LTL Language School Reviews

I really enjoy learning Chinese with Jaime!!!! She is extremely patient, encouraging, and makes complex characters and grammar easy to understand. Her classes are always well-structured and engaging. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to learn Chinese.

Jamie was an amazing teacher and became such a good friend during my time in China. She helped me improve my Chinese so much and taught me not only the language, but also Chinese culture and everyday life. She was always kind, patient, and fun to learn with. I’m so grateful for everything she taught me and all the memories we made! ❤️

My host family made my experience in Shanghai truly unforgettable. They welcomed me with so much love and kindness that they became more than just my host family — they became my family in Shanghai. ❤️ I’m so grateful for all the memories, care, and moments we shared. I’ll always carry a piece of them with me. ❤️

It was an amazing experience. We did alot of trips with the classes and the school. Sometimes just gooing out together for dinner and sometimes visiting some interesting places. The Teachers and the employees of the school were really freindly and communicative. It is well organised and the week sceduals are easy to follow. sometimes the lessons changed from being in the morning to being in the afternoon, so we could recover in the morning on certain days and go exploring japan on other days. I loved it and i will certainly go again to an LTL school in japan!

Thoroughly enjoyable experience! They have several events per week organized by the Ramona, Sunny and Ailin, games organized by Alice, and they are a great way to meet people and to learn more about Taiwan and its culture. I have been doing 1 on 1 lessons which I think are really the only option if you're an advanced learner or have better speaking than reading or vice versa. Every teacher I've had has been great but the one I've spent the longest time with is Pinwei who is great. Tailored lessons to my specific language needs and infinite patience. Thank you LTL!

I just wrapped up a 2-week Chinese program at LTL Language School in Kunming, and it was a fantastic experience from start to finish.

Having studied with several language teachers over the years, I can confidently say that my teacher, Helene, is one of the absolute best. She is remarkably experienced, exceptionally patient, always positive, and came to every single lesson thoroughly well-prepared. She knew exactly how to tailor the material to my pace while pushing me to expand my speaking confidence and vocabulary.

Studying in Kunming provided a relaxed, authentic backdrop for immersion, and LTL created a very supportive learning environment. If you are considering studying Mandarin in China, I highly recommend LTL Kunming—and if you get the chance to study with Helene, you are in excellent hands!

I studied at LTL Chengdu with teacher Guo Xinyue! She’s by the far the best teacher I’ve ever had across high school uni and now language school! I cannot recommend this school, but specifically her highly enough! The atmosphere here is very friendly and helpful, and very easy to make friends. My teacher is incredibly attentive and caring, and adapts the class to your needs and level. Even when I got sick she went out of her way to come to the hospital on a Friday evening to come help me and bring me food! The standard of education was incredibly high and your language level will improve incredibly fast - especially with Guo Xinyue!

I honestly thought that taking extra language classes after my regular school day was going to be the most boring thing in the entire world, but studying Vietnamese at LTL Language School in Saigon turned out to be the absolute highlight of my week. When my parents first signed me up, I was picturing a super strict classroom where I would have to stare at a giant textbook and repeat grammar rules until my brain turned to mush. But it was nothing like that at all!
My teacher was this really cool, energetic girl who instantly made the classroom feel like a fun hangout spot instead of a boring school. I was super nervous on the first day because Vietnamese sounds really hard with all the different tones, and I was terrified of sounding silly when I tried speaking. But the second she walked in, she just had this super bubbly and hilarious personality that made me actually want to pay attention. She realized right away that sitting still and just reading pages wasn't going to work for me, so she completely changed the way I learned. The whole process was so interactive and packed with so many activities that I usually forgot I was even studying. Instead of giving me long, boring lists of words to memorize, she used the most amazing flashcards to make everything stick in my head. She would bring in these huge stacks of colorful flashcards and we would all make our own flashcards as well.
Every time we had to learn a new word, there was a cute or funny drawing to go with it. Because I am a very visual person, seeing the pictures right next to the words helped me memorize them so much faster. I never had to go home and stare at a boring vocabulary list because I could just close my eyes and remember the funny cartoon on the flashcard. She even let me make my own flashcards sometimes, and I would doodle my own little pictures on blank cards with colorful markers. She totally encouraged it and would help me come up with silly ways to draw the new vocabulary words. It made learning the words feel way more like working on a fun art project than actually doing homework. She was always coming up with creative mini-games to make the learning process feel super exciting. We played so many different mini-games that the time always just flew by. One of my favorites was saying a word at the same time as the other, if got different answers we have to make sentence with it. I had to shout the word out loud with the perfect tone to keep the points and to make sure the other said the same thing. Sometimes we played memory games where she would say a word and the rest has to repeat and add more words after, we eventually forget most of them at the end because there were too many , but it was good for the brain to memorize them this way.something using only the Vietnamese words I had already learned. We even played mini-games to help me get the hang of the crazy tones. She made learning fun ! We were constantly laughing, and she never made me feel bad if I forgot a word or messed up a sentence during a game. If I got something wrong, we would just giggle about it, and she would shuffle the flashcards and let me try again. Because of all these fun methods and mini-games, my brain just absorbed the vocabulary so naturally. I actually know how to speak quite a bit of Vietnamese now, and I can confidently order my own drinks or buy my own snacks at the convenience store near my apartment. The whole learning process at LTL was just incredible because my teacher put so much effort into making sure I was always engaged, smiling, and actually enjoying myself. If you are my age and your parents want you to learn the language without feeling like you are trapped in summer school, I really recommend this place because you will end up having the best time while learning so much. Cảm ơn cô rất nhiều ! Cảm ơn LTL

When my parents first told me we were going to take Vietnamese lessons while traveling in Saigon, I was honestly dreading it so much. I already go to regular school all day, so the absolute last thing I wanted to do was sit in another boring classroom during my free time, memorizing weird words from a giant textbook while my friends were out having fun.
But I am writing this review because going to LTL Language School was actually the complete opposite of what I expected, and I literally ended up loving it so much! The whole vibe at the school is just really cool and not stressful at all. My teacher was a funny girl and she was seriously the best teacher I have ever had. I was super nervous on the first day because Vietnamese sounds really hard with all the different tones, and I was scared I was going to sound silly or embarrass myself. But the second she walked in, she made a random joke and created these made up characters to learn with, and I immediately knew the class was going to be fun. She just had this super bubbly and hilarious personality that made you actually want to pay attention. She didn’t treat me like a little kid, but she also didn’t make it super strict and serious like my normal school classes.
The thing I loved the absolute most was how she actually taught us the new words. Instead of just writing a super long list of vocabulary on the whiteboard and making me copy them down and read it out loud, she used all these amazing illustrations to go along with the vocabs as well. Every time we had to learn a new word, there was a cute or funny drawing to go with it. Like, when we were learning the words for different animals and food, she had these flashcards with the funniest cartoon pictures on them. There was this one illustration of a creature call zebranana that made me laugh so hard, and I still remember that the word "cá ngựa chuối" just because of that drawing! Sometimes she would even draw things on the board herself, and she would purposely make them look goofy so we would remember them better. It made learning the vocabulary feel way more like reading a comic book or playing a fun game than actually studying. I am a very visual person, so seeing the pictures right next to the words helped me memorize them so much faster. I even started doodling my own little pictures in my notebook next to my vocabulary lists, and she totally encouraged it and would even give me funny ideas for what to draw next.
She was also so, so helpful when it came to practicing speaking. Vietnamese tones are honestly really tricky, and sometimes my voice would go up when it was supposed to go down, and I would accidentally say something completely wrong. But she never ever made me feel bad about it. If I messed up, she would just laugh with me—not at me—and then we would practice saying it together slowly until I finally got it right. She would make up these funny little rhythms or hand motions to help me remember which way my voice was supposed to go, and we would just sit there repeating them and giggling. She made practicing feel like hanging out with an older sister rather than taking a test. She would also ask me about my day and my hobbies, and then teach me the words for the things I actually cared about, like my favorite food or activity or how to put those in a sentence, instead of just making me learn random words I would never actually use in real life.
By the time my course was over, I was actually really sad to leave. I can literally go to the local convenience store now and buy my own snacks, or say thank you and hello to the guards at our apartment building, and they always look so surprised and happy when I speak to them! I feel so much more confident living in Vietnam now. If you are a kid or a teenager and your parents are making you learn Vietnamese, tell them to sign you up at LTL Saigon. It is actually so much fun, the teachers are incredibly nice and funny, and you will learn so much without even feeling like you are doing homework. I had the greatest time and I really hope I get to go back and take more classes with her soon! Cảm ơn LTL và cảm ơn cô giáo !

I went to Shanghai, Chengdu and Kunming LTL and really had a great experience in travel and language learning. All the teachers brought a vast level of experience and technique to assist in contrasting learning techniques. All were professional and really helpful. I really enjoyed my experience with every single one.

In Shanghai, I had Kristin J and Kaka. Chengdu; Ziyin and Kunming; Teacher Helene.

The opportunity to travel while learning was an experience that I would love to repeat. Especially Kunming, where the weather is lovely and the scenery peaceful. I highly recommend the programme there, Director Savannah is very professional and values communication. The organised school gatherings are well thought out, interesting and different to usual experiences. Teacher Helene is especially helpful, she identifies any areas you need assistance and works on those areas. She really wants you to succeed in learning Chinese by understanding the culture, text and translating those into real life experiences and you can feel she is highly experienced.

Note: The cafe culture across China is different to western cultures, you can study there most of the day. This is extremely helpful to understand prior to coming to China for planned study.

Lilia Deng is an excellent Chinese teacher who is kind, patient, and inspiring. She explains new vocabulary and grammar clearly, making even difficult topics easy to understand. Her lessons are engaging and interactive, encouraging students to speak Chinese with confidence. She always supports her students and motivates them to do their best. Thanks to her dedication and positive attitude, learning Chinese becomes both enjoyable and rewarding. Lilia Deng is a wonderful teacher who helps her students grow in both their language skills and their confidence