Testimonials

Based on student survey results, 96% would recommend 1 on1 Mandarin to their friends and family, and 91% of our students ranked the performance of their teacher as Very Good or The Best.

"They recognize what students need and adapt instruction to those areas. My teachers are easy to talk to and don't make me nervous or self conscious about my Chinese language ability. I look forward to coming to class every day because I know that my teachers are prepared to challenge me with the day's material." — Peter Lucas-Roberts

"The teachers are fantastic! Most are very enthusiastic, very committed to my growth as a Mandarin speaker. They do a really great job at addressing my many pronunciation errors, and patiently keep working on them with me. The small classes give lots of opportunity for dialogue, gives me a chance to focus on using new things I'm learning in the language." — James Dougherty

"I really like the one-on-one teaching - since I'm such a beginner, I feel like I'm laying a good foundation for the future by learning it the right way from the start." — Abigail Watrous

"I have had a great experience so far with 1on1 with Teacher Li being great at correcting tones and pointing out problems. The 1on1 methodology is great as I have been looking for a place to teach 'standard' mandarin and for the teachers to be unashamedly ruthless about this. I have appreciated this in Teacher Li and also her enthusiasm for language teaching and in making it fun. She has also been great at listening and where she does not have an immediate answer is not afraid to ask her colleagues." — David Ng

"Our teacher! All 3 of our teachers have been very kind and enjoyable people to learn from. Zhang laoshir has become more than a teacher ... a good friend of our family because of her care, warmth,sincerity, commitment, kindness." — Greg Stoughton

"I enjoy the relationships with teachers and also the constant focus on individual needs. I love the flexibility of 1 on 1 learning as well." — Sung Chung