Olle Linge

Olle Linge, a Chinese language expert and founder of Hacking Chinese, shares his invaluable insights on how to achieve fluency now, rather than waiting for a distant future. He emphasizes the importance of engaging with meaningful texts and practical exposure over rote memorization. They discuss using accessible materials and interactive text games to enhance reading skills and vocabulary retention. Olle also sheds light on the complexities of mastering Chinese tones and encourages learners to celebrate small progressions in their journey.

Olle Linge, founder of Hacking Chinese, shares insights on learning tones, criticisms of traditional teaching methods, and the future of self-directed online language learning. The podcast also touches on the challenges faced in Chinese language education, the origins of the Hacking Chinese blog, the misteaching of the third tone, the decline in enrollment for Chinese studies courses, and the drawbacks of proficiency tests in formal education.