through it step by step.
Who It's For
Beyond the Rules Syntax Sessions can help with a variety of grammar topics related to the structure of phrases and sentences, such as
❧ unintuitive word order rules, like those of German,
❧ the meaning of inflection,
❧ the formation of sentence-encompassing words in polysynthetic languages,
and so on.
How the Coaching Works
In Beyond the Rules Syntax coaching,
❧ YOU choose the language, while
❧ I research its syntactic quirks and guide you through its core sentence structure.
The goal is to help you understand the framework in the context of your target language so that you get a bigger picture where you can then place all the grammar rules you'll learn or acquire on your journey.
There's variety in how we can work together.
You can decide at which stage of my research you'd prefer to jump in:
❧ Journey (available for topics new to me) — an on-the-go exploration of the language, which offers an opportunity for you to watch how to arrive at the structures.
❧ Destination — a pre-researched walkthrough to ensure you grasp and apply the concepts confidently.
Pricing
Tutoring and walkthroughs for previously made Sentence Structure Overviews
Access previously researched products here.
I desire for you to walk away feeling confident in your understanding of the sentence structure of your target language, so if you ever want a 1:1 walkthrough, clarification on a confusing part, or extra practice, contact me, and let's arrange a call.
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10 EUR per 40-minute Zoom session
Journey Tier
❧ From Scratch Syntax Journey — uncover the structure of your target language live, as we figure it out together. I research as we go, and you get to watch the process unfold.
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10 EUR per 40-minute Zoom session
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A Sentence Structure Overview document in progress
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Pay-as-you-go — no pressure to commit to more than what you need
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Ideal if you want to see how the system is built
❧ Milestone Syntax Journey — a research period with insights from behind the scenes, but you get to skip the awkward aspects of the process itself, instead meeting with me only for updates and Q&A.
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12 EUR per 40-minute Zoom session
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A Sentence Structure Overview document in progress
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Pay-as-you-go — no pressure to commit to more than what you need
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You still get to follow the process — but more spaced out
Destination Tier
If you want to cut to the chase and just get the final result handed to you, you can order
❧ Syntax Destination - 3 x 40 min sessions, in which I help you master the sentence structure of your target language step by step.
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Pre-researched Sentence Structure Overview PDF + 3 × 40-minute Zoom sessions: 39 EUR
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Ideal if you want to go deep with guidance and leave confident in your ability to apply the system
Additional Zoom sessions can be arranged for 10€/40 min.
Ready to master the sentence structure of your target language?
If you're ready to embark on the journey to uncovering the structure beyond the traditional grammar rules - or just curious about the offer,
fill out this short form, explaining
❧ the issue you'd like to tackle in our call,
❧ the exact aspect you're struggling with
(If any - maybe you're just starting out, in which case, congratulations on being an active learner who takes initiative in carving out the best path!),
❧ and your language background
(I'm excited to get to know the person I'm working with, and this information will help me fit my approach to you).
No pressure - feel free to just ask a question, and we'll see if this tutoring can help you. Or simply connect over languages in general.
Let's transform grammar learning together!