About Asakiri

Open Source Language Learning by Humans, for Humans

Our Mission

Asakiri was created to provide a platform where language enthusiasts, teachers and learners can connect through genuine human interaction and carefully crafted content. We believe that language learning is fundamentally a human experience that thrives on cultural context, personal connections and expert guidance.

Our mission is to create an ecosystem where language learning is accessible, effective and rooted in authentic human to human instruction rather than algorithmic approaches.

Key Principles

Human-Curated Content

Every course on Asakiri is created by real language teachers and enthusiasts. We focus exclusively on human curated content that incorporates cultural nuances, practical examples and pedagogical expertise that only human teachers can provide.

Zero AI Dependency

Unlike many modern platforms, Asakiri is completely free of AI generated content and AI driven interactions. We believe that language learning requires human judgment, empathy and cultural understanding that cannot be replicated by algorithms. Our platform is built by humans, for humans.

Open Source Foundation

Asakiri is built as an open source project, which means our code is transparent, community-driven, and continuously improved by contributors who share our vision. This approach ensures that our platform evolves based on the real needs of language learners and teachers.

Federation Capabilities

Our federation system allows multiple Asakiri instances to discover and share courses with each other, creating a decentralized network of language learning communities. This means courses created on one instance can be discovered by learners on another. Expanding access to quality language instruction worldwide.

How Asakiri Works

1

Human-Created Courses

Language experts create structured courses with grammar lessons, vocabulary practice, and reading exercises based on their expertise and teaching experience.

2

Community Review

Content undergoes peer review by other language enthusiasts, ensuring accuracy and pedagogical soundness without relying on automated systems.

3

Federated Learning

Courses become available across connected Asakiri instances. Allowing communities to share resources while maintaining local governance.

4

Human Interaction

Learners progress through materials with real feedback from course creators and community members. Enabling authentic language acquisition.

Federation: Connected Learning Communities

Asakiri embraces the principles of the federated web through our federation system. Allowing independent instances to discover and share courses with each other.

Your Instance
University Instance
Community Instance
Language School Instance

This approach means that any organization, school or community can host their own Asakiri instance while still benefiting from courses created elsewhere. It creates a resilient ecosystem where content is shared without centralized control.

Local Governance

Each instance can set its own moderation and content standards

Content Sharing

Access to courses created across the federated network

Community Ownership

Host your own instance while staying connected

Open Source at Heart

Asakiri is developed as an open source project, inviting contributions from developers, language teachers and enthusiasts worldwide. Our codebase is transparent and community driven.

Join Our Development

Contribute to our codebase, report issues or suggest improvements on GitHub.

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Ways to Contribute

  • Code contributions to improve the platform
  • Documentation and translation of the interface
  • Feature suggestions and bug reports
  • Helping others setup instances
  • Creating courses and educational content

Join Our Human-Centered Learning Movement

Whether you're a language learner, teacher or developer, there's a place for you in our community. Join us in building a more human approach to language learning.