SN Mandarin Chinese Language School

Program Reviews

Polyakov
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

我喜欢南北中文。

Очень классная школа. Преподаватели очень хорошие, индивидуальный подход к каждому студенту. Группа из 1-3 человек. Помогают сделать визу. Много интересных мероприятий.

What would you improve about this program?
Всё отлично. Всё нравится.
Eleonora
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Would Recommend

Of course i will recommend the sn mandarin school to my friend ,not only because after three months of mandarin course i improve so much my level, but also for the environment i found here.

I think program ,teacher and staff really enjoy my experience. I met nice person, available to support me from a teaching point of you, but especially from a human point. They enjoyed my break and lunchtime, help me with homework, and for every kind of personal information i needed. this let the course easier, I think has been so important stayed in a such friendly and lovely school. This aspect let me study and learn Chinese in a easier way.

What would you improve about this program?
I think the program and teachers are really professional. Anyway it should be better try to not change so many teachers along the course.
Amanda
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best 2 Months of my Life

SN Mandarin is a fantastic school to Learn Chinese in Shanghai. Shanghai is a crazy city for someone coming from a small town in Canada, and the first few days with Jetlag was pretty harsh on my body and mind. Luckily my teachers and the SN Mandarin admin staff were very nice and helpful when getting me settled in.

I needed extra time to relax before starting my classes and this was no problem with the guys there, they were very flexible with everything. I made so many great new friends and my Chinese improved dramatically compared to my classes in Canada.

I felt an excitement in my stomach everytime I stepped into class :D

john
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Learning Chinese in a Villa in Shanghai

Absolutely great location beside Hongkou stadium, I climb there most days. House is like an old villa with garden and coffee maker. They do free trials so drop into them. I had Jane as my teacher for the first month and then Andy they were both really great and my Chinese improved quite a bit. Very homely atmosphere and not like a big business like some other schools actually it reminded me some of primary school

What would you improve about this program?
I would rather a little time off but I never asked it can be challenging learning Chinese
Marcela
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

very good experience

I like the fact that my teacher was young and straight from university. It proved again that young people in the beginning of their career are much more motivated and deal with challenge better then their older settled down colleagues. Always very well prepared with no nonsense vocabulary and lessons but only down to the point stuff. I will continue my classes here. Good invested money if you really want to do something about your Chinese.

What would you improve about this program?
The only tip I would give to the school and teachers is to focus more on revue even if that means moving forward more slowly. It is a lot of vocabulary that needs time and practice to be really settled down. And there is no better revue than conversation with your teacher over and over.
Luca
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Flexible courses, good teaching

I have been studying at SN Mandarin for a few years now, and I am very happy about the following:
- Course structure and hours are quite flexible, which is definitely an advantage to those working a hectic schedule like myself.
- The teachers are well-trained and responsive to the students' suggestions on how to improve their learning experience.
- Office staff are friendly and helpful, and have taken care of my visa (both 6- and 12-month) without any problems so far.
Very good school overall.

What would you improve about this program?
To an extent, I agree with the above poster about occasions to socialize, but there have been more social events recently and hopefully they will keep this up (I also tend to sleep too late to turn up for excursions, so I'm not really in a position to complain ;) ).
Alessandro
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Very good chinese course

I'm a following this course with my girlfriend since June and I have to say that we really progressed a lot in so short time.
Our teacher is very qualified and she knows how to explain Chinese grammar and pronunciation.
This course is very complete.
We are following the 6 months course and they have arranged our visa without problems.
After trying several schools this one has a very good level.

What would you improve about this program?
They should organize more often some extra activities, to have the possibility to know more students and to practice more Chinese outside of classroom.