LTL Language School 

I had a great experience at LTL in Beihai. Communication beforehand was good, with a video chat with Savannah to discuss expectations and do a level check. This was very helpful and allowed me to hit the ground running. Airport pickup was also smooth. Savannah was very helpful in my getting established in Beihai, as she helped me to rent a scooter and register with a police station. She also organized regular social events, which give a great opportunity to meet some local people and get some extra language practice.
I was also very happy with my teacher. She was very flexible and adaptable in terms of both timetable and approach to our classes. We had four hours of classes every day and she was very good company and patient throughout, giving good explanations and facilitating conversation, while pushing me to use newly learned vocabulary or structures.
I tried two homestays in Beihai. The first was fine, the two hosts were very friendly and the food great, but there was not so much space in my bedroom to work or study. After the first couple of days at the school, Savannah asked for feedback on the homestay. I said that it was fine and I was enjoying it, but was not overly comfortable for work and study. She then said that there were other options and took me to see my second homestay, which was very comfortable and more convenient for getting to work. The second homestay was a fantastic arrangement. There were three generations in the family, which gave a varied and interesting exposure to language. Everyone was very friendly, made me feel at home and talked with me. There was not much English spoken at home, so I got lots of practice and feel like a made a lot of progress outside of my classes thanks to the family.
Overall, I am very happy with my experience in Beihai and would very happily come again. I came with an HSK4 level and feel like I understood a lot and was able to participate in conversation and in daily life both at home, the school and outside.

The website is very organized. And so is the student portal. Very nice and helpful staff. And Kyle 선생님 is awesome!

Teachers like Tara Chen is dedicated and outstanding. Teacher student ratio at LTL Mandarin is 1:2 to 1:3 maximum insure intimate personal learning and understanding of Chinese words, phrases and paragraphs. Director of Studies Linda is personable and available to address students' concerns.

On the negative side LTL needs to change the carpet and insure that it is regularly steam-cleaned from students and teachers health standpoint. I am a physician who understands the value of cleanliness in everyone well-being.

I was with LTL in Chengde for 4 months from September to December.

I came to 承德 Chengde with basically no knowledge of the chinese language (only had a 2 weeks crash course before coming here) and I left Chengde speaking at an HSK 4 Level which is enough for daily conversations and a great foundation for the future learning chinese journey. Chengde is the perfect place to learn Chinese because first of all the Chinese language they speak today originates from around here so they speak the cleanest Chinese you will find in China (even some older generations). And secondly there are no foreigners in Chengde and the English level of the Chinese here is really bad - which is good for you because if you really want to see an improvement in your Chinese that's the best environment one could ask for!

I also lived in Shanghai and Beijing and other places in China after my time in chengde and I have to admit it is nowhere so easy to improve like in chengde. It's super easy to make friends, since you will be kinda treated like a star where ever you go. Everyone wants to talk to you (good for your learning) and wants to do something with you. So even for introverted shy people it will be great, if you can overcome certain social fears. People are super friendly and nice everywhere here. Haven't had one bad experience!

For LTL i can say that the host family is got assigned too was amazing! I could talk to their kids and the parents after and before school and we went out on weekends to do something together. I also didn't have a curfew or anything so If I decided to go to a bar to test my Chinese in a different setting it was totally fine. The LTL coordinator in Chengde alao had sooo many activities on hand and if you are ever bored she will have some could ideas ready immediately.

Living with an LTL host family is so beneficial for ur Chinese and your general experience of Chinese culture, especially since you're in a small Chinese city (still 350.000 people but for Chinese standards tiny). Don't be afraid to come here. There are bars, nightclub, sport clubs, a bunch of activities, traditional Chinese parks, sightseeing spots and so much more. It will be the best time!

The classes at LTL are very open for your criticize, if you dont like something just tell at the teacher and she/ he will change it up. Very easy and straight forward!

I really miss my time there, so everyone i am in north china I go to Chengde to visit my former host family for a few days 🥰

Erik :)

Teacher was instructive and patient

My name is Luca , I studied at LTL School in Tokyo from November last year.

I booked small group course as well as a home stay. I had mang amazing teachers that spanned the duration of the course and was well supervised.

Also I had very sister Miss Elli , She made sure I was comfortable in my homestay and bought me to a lot of local events , it was really fun and snowboarding is a great experience for me .

I definitely recommend LTL Tokyo Language School to anyone.

Studied with LTL during my one week educational leave (B2-C1 level) - again (it was the second time) very satisfied with the school and my teacher Alice.
Top organization of the classes, quick replies by the school staff before the classes started, and Alice proved (again) to be an excellent teacher - patient, knowledgeable and methodical. Thanks to her I made big progress.

Very professional organization, qualified teachers, flexible and accommodating- would recommend LTL anytime.
I went to their Beihai campus- really nice location a bit off the beaten track.

incredibly welcoming environment and individuals, so even if you don’t know anyone you feel comfortable and able to learn

I was really touched by everything at LTL. All details were really taken care.
The classes were very interesting, the professor Yang was very knowledgeable and patient.
Savannah took a good care of everything.
I really recommend LTL Beihai. Beihai is a beautiful city, nice weather, very warm people. The school is very well located.

La experiencia de clases de Chino Simplificado/Chino mandarín fue más que excelente. Superó mis expectativas sobradamente. Expongo en orden cronológico: en primer lugar, me alegré sobremnaera de haberme comprado del Survival Kit, cuando llegué a Beijing ya habia tenido varias conversaciones online y era parte del grupo de chat de la escuela. En el aeropuerto ya estaba mi conductor esperando para llevarme a la casa local donde LTL organizó mi estancia. Summer, mi generosa anfitriona me recibió y me cuidó ada uno de los días que estuve alli. Gracias Summer Wang por esos desayunos 😋. En la escuela me recibieron con el resto del aurvival kit, la tarjeta SIM que me duró no sólo el tiempo del curso, sino que un mes más y pude usarla para viajar por China. Muy conveniente.
Pero dejo lo mejor para el final, mi profesora y la escuela. Mi profesora, Xue Yang, es magnífica. Yo llevaba un nivel HSK1 basico. Y ella me dedicó mucho tiempo, avancé en una semana lo que no hbaia avanzado en un año estudiando todos los días. Tiene no solo mucja paviencia, sino que la capacidad para ponerse en la mentalidad del idioma que yo hablaba y tratar de comprender porqué me equivocaba de esa manera. 谢谢老师 Xue 🫶🏻🫶🏻.
Hay otro aspecto por wl que recomiendo LTL por encima de otras escuelas. Y es por su capacidad de crear comunidad entre estudiantes que llegamos sólos desde muy lejos y que en nuestra mayoría hacemos clases individuales únicamente. Es una escuela hospitalaria que organizan actividades incluyentes. Las student asvisors Linda Liu, Allessandra, Ilaria, por mencionar unas pocas, fueron geniales. Enseguida me encontré un grupo de amigos.
Aviso: es necesario saber inglés para que la experiencia aea más fructífera.
Volveré!!!

I was there in August 2025 for 4 weeks and was absolute beginner. I had lessons in the afternoon, 2 teachers, one on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and one on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Since I was the only absolute beginner in August in this school, I had one-on-one lessons for the normal group price.
It was a great experience...and the teachers are very professional and structured.
Since I was alone I could asked on what I would like focus the most, so I asked the teachers to help me with correct pronunciation (teacher speaks, I repeat multiple times, teacher corrects me), this helped and motivated a lot und is much better, then learning with apps like Duolingo or similar. I also liked the texts in the books (book 1-1 we finished, book 1-2 we started)

the school offered also activities, unfortunately most of them during my lessons, but in some activities I participated instead of having the lessons, after I talked with the teacher, e.g. in the calligraphie exercise. there and during lunch time I also met and talked to some other students of the other courses.

All in all very good, only one negative point: 4 hours per day was a little too much for me, since I had to be focused all the time in the one-on-one lessons, on some days I was very tired because of that;-)

I had a great experience with LTL in Beijing with my teacher carol.

I came to Chengdu to study with LTL and it has been a great experience.
My teacher (Pan Pan) tries different learning styles to see what is best for the student and makes learning feel simple.

After 1 week I can definitely see an improvement in my level (HSK 3)

Before deciding where to study Ilaria was very helpful with every detail about the stay, classes and all the logistic during my time in Korea. After deciding to study at LTL I was put in contact with 현영 and she assessed my Korean and also we had a talk about school, she’s been helpful during my time at Korea also rescheduling classes and it’s very attentive and kind person. Since I started learning Korean for the first time in September 2025, with no previous knowledge and I feel like my professor, 고 민지, has helped me a lot. I feel I can understand 45% of the conversation now and even if the grammar it very difficult, I feel that my professor explains it so well and is very attentive and that’s why I never want to miss a class even if I am sick. Manuel has been very helpful and funny since he speaks my language (spanish) it makes me feel like I am at home. For a week I had 지현 as a professor and I enjoyed studying with her because it was a different dynamic than with my other professor. Hailey is a very funny and energetic person and I like hanging out with her. Leo makes a lot of activities after class and he has become like our designated tour guide during my time in Korea. Leo makes sure everyone is enjoying their time, takes us to different activities around Seoul, we even went to JEJU island and was a very fun trip. I haven’t had Mr. Kyle as a professor but we meet outside and he always tries to help me with my Korean. Overall I would recommend coming to LTL they make you feel like home, they are very attentive and the most important thing is that my Korean is improving a lot while I have fun. The staff and professor are the best in my opinion, very profesional and fun at the same time.

This school was really really amazing!!
Before I attended the school I had initially contacted some of the teachers and staff for organising details and from the start, all of the staff were really nice and then after meeting them in person, they are even more friendly and helpful!! The classrooms are really neat and quiet inside. My teacher was a really kind person and we got along really well. I had got to practice speaking with my teacher and classmate a lot of times and also learned from a textbook, having a good balance of grammar and real speaking.
Overall I really enjoyed this school and would come back if I had the opportunity.

It was my fifth time coming back to LTL for language courses and this time I had Kyle as my teacher. After my lessons I could really tell that I was more comfortable speaking in daily life situations! What I particularly liked is that we took time to talk about my learning goals. Every person has their own goals and Kyle made sure that he adjusted the lessons to fit me instead of the other way around. I’ve been back multiple times so needless to say I’ll come back to LTL next time for sure. And I’d feel a lucky language learner if I had Kyle as my teacher again.

I'm working part-time in Beijing and study Chinese every morning for four weeks at LTL. They even helped me to organise a very spontaneous weekend retreat to Chengde in a 1-1 class.
An amazing adventure that I recommend to every intermediate Chinese speaker ☺️

Booked the 1-on-1 class with Jasmine in Hanoi!
She is very friendly and a great teacher especially if you start to learn vietnamese as a beginner!
The lessons are fun and very helpful

I had a great experience at LTL Beihai - the city is great for Chinese immersion as there are very few foreigners. And the city has great weather, a laid back vibe yet has all the amenities. My teacher was great and very flexibly adjusted to my needs.