Chinese Programs in Shanghai&Suzhou with Silk Mandarin

I started the course with SilkMandarin and teacher Lexie 3 months ago and I can already feel the improvements. My speech became more fluent. Lexie is a fun and very experienced teacher, always prepared and knows her subject. I’m very satisfied with the outcome.
The location of SilkMandarin is in downtown Jing’an in Shanghai, very convenient and very nice classroom. Everyone here is very nice. I also join some of the activities hold by SilkMandarin, it’s always related to Mandarin learning, very helpful for your improvement. Unfortunately because of my work i couldnt join more.

I started studying at Silk Mandarin for 7 months, starting in mid-June, at the very beginning with HSK1, and am now currently studying HSK5, I have mainly studied the I-30 program, and also the I-20 program for one month.
 
My teacher Lois, has always been exceptional, carefully guiding me from the beginning of my studies, to now, carefully teaching me vocabulary for the level ahead to make each stage easier and easier. I am incredibly grateful that I have been able to keep the same teacher for all of this time as it has greatly helped speed up my progress. For HSK1, HSK2 and HSK3 level Lois made excellent use of the flash cards and Silk Mandarin talking pen to benefit me, and since starting HSK4 and HSK5 we have been able to use more videos in class, linking to our studies. I have found that my speaking has improved rapidly thanks to my teacher’s first rate techniques. I have always struggled with learning languages before, but thanks to Lois’ guidance and patience I have found learning Chinese a lot more manageable than I expected, I actually find myself a little surprised to be looking forward to each day’s 3 hours of classes. I could not have asked for a better teacher during my time studying at Silk Mandarin, and I plan to keep studying until I complete HSK6.
 
In my daily life I have found that the extra material covered by my teacher has helped me greatly, with homework tasks that have made excellent use of my opportunities to practice speaking. The whole course is well put together, but it is my teacher, Lois’ extra work and dedication that has really helped me make best use of this opportunity to learn Chinese, for which I am eternally grateful.
 
The whole school has a nice environment, from Siqin’s friendly greeting, to the whole team together. I have also been fortunate enough to have a couple of classes with Christina, who is also an outstanding teacher. Although I have not had class with Shirely or Hailey I am sure that they are also excellent. An excellent place to study!

I have tried alot of different mandarin teachers and schools in the past, but I was really unsatisfied with the way of teaching and found that studying by myself was the best option. Until I tried silk mandarin, I got to try a demo and I noticed a huge difference in the approach of teaching, it was something outside the regular textbooks which was exactly what I was looking for. I have had a few different teachers at Mandarin Silk and I would recommend Lexie, she is the best one so far. She has good energy and makes the classes fun, I have had both private classes and group classes with her and I can say we have had alot of laughs during the classes. She is relaxed and confident in her teaching methods which makes me as student feel like I can trust her and just follow her. Overall thumbs up to Silk Mandarin for fun events and good vibes!

The lessons with Christina were amazing. I really made progress. The lessons follow the hsk programs and are useful in daily life. You will learn things like how to introduce yourself, how to read time, describe your environment, how to order basic things in shops etc...I really appreciated to learn to read and write Chinese characters.
The lessons with Christina were amazing. I really made progress. The lessons follow the hsk programs and are useful in daily life. You will learn things like how to introduce yourself, how to read time, describe your environment, how to order basic things in shops etc...I really appreciated to learn to read and write Chinese characters

I’ve been looking for an institution that not only offers a systematic curriculum but also one that has a good instructor management system. At the end of the day, linguistics teaching is all about the engagement between the instructor and students so the quality of the instructor plays a pivotal role. Silk Mandarine I would say, at least based on my wonderful experience with their instructor - Gemini Zhou, has a good management and monitoring system for instructors and thereby has much skilled and respectable instructors. My Chinese skill made much more in past 3 month with Silk Mandarine & Gemini than 9 month with self learning.

I studied Mandarin on-and-off for many years and got to a level where I could comfortably have simple conversations. Having lived in Taipei & Shanghai for the last 8 years, I felt that I hadn’t advanced much on my own and so it was time to find a teacher. I tried online private classes but disliked the lack of personal interaction. I visited a few schools in Shanghai and decided on Silk Mandarin because the people I spoke to were genuinely welcoming and passionate about how they differentiated from other schools. I knew what type of teacher I was looking for and was matched perfectly with Lexie. She has a bright personality, encouraging, and thorough. Our classes are always full of laughter and I enjoy the flexibility of topics covered based on what I’m interested to learn.

After visiting few schools before starting, i can say today that Silk Mandarin is probably the best school in Shanghai. Great location in the heart of the city, nice school in very modern office tower, great atmosphere when you walk in with positive people always smiling. Strong learning processes which different approach for all student, and teacher is adapting her method to each one of them .
I was very lucky and had the privilege to work with Lexie. Always coming with a positive attitude and made sure that i was comfortable at every stage of the course

After visiting a few schools as well as attending one of them for 6 months when I first came to China 4 years ago, I feel that Silk Mandatin is possibly the best Chinese language school in Shanghai and Suzhou. At Silk Mandarin different learning tools are used to teach us including the "slow motion technique" and magical talking cards which work with a talking pen, real life situations to name but a few...
Last but not least is my fantastic teacher Lexie who is so patient and dedicated to giving us the best learning experience possible, she also has a great sense of humour which is important when learning a language. I feel very lucky to have her as my teacher!