That’s really cool actually! Did you discover any techniques to be particularly effective? I recall a PhD working on language “wait learning” which I’d love to use, but it never made it out of the lab. Maybe you’re also sitting on some good stuff. (If you’d prefer to link papers, that’d be great, too!)
That was a complete shitshow thanks to cultural differences, my personality and covid. I had interest in Japanese/Chinese while my lab only focussed on English. Basically whatever I proposed for 3 years was thrashed to the bin without any explanation, and when I found another lab more appreciative of my work it was already too late to switch. The only "guidance" I got during this time was to "make a quizz" (multiple choice) as if it was something revolutionary and doctoral level.
In the end, I had to back back in my country, where I was able to reconnect with someone that did his PhD on a very close topic (albeit not using computers), so I plan to finish my degree here using things I worked alone on for years. It's infinitely easier to work with people able and willing to understand ideas and who focus on quality instead of quantity. I'm indeed sitting on some stuff albeit it would need a lot more development for some to reach the light. I'm also finishing writing some papers but it's progressing slowly due to having a 9-5 job with 3 hours half commutation.
Hrm.. that's really rough :\ I'm sorry to hear that you had some early setbacks, but I'm glad you're getting through now. Good luck with your research! The language learning space is stronger than ever with all of the GPT goings on. There was a YC-backed convo-bot startup [0] on the front page the other day, if that's any indicator. In any case, I hope to get to use some of your learning tools someday :)
