Private 1-on-1 Chinese Language Programs

Joined That's Mandarin early 2016 to improve my horrendous Chinese, which I learned before but never really used it prior to coming to China. I sort of expected the lessons to be boring and unbearable, especially in a private class, but to my surprise, the lessons were interesting! Each one was customized to whatever I wanted to talk about, which was mainly about food. LOL. I also wanted to learn some everyday casual Chinese language as spoken by the young people, so the teacher found a fun material to be used in class.

Overall, I'd recommend That's Mandarin to friends. They often run promotions which offer really good discounts. Make sure you go to their website to check them out and talk to the consultant.

The total inmersion method works very well for my way of learning. The the teachers can speak english but they will not use it if is not needed so you learn faster. The staff is very helpfull and the school has all the facilities and conveniences to make you feel very wellcome every time, like a fun place you want to go rather than a boring thing. The teachers are very professional and I can tell they have much experience in teaching chinese. Also they have an internet website where you can check your lessons or even book lessons, very convenient.

Two months with That's Mandarin has been a pleasure. I was pleased with the teachers and the classes. I commend the teachers, Yang and Gao, who had different teaching methods but facilitated learning in a comfortable environment.

The overall atmosphere at the school was warm and welcoming. I found communication with the staff to be smooth, easy and convenient. It was also convenient to have the week's class schedule ahead of time, although I encountered problems with the given schedules not matching the actual classes.

I found the lack of information on the facilites, class scheduling and program to be a drawback, with little information provided prior to my arrival, although any problems that I encountered after my arrival was addressed quickly. All of the staff have been helpful and pleasant to deal with.

Overall, I am very satisfied with the school and my experience.

Thank you :)

I have been studying at That's Mandarin in Beijing for over two years on a part-time basis. Throughout this time all of my teacher's have been excellent. The school has a professional but fun atmosphere and courses are tailored to student needs. There is no undue pressure or tedious learning activities.

My teachers have also been excellent in adapting to the subjects I have wanted to learn to talk about.

I strongly recommend anyone looking to study Mandarin tries That's Mandarin.

The teaching is excellent. It's enjoyable, and the teachers think about how you as an individual learn. Much better than previous language schools.I add to my vocabulary all the time, but we do it in a fun way. My teacher finds ways for me to remember things,and teaches me other related words at the same time which helps to reinforce the learning. I wish I had used this system before. Learning with video clips works really well, and I definitely use the things i learn.

When I first came to China, i was 10 years old. I started studying Chinese with a very nice teacher named 茜茜老师. Every Saturday, I loved my classes and learned a lot. When this teacher left, I changed to an even awesomer teacher: 飞飞老师. Now every Thursday after my classes at school, I come to That's Mandarin, no matter how tired I am, for two-hours of hard-working (and laughing) Chinese speaking and writing/French culture class.
My Chinese has improved so much and my Chinese class at school is so much easier.In daily life, I can speak Chinese with native Shanghainese.
Thanks That's Mandarin！

Teacher Cao Bin has been a very enjoyable guide -he is personable and communicates well. Thanks to my time at That's Mandarin,I've been able to communicate successfully with people in Shanghai in Mandarin and even assist some non-speaking friends while taking taxies,etc.
Lesson plans have been done to be most useful on a day to day basis,but Mr. Cao also apparently willing to provide assistance with random questions no matter how obscure! Since his English skills are also very good,he has been able to offer insight into how Mandarin is similar or different to the English language(e.g. similar sentence structures),which has been grate help in the learning process.
The use of games during lessons to help memorise challenging aspects(e.g. tones)has proved effective.
Learning Mandarin has thus been pretty smooth sailing and has not felt like hard work!

I've had different teachers at That's Mandarin, and I appreciate the methods that they use and the obvious training that they have received at this organization. I have been very pleased with my educational experience and have learned more than I expected in an enjoyable environment.This group is very professional and good at communicating with their customers. I've had a much better experience here than with programs elsewhere in Shanghai.