Justus Germany

Justus and friends at LTL Beijing

I have spent a little over four months Beijing at LTL attending group class, it was an intriguing experience.

The teachers and staff did a great job making me feel welcome and helping find my way.

My mandarin improved greatly over my stay something I attribute almost entirely to my teachers patience teaching prowess and there ability to always keep me motivated.

On top of that I got experience authentic Chinese every day life and culture all of which I am very thankful for.

Raphael Germany

I found out by searching the web. I liked the webpage and LTL seems to have a good variety of activities besides just learning the language.

I wasn’t too bothered about the culture shock in Beijing. However, maybe a little bit worried about the transfer from the airport to the apartment but there was a guy at the reception who took care of me. I was also a bit worried about the police registration but this was all taken care of so there were no problems.

Regarding my teachers, the first week I was alone with Stephanie and I think I made really quick progress because it was 1 on 1.

The next week two others joined so the speed slowed down a bit but still really helpful. Having other people in the class meant you had more time to think about things. Jacqueline gave classes for my last week.

The location of the school is good because it’s not that far away from the centre of the city and it’s quite close to Sanlitun.

I think I will return to LTL!

Zoe UK

I had recently moved to China and wanted to kick-start my Chinese language learning, mainly concentrating on speaking and practical use. LTL did not disappoint! They were extremely flexible with my not-so-flexible work schedule, and I was even able to join onto a course half-way through.

This was a group course, but often it turned out that I was the only student, so I also got some great one-on-one practice with my lovely teacher, Lucy. I only attended class 2 times a week of an evening, but I felt my language, and most importantly my confidence with the Chinese language improved greatly. 

Lucy structured lessons based on life in Beijing, and she would structure learning materials around my level.

Despite my basic level, we would also only ever speak in Chinese (when possible!) meaning it was great language immersion. By the end of it, we became good friends and I didn’t want the lessons to be over! 

I hope to go back to the school in a few more months time for another language boost. 

Jean-Paul Mexico

My Chinese lessons were really fun. I enjoyed the group classes and the diversity of each teacher was useful for learning Chinese language. Overall I’ve studied with three different teachers. All of them were great and had different strong sides to their teaching ways. We managed to build good relationship with the teachers and other classmates.

Our teachers also taught us about Chinese culture and the Chinese mentality which was very useful when it came to day to day life.

Frederic Belgium

At LTL I was in a small group of 4 people. We all were beginner level in Chinese and from different countries which was a great mixture.

This made it fun cause we would compare how we’d say things back in our home countries. We also helped each other when needed.

The teacher was following a book to teach us the basics. She also prepared a lot of materials on the side like: pictures, exercises and role-plays.

Thank you LTL and xiexie laoshi!