FrankenTongues (Frankie for short) is a language learning app for more advanced students that works entirely offline and aims to help the student become self-sufficient in their studies (independent of external resources) as quickly as possible.
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It is also an experiment in multi-interface development, allowing rapid development of both front- and back-end features by offering console, TUI, and GUI interface from the same executable. Features are developed first on the command line, then fleshed out in the Tui, along with the back-end features to support them, before finally being deployed in the GUI.
Earlier I mentioned how frustrated I’ve been getting with lag in LingQ when I’m trying to read. It’s one thing to have occasional delays when loading a new lesson to study, but when you’re reading a novel and getting that delay for Every. Single. Sentence. you just want to pull your hair out by the roots.
One language learning tool that really worked for me (for a while) was LingQ. I especially like the ability to studying language materials one sentence at a time. But as I’ve gotten more fluent, I’ve come to find the implementation increasingly frustrating.
Similar to the Ad-hoc Text problem, another technique I use for improving my Norwegian is to start each day by scanning Norsk news headlines. But can I make it even easier to use?