That's Mandarin Chinese Language School Reviews

When I came to China, I wanted to learn Chinese very quickly. First, I went to a school with a very traditional teacher and teaching methods. I was bored and didn't like it. Then I found That's Mandarin. All of a sudden, I made huge progress. I started to speak with locals very quickly, and they understood me. It changed my living experience in China a lot. It simply made life easier. Also, learning at That's Mandarin is fun. Often, my teacher and I have a chat over different things. I am looking forward to these chats, and at the same time I am learning new words even without noticing. In the meantime, I have even started to learn the written symbols. But lessons change with my requirements. The lessons are tailormade, and there is no need to carry around old and boring books. Sometimes, we watch movies or listen to stories. It trains my hearing abilities, and is fun as well. I lean a lot about Chinese culture on the way. I think it's the best school you can get if you are a foreigner and would like to learn Chinese quickly and in a modern and fun way!

Chinese is by no means an easy language to learn. I could not believe that I was capable of buying a local sim card and booking my travel tickets with less than half a year of study, and only in a few minutes! Thanks to the professionalism and challenging material the teachers of Thats Mandarin provide, I have reached to my high standard a practical level of Mandarin Chinese. Special thanks to teacher Wu Jiao who constantly challenges me with useful oral language, and a variety of useful (and funny) phrases.

Studying Chinese in individual sessions has been very rewarding. It enabled me to have basic conversations with the Chinese people around me. I have a demanding full time job but That's Mandarin has always been extremely flexible in allocating classes to me. In fact, the whole learning experience has proven to be a very welcome addition to my job: changing my mind and focus on learning Chinese rather than being focussed on my work all the time. This has been a very effective and fun journey. In large part this is due to the personal focus of the teachers, a well thought teaching method where academics is combined with witty and all day conversations. The sessions also provided some good insights in past and present Chinese culture. I can truly recommend this to any foreigner residing in Beijing wanting to learn Chinese and deepening their experience here.

That's Mandarin made a real difference to my time in China. Being comfortable using Chinese has helped me look after myself and learn about China everywhere I went, from Shanghai to Xinjiang. The lessons are well structured and it is extremely useful to have all my notes automatically uploaded at the end of each lesson. The teachers are willing to balance the content to the students' needs, with a good mix of academic rigour and fun conversational topics - I have learnt not just Chinese but about modern Chinese culture. The teachers and staff are all incredibly helpful and the school itself is great, with space to get on with any last minute homework before the lessons and as much tea and coffee as you can drink.

As an exchange student my university offered me only one Mandarin class a week, which is not enough if you really want to learn Chinese. That’s why I enrolled in the part-time classes at That’s Mandarin, which I could easily combine with my other classes at the university. Every Tuesday and Thursday evening I had two hours of Mandarin class with four other students.

The small group gave me the opportunity to learn much faster and to practice my Mandarin skills way more (at the university we are about 25 in one class). We often had to improvise small conversations, which was really efficient to improve our speaking skills.

Thanks to That’s Mandarin I learned Chinese much quicker than I ever expected. It’s a wonderful language to learn, especially with this amazing school.

I really like studying at That's Mandarin.

Having a full time job is very energy consuming and That's Mandarin's way of teaching allows you to adjust the pace accoring to your available energy: at times you can put in more or less energy into your Chinese. There is great emphasys on speaking and listening (which is what you need first), with focus on reading and writing coming later on.

What I like the most about the school is that the teachers are all really friendly and adaptive. They can very easily spot what your level is and identify what are the issues you need to work on, or the new concepts that can be introduced to you. The management is also very helpful in arranging classes, rescheduling, or straight out cancelling when you can't come.

I recommend this school very much.

Venu à Beijing pour le travail, j'ai vite compris l'avantage de savoir parler chinois à mes collegues de travail. Après avoir visité plusieurs écoles, That's mandarin m'a semblé le meilleur choix: les professeurs sont expérimentés et sympathiques, leur méthode, même si un peu déconcertante au début (ils ne parleront presque exclusivement que Chinois) est la meilleure façon d'apprendre le chinois de manière efficace: en plongeant dedans complêtement! Rapidement on commence à voir des résultats, et c'est très encourageant quand on sait que la logique de cette langue est si differente!
Malgré le temps investi dans l'apprentissage, et malgré la quantité d'informations contenue dans chaque cours, venir étudier le chinois reste mon activité préféré chaque semaine et c'est avec impatience que j'attends chaque cours!

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Since I came to Beijing for work, I quickly realized the advantage to speak Chinese in the workplace. After getting a lot of trial classes in other schools, That's Mandarin seemed like the best choice: The teachers are professionals teaching full-time, they have a good understanding of what you should be learning and they can easily answer any question. Even if their method is quite hard at the beginning (they will almost exclusively speak Chinese) it is the best way to learn the language: to jump right in! I could see result very quickly even though everything about the Chinese language seemed alien for me at the beginning!

Even though it is hard, going to That's Mandarin to learn Chinese so far stays my favorite activity every week.

I moved to Beijing very uncomfortable speaking Mandarin so I signed up for one-on-one lessons at That's Mandarin. The curriculum is fun and each lesson builds on the previous lessons. The teachers are very skilled at creating a comfortable, casual setting for speaking so it feels like a normal conversation instead of a traditional classroom. The teachers are very flexible with individual needs, able to read my language needs without me saying anything, and will seamlessly integrate any specific questions I have (even if they are unrelated to the content) into the lesson. I would highly recommend That's Mandarin!

I really liked That's Mandarin. The timetable they provided me was very convenient and I couldn't come I could easily postpone a class.
I liked the staff as they were all very nice. I would like to thank my teacher Cao Bin, who not only speaks really goos Russian, he also explains everything in English. I always felt comfortable talking to him.
I'ld like to thank my other teachers too, FeiFei and Yang Quizhi.
Thank You That's Mandarin for this new knowledge, these new acquaintances and the delicious coffee.

I have been out of school for ages, so going back to school to learn beginner's Mandarin was a such a special opportunity for me while living here in Beijing.
It is exciting when I am able to communicate my thoughts, in Chinese, with others and they understand me!
My lessons at That's Mandarin are about to conclude, and I realize that I want to continue taking classes, as I have come such a long way.