PinnedTyler H.J. FrankHow I Learned Russian in Three Days… Okay, Okay, It Was More like Three YearsAnd what I learned about language acquisition in the process8 min read·Jun 8, 2023--5--5
Tyler H.J. FrankComprehensible Insta-putLearning Language through social media, part 26 min read·Oct 17, 2023----
Tyler H.J. FrankLet’s Study Grandma! Has Social Media Destroyed Language (Learning)?Why the answer is “No”, Part 14 min read·Jul 1, 2023--2--2
Tyler H.J. FrankThe Measure of Language Learning ProgressTwo things we all need to watch on our road to language success8 min read·Jan 26, 2023--1--1
Tyler H.J. FrankAvoiding the Frustration Point of No ReturnFinding success in language learning reading with readability measures8 min read·Dec 29, 2022----
Tyler H.J. Frank“How the fuck you know Bulgarian?”Full disclosure: I don’t know Bulgarian.5 min read·Nov 6, 2022--3--3
Tyler H.J. FrankLearning to SpeakI started studying Russian during the pandemic. During those months, language study was generally me and a book, or me and my laptop, or me…5 min read·Oct 23, 2022----
Tyler H.J. FrankEurovision and Exploring LanguageI’ve spent some time in Europe for the first time in my life and among the many new things like sipping espresso at cafes and learning how…4 min read·Jun 19, 2022----
Tyler H.J. FrankWho chose my language learning goals?If someone has mainly studied languages in school, then their sense of what language learning is and how it works probably aligns well with…5 min read·Apr 30, 2022----
Tyler H.J. FrankTwo years of Russian in preparation to speak… Polish?I missed my tram heading from the beach back into the city center of Gdansk on the Polish Baltic coast. As the tram was finally returning…4 min read·Mar 29, 2022----