Hi, my name is Ilaria! I am from Italy and I am a Student Advisor at LTL. Fancy coming to study with us in China? Drop me a message.
ABOUT LTL SCHOOL
Here at LTL Language School, we believe in the power of community.
You’ll not only learn a new language with us, but also become part of a close-knit family of language enthusiasts, supporting and inspiring each other every step of the way.
OUR JOURNEY
LTL Founded by Andreas Laimbock
The initial plan was to call it “Spaghetti Chinese” but thankfully a friend with a bit more marketing experience convinced him to use LTL (Live The Language).
TINA BECOMES OUR FIRST DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
After working for four years as a Chinese teacher herself, Tina decided to take on the challenge of building up the Chinese teaching team for LTL.
OUR FIRST LTL SCHOOL IN BEIJING
After five months of construction and endless arguments with all kinds of people we finally moved into our first home in April 2009 in the heart of Beijing.
our first ever student in chengde On May 25th 2010 our first student went to Chengde to study and live with a homestay family. We’ve got some funny stories about that! Come to LTL to find out what they are.
TIME TO EXPAND our schools We started to run out of class room space and had to build a school extension on the 19th floor of the same building with an additional six class rooms. It was well worth it.
our first intern We realized that many of our students did not only want to learn Mandarin, but also gain work experience in China. So we did something about it and started our internship program.
ZHongwen joins lTLZhongwen had always believed that Mandarin was her destiny and so did her parents when they chose her name: 仲文 (Zhongwen) which is pronounced the same way as 中文.
alex joins ltl Alex joined us as a student advisor in 2012. Back then he organized all full time Chinese language programs for students at LTL Beijing and Chengde. He still lives in China.
first gap year program
Luke was our very first full gap year Chinese student. He started as a complete beginner and over the course of a year we took him to HSK 6 with a homestay.
our first shared apartments
We started offering shared apartment options in Beijing. Students had full privacy, and lived with Chinese flat mates. The apartments are located in a very Chinese part of Beijing
NEW beijing school opened
As our reputation grew we started to run out of space again and needed bigger school facilities. We were lucky as we had bought the premises before prices went crazy!
ltl shanghai opens Over the years we had been asked countless times if we could offer Chinese courses in Shanghai. So as usual we did something about it. Not long later our school opened.
first multi city students With three schools in Shanghai, Beijing and Chengde we decided to offer a multi city Chinese course in China that allowed students to experience three very different cities.
school #3 opens in taipei Looking back, moving over to Taipei was one of the best things we ever did. Our students absolutely adore Taipei, and we can see why! To this day it remains really popular.
school #4 opens in beihai Beihai is a city unbeknown to a lot of Chinese natives believe it or not. This gem is based on the south coast, hosting some of the finest beaches in the country.
ltl xi’an opens Thanks to a lot of happy students and a great team we decided to take a further step into China, but where next? Xi’an seemed the natural choice given it’s history.
creating free stuff for you Something our Marketing team spoke of for many months was providing something for our readers completely free of charge. We got to work on making lots of free things just for you.
ltl singapore opens We’ve enjoyed planting our flag throughout mainland China but to step further afield into Asia was always a goal of ours and Singapore seemed the perfect place.
ltl flexi classes is launched The brand new revolutionary way to study languages online – where students can study anywhere, anytime and have complete flexibility to cancel, re-book and change classes.
lex the lion is born An exciting project our Marketing team embarked on towards the end of 2020 was to bring LTL to life with our very first mascot. After months of debate we were delighted with Lex.
new languages launched Alongside Mandarin, we also teach Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, plus a number of Chinese dialects including Cantonese and Taiwanese (Hokkien).
our first vietnamese schoolVietnamese, to our surprise, proved to be our 2nd most popular language on Flexi Classes. We found a great location in Saigon and flung open our doors.
LTL IN NUMBERS
LTL IN THE PRESS
ACCREDITATIONS
IALC – International Association of Language Centres
The IALC was founded in 1983 and is today the world’s oldest and biggest international private language school association. As a fully accredited member, LTL is regularly inspected by the association and operates according to the IALC code of ethics.
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
as an accredited HSK testing centre in China
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE
as an accredited provider of “Educational Holiday Trips”
MSU
Michigan State University, United States of America
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
as an accredited “Provider of Cultural Exchange Programs”
HÖGSKOLEVERKET / CSN
Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
FHAM
University of Applied Management, Germany
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We have numerous exciting career opportunities available at LTL as we continue to expand. Explore our current job openings below and contact us if any are of interest to you.
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