The only fun and effective Mandarin class you could ever find in Shanghai

I highly recommend SilkMandarin and Lexie for anyone who aims to learn Chinese and get to know Chinese culture in a friendly and professional atmosphere. While always focusing on your individual study goals, Lexie always makes you see the bigger picture by helping to understand Chinese history as well as Chinese daily life; be it explaining why a specific radical is re-appearing in different characters, sharing colloquial words, showing regional differences, giving examples of typical misunderstandings foreigners have or explaining traditional Chinese sayings. This makes her classes specifically lively and fun. As much as the classes are fun, Silk team is also very helpful on many aspects, also give a nice atmosphere, they also let you improve your language skills quickly through a well-balanced mixed of prepared materials, adjusting to your individual questions and identifying your weaknesses and pushing you to overcome them. Questions you have never go unanswered and the explanations given through Lexie make you understand language and culture better. Lexie always impresses with her rich knowledge. Whether you have a good or a bad day Lexie always adjusts the pace and content to your daily capability. I specifically appreciate the balance of motivating through showing your achievements while pushing you to go a little further.