Program Reviews

Thanks to silk mandarin I could achieved a HSK 3 level in 6 months using their amazing "slow motion" technique from the very beginning. I started my classes only knowing 你好 and 再见, but now I can read more than 600 characters and have a conversation with Chinese people on the street.

I hardly recommend you take their part time course which is only twice a week but you learn a lot and super fast. The teachers are really good. I had the opportunity to be Christina's, Ting Ting and David student and I cannot complain at all.

I fully recommend the Silk Mandarin School. I have found my teacher Jiamian to be extremely professional, patient and kind. As a busy business person with frequent international travel I have limited time to study. Jiamian Laoshi has maximized the efficiency of our learning time with frequent reviews and consolidation. Lessons have always been interesting and fun. The school has good on-line class room tools which have made it possible for me to continue to study when away from Shanghai.
So overall I recommend the Silk Mandarin School to all students including busy expats such as myself.

I studied Chinese on and off over the span of nearly 10 years in both University and private tutoring environments, but I never was able to fully connect with traditional course tracks and teachers. Frustrated with my language level and growth after having lived in China for years, I was referred a few months ago to Silk Mandarin by a friend and have found this to be a truly unique school from day one.

My teacher Jasmine developed an approach and schedule tailored to what I need, even going beyond the HSK curriculum to include custom valuable segments relevant to my career needs. I have learned faster than I expected, and more importantly I am perpetually more and more motivated by the progress and results.

I had always written off learning characters as I thought they were too daunting to learn comprehensively given my busy schedule, and instead prioritized conversational skills and pinyin. Silk Mandarin, however, has a way of teaching characters that makes it feel easy and logical, and it has completely changed how quickly I can learn comprehend and retain information.

The school is in a great central location too, comfortable, and after moving to the new classrooms on the 16th floor the environment got even better. Positive vibes, I highly recommend.

Silk Mandarin is a great language school. The teachers are extremely skilled at bringing mandarin to life for students, helping them understand the stories behind the characters and the logic behind the language. Silk Mandarin get the balance right between having fun in the classroom and also making sure each student makes progress in their mandarin learning. The school provides group, one to one and online classes which is great if you travel and want to keep your mandarin skills up. I would highly recommend Silk Mandarin to anyone thinking of studying Mandarin.

Silk Mandarin offers comprehensive Mandarin classes with exceptional teachers, learning material and good facilities. The school is located in the heart of Shanghai near the Jingan Temple. l Yanqin was my teacher. She is professional, friendly and knowledgable not only about teaching Mandarin but also Chinese culture and history. I completed a two week course and before my pronounciation was not good however after two weeks I have greatly improved it. I really enjoyed her classes and I definitely reccomend Silk Mandarin to all.

Silk Mandarin's teachers makes the anxiety of learning a stressful language and transforms it with their personality to ease the pressure. The teacher have the patience to break down complicated words to help students learn/grown, while their enthusiasm helps to keep us motivated. The flexibility to utilize the facilities, as well as, the online platform makes it easier to navigate classes during a business work schedule. I would highly recommend Silk Mandarin and my teacher Lis to anyone! They are very accommodating and can help create a program that works for your schedule.

Silk Mandarin offers a welcoming environment to develop Chinese language skills regardless of level or ability. While you definitely get out what you are willing to put into the course, dedicated students will find that Silk implements a system for learning that, with practice, establishes a solid foundation for students to become increasingly self-reliant and confident with their Chinese. It has been a privilege to take lessons from Jasmine, who is clearly invested in her students and their growth.

I have been doing online lessons with Silk Mandarin and I am enjoying every moment. Yes their courses is not the cheapest but it's worth every cent. Not only do they have great teachers with alot of experience, passion and patience but they also have great material and programs. They don't over overload you with information and they give you extra information that makes understanding mandarin so much easier. Learning through Silk Mandarin is the best decision I made. And my teacher Marsha is amazing.

Learning Chinese is a huge challenge,  so you need to have the proper support and the adequate tools. Silk Mandarin has provided me numerous resources that have allowed me to be able to start understanding the language and after only three months I can have a basic conversation and I am also able to read many characters.    The teachers are very talented and professional; the system they use has a good balance of all the skills you need when learning a new language: listening, reading,  writing and speaking.    I believe Chinese language has a unique logic,  and Silk Mandarin's teachers have given me lots of support first to understand the forementioned logic,  and then to start using it when practicing the language.   Sharing the classroom with people  from many different countries has significantly enriched this experience. Learning at this school has also been a great opportunity to be introduced to Chinese culture,  which has so many fascinating aspects that I might have not learned about somewhere else. 

This was a perfect experince you can imagine. Your teachers immidiately become your sincere friends. You have the chance that learn Chinese while enjoying and you can always have the chance to chat with them and practise.It is never just learning Chinese but you can also go around Suzhou(we climbed for example ), learn how to play majiang, how to cook dumplings and enjoy the perfect moments of taichi. Also the materials that being used are really efficient and really help you learn deeply.Well, thanks for everyhing!