Chinese Classes in Shanghai – Group

I discovered LTL through their excellent reviews on Tripadvisor and other websites. I was already planning to travel to Shanghai to visit a friend and to make the most of the trip, I enrolled in a two week small group class combined with private lessons.

Callie and her friend in Shanghai

I had four teachers who used a combination of immersion and bilingual teaching methods. Although I had studied Mandarin Chinese almost 10 years earlier, it had been several years since I had last studied in Shanghai. The teachers quickly helped me refresh my speaking skills and I progressed rapidly. I am extremely happy with the level I was able to obtain in only 2 weeks of study with LTL.

My accommodation was conveniently located just 20 minutes walk from the school. I enjoyed walking to class each morning and using my language skills to order breakfast on the way. The school and my accommodation were well-located in a very popular area of the French Concession. There were many restaurants and shops to enjoy after class.

Beyond the excellent instruction, what makes LTL special is its student community. I enjoyed meeting other students with diverse backgrounds and nationalities. The school fosters a very collaborative learning environment and offers many opportunities for you to get to know your peers. The Wednesday group dinners are a must!

I already studied a little bit Chinese, and now I wanted to improve my basics. Since I have been to Shanghai already and liked it a lot, this time I wanted to attend a language school. The variety of schools made a decision very hard. So I finally decided for LTL, not only because of the small group classes but also because of the after class activities with other students which made it so attractive for me.

Henri – LTL Shanghai

The package was four hours a day, on five days a week. My group with two students was very small, which made the study nice and smooth. Later I even added another 1-on-1 class (single lesson). After all I had class with three different teachers, who were all very professional and designed the lesson according to my knowledge. We practiced both, the speaking and writing with Pinyin and Hanzi. Hanzi is quite difficult, I had some problems but never the less it’s a lot of fun.

I could improve my Chinese so far, that I was able to come along in Shanghai very well. Although many Chinese speak the Shanghainese dialect which is a little tricky, but when you once got it, and you can have simple conversations with Chinese, you can easily find new friends. That’s what i did, also thanks to the promised after class activities from LTL.

It was very versatile and started with visiting different restaurant to learn more about Chinese food and ended with nice movie night, of course with original Chinese movies. The Language Mix I liked most, where people from all over the world gather in a nice Café and talk in all kinds of languages (mostly Chinese of course). You can meet many different people and improve your Chinese listening comprehension a lot. After all you can have a nice stay in Shanghai.

The six weeks went by so fast, so that I’d like to add another one or two month. Unfortunately I have not enough time and so I hope to come back to Shanghai soon.

Henri at the School