How Did Tyler Learn Haitian Creole?
Tyler Plaxco went to Dominican Republic and fell in love with Haitians, the culture, and the language. Now he lives in Michigan and has no access to Haitians. How is he able to keep improving his Haitian Creole? Find out in the interview. Tyler is a volunteer helping in the Haitian Creole field. Enjoy!
Time Stamps
00:00 – Who is Tyler?
01:09 – What languages do we study?
02:14 – Why Tyler got discouraged learning languages?
05:43 – Benefits of learning Creole
06:17 – What’s the hardest thing about learning Haitian Creole?
09:40 – What skills are needed to improve?
10:08 – Tyler speaks Haitian Creole
13:48 – What does Tyler do to study?
15:47 – Why use a teacher instead of learning from a native?
22:18 – Why does Tyler love Haitian Creole and the Haitian culture?
32:00 – How can speaking a new language help you express yourself?
34:05 – How to use media to learn new words and sentences?
37:45 – When did Tyler start learning Haitian Creole?
39:00 – Why Tyler loves Rise2HaitianCreole?
Reviews
Victoria Holmes, May 27, 2021
Mwen te wè li. Mwen kontan wè li.
@t.l_alexanderart, May 30, 2021
I just ran to watch this! All I can say is… “wow!” Usually when I see a “long-ish” video I’ll fastword through parts- Not for this one. This definitely lit a 🔥 under me. Thank you for making and sharing this
@annetheorphan, May 30, 2021
So much of this interview resonates with me being a 2nd gen haitian creole speaker and I just love it! Thank you my friends for doing this work!!! 👏