Program Reviews

I spent four weeks studying Mandarin at LTL Beijing, and it was honestly one of the most memorable experiences of my life.

From the start, the school felt welcoming and supportive. My teacher, Sara, was exceptional — patient, encouraging, and genuinely invested in my progress. She pushed me to improve while making every lesson enjoyable, and I could feel my confidence in speaking grow week by week.

What made the experience even more special were the school activities. Chinese-style karaoke nights, hotpot dinners, cultural tours, and group sightseeing created such a strong sense of community. I met so many wonderful people through these activities. The school also helped organise a day trip to the Great Wall — visiting in winter while snow was falling was absolutely magical and something I’ll never forget.

Choosing the homestay option was the best decision I could have made. My host family welcomed me so warmly and made me feel at home. They were always introducing me to new foods and recommending places to explore in the afternoons. They also spoke Chinese with me whenever possible, which helped me adjust to the sounds and rhythm of the language much faster. Being immersed in Chinese language outside of class made a huge difference in my progress.

If you are serious about learning Mandarin and truly immersing yourself in Chinese life, I cannot recommend LTL Beijing enough.

From my experience LTL is the best. The teachers and staff are friendly helpful and accommodating, and the activities are fun and interesting.

Thank you for a great experience.

I had a great experience at LTL school in Beijing. I highly recommend my teacher Ellie, as she really helped me to improve my level of spoken Chinese. She shared a lot of interesting insights about the local culture and we had a really good time.

I really learned a lot and feel more comfortable in speaking Chinese now.

Thanks to everyone from LTL in Bejing, also big thanks to Linda. I had a great time with all of you! Hope to see you again somewhere someday ❤️ It was really a very good experience.

Hello everyone. I want to tell you about my learning experience at LTL language school Chengdu. I studied there in February 2026, and my ABSOLUTELY COOL AND WONDERFUL teacher was Pan Pan. I am very grateful to her for her patience and the most friendly approach to my training. It was really cool for me to study with her. She taught me very carefully and patiently. She corrected my mistakes (and I had a lot of them) and showed as much care and attention as a teacher can teach his student. She advised me on some really cool places to visit, where to go for lunch and what dishes to eat (it was really delicious), she also told me various cultural subtleties and peculiarities, I was very pleased to learn from her. Everyone who is going to learn Chinese in Chengdu, choose this school you will definitely not regret, all the school staff are very friendly and friendly, in general, the atmosphere is as comfortable and friendly as possible, as if you came to visit old friends. Respect to all of you guys)))) Pan Pan, you are a really cool teacher and a very very nice person. 谢谢 老师

I had a great experience at CHENGDU LTL during my 6-month stay. I gained many new experiences and met wonderful people, like my teacher Fang Ying. Her teaching style is very easy to understand, and she did her best to teach me Chinese, even though my English wasn't the best. She did everything possible to help me learn, and I did. Honestly, these experiences were some of the best. I thank my teacher for everything she taught me and everything she did for me, both as a student and as a friend. Thank you!

the course was amazing, everyone at the school super professional and incredibly kind and helpful, I'd like to express special thanks to my laoshi, Anna and Lisa, who made my stay in Shanghai feel like home, their instruction was always clear and well presented, they were patient and took neccessary things slow while still teaching us a whole lot. the only issue I had was not with the school, but my appartment was a little cold, due to the fact most appartnent buildings were built without proper insulation, so heads up for that, but we solved the issue in no time with the owner of the appartment who gave me an extra heater for my room.

I'm currently doing group classes and one on one classes and have been really enjoying it so far. It’s been a very good environment for me to learn, especially seeing people from various kinds of backgrounds with a passion for learning Chinese has been really motivating for me.

My teachers have been better than what I expected! I have Jamie for my one on one and group classes and she has really helped me fast track with learning mandarin both learning formally and speaking colloquially. She’s very patient and accommodating to making sure I excel in weak areas, she’s fun when teaching yet serious with making sure I do my best.

I also have Winnie for my group classes and her teaching style has been very helpful! I like the way she wants all of us to do our best, goes into detail and explains the logic behind what we learn so we can better remember what we learn.

Classes have been really enjoyable as both teachers are very fun and easy going!

Overall, my experience at LTL has been really good, and am looking forward to coming back again in the future!!

I spent three months studying Chinese in Beijing at LTL, and overall it was a really positive experience for me.

Being in Beijing helped my Chinese improve much faster than I expected. Using the language every day, both in class and in daily life, made a big difference in my listening and speaking.

Besides the language itself, I also learned a lot about Chinese culture, history, beliefs, and everyday life. The classes focused more on practical communication, which made learning feel natural and useful.

In just three months, my Chinese improved from beginner level to almost HSK 3. I was honestly surprised by how quickly things started to click.

Studying in Beijing turned out to be a great environment for learning Chinese, and I’m glad I chose to do it this way.

I’m from Mexico and I studied Japanese at LTL Tokyo for 6 months. I highly recommend the Small Group & Individual program, especially for beginners or elementary levels. The extra 1on1 classes really help with conversation and confidence. The school has a very welcoming atmosphere and I met people from many different countries. I lived in two different homestays in interesting areas of Tokyo, with great food and lots of chances to practice Japanese. The staff are super helpful and fun. Highly recommended! Hope to come back in the Osaka school next year.
Jonhue

Had so much fun studying at LTL in my month there during November to December 2025. I’m so grateful to have group lessons with Jamie and QinQin laoshi, and 1 on 1 classes with Lois. Their lessons were very comprehensive and I was able to learn a lot in such a short period (which was one of my goals). I loved Jamie’s interactive learning style with certain games in Chinese to help us practice as well as QinQins style of written documents to help practice our grammar. Lois 1 on 1 was also very friendly/conversational and helpful, I highly recommend 1on1s since it’s a bit more flexible eg you can ask anything since it’s focused on you. Will definitely recommend if you want to learn Chinese fast but also have a social atmosphere as well. Since they also include different social activities or safaris.