Olle Linge (凌雲龍)

Tips and strategies for how to learn Mandarin more efficiently. For learning resources sorted by level, topic and type, see @ChineseLinks.

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: Why are you learning Chinese? https://t.co/Hnl8gNWNjj

#learnchinese #why #motivation #progress #survey

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

Why are you learning Chinese, and is your answer the same today as when you started?

Survey where you can tell me why you're learning Chinese: https://t.co/VFA6OjIPTI

Podcast where I discuss my motivations: https://t.co/7O1Md2zRD4

#learnchinese #motivation #why #survey

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: How to get the most out of your first semester of Chinese: https://t.co/TUxYuiCeuZ

#learnchinese #course #semester

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New podcast episode: The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese: https://t.co/LFfPQ2fFY9

#learnchinese #goals #approach

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: How to stop translating in your head and start thinking in Chinese: https://t.co/dAU00lWmsd

#learnchinese #speaking #translation #listening

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how: https://t.co/WTrNc2XZ2z

#learnchinese #beginner #listening #comprehensibleinput

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

My storytelling game is now on Amazon!

Nostalgia is a storytelling game for 2+ players. Play old, retired heroes who have lost much of their greatness, and some of their wits, but still remember the thrilling adventures and epic journeys of their youth.

https://t.co/N2tCCfMtgk

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: No, ChatGPT can't analyse your Mandarin pronunciation: https://t.co/7x0GUg4odA

#learnchinese #pronunciation #chatgpt

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

I’ve now set up the Hacking Chinese Challenges for the rest of the year! Each starts on the 10th and runs for three weeks, with a different focus each month.

September: Mimicking
October: Listening
November: Vocabulary
December: Reading

https://t.co/72548WgPMk

#learnchinese

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

@gianfrancocont9 Yes, that link works! Thank you so much! <3

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

@gianfrancocont9 Hi! I'm a long-time user and proponent of your books for professional development purposes here in Sweden. Thank you!

I have a question: You used to have a great blog post discussing creative products, but it's no longer available. Was this intentional? [1/2]

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

@gianfrancocont9 I'm talking about the post "Redefining ‘creativity’ in the foreign language classroom," which used to be available here https://t.co/4dSvOpHIP2. I refer to it in one of my courses, and while I could use the Internet Archive, I thought I'd ask you![2/2]

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

@ECLSchool That you can't rely on your course/teacher/textbook to teach you everything, perhaps, or even the most basic things! Sadly, most people don't realise this is true until years later, and I'm not sure this actually works.

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

Hacking Chinese contains over a million words about how to learn Mandarin better. I’ve distilled the most useful information and advice into four courses.

Get $31 off any course or $128 off when buying 3, through September 9!

https://t.co/jyHJ12QgZf

#learnchinese #discount

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: How to nail dictation tests in Chinese: A guide to 听写/聽寫 (tīngxǐe):
https://t.co/E64UcJMYvw

#learnchinese #dictation #tingxie #test #chinesecharacters #hanzi

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: Communicative handwriting: Writing Chinese with a real purpose: https://t.co/ABXUXdp0Dv

#learnchinese #characters #hanzi #handwriting #communication

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

@hueykwik @Molson_Hart Finally, I should add that it's impossible to really say based on the information here. I've so far not encountered a single student who can't learn tones, though! More information would be needed to figure out what to do. [3/2]

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

@hueykwik @Molson_Hart Learning mainly through Pinyin is noteworthy. You will never learn to hear tones by reading tone marks! I would start with identifying what exactly the problem is. Some ideas for reception (listening) here: https://t.co/M2GWTbMufI [2/2]

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

@hueykwik @Molson_Hart There're many things to consider! Hearing vs. speaking is one, written pronunciation vs. actual pronunciation is another.

People differ when it comes to how easy it is to perceive and learn new sounds, but there are may things I'd check before concluding that's the issue. [1/2]

[Olle Linge (凌雲龍) @HackingChinese]

New article and podcast episode: How to create mnemonics for general, abstract or overlapping character components: https://t.co/ESju9syi8f

#learnchinese #mnemonics #characters #components #vocabulary