Silk Mandarin Language Tranining Institute Avaliações 

I'm very happy with my experience, it was easier than i thought to learn my first chinese characters. I went through an online class for 10 lessons, the teachers are here to explain details about characters that make them fun to learn and easier to remember. My teacher was Sisi!
Also the school helped me a LOT with getting my visa and with the problems i had while applying for it. I've been in contact with a total of 5 different teachers/managers, and all of them were lovely and very polite. I can't wait to go on with my course in Shanghai!

My main goal was to learn as much as possible within a short period of time during my stay in Shanghai. I went to Silk Mandarin every day and took one on one classes for 2 months in total. My Mandarin skills were non existent before I took classes. My learning curve was great, because I can manage my daily life using Chinese. Everybody at Silk Mandarin was helpful with all of my questions. My teacher Jane Wu motivated me every time I felt that I can't keep up anymore. She also supported me with knowledge about the Chinese culture, which is as much important as learning the language.

The school replied to my questions in a very professional way, which was one of the reasons why I chose Silk Mandarin. Also the online teaching videos are really helpful and fun to learn with. Everything is explained in detail and in a fun way. I liked preparing for the class and reviewing again after class. This made my lessons in class much more effective, because I could already use what I learned and practice with my teacher.

I am really happy that I chose Silk Mandarin and I can recommend this school hundred percent to anybody who wants to learn Chinese in a friendly and challenging environment. I almost finished HSK 3 within a couple of months and I will also take online classes when I am back in Germany.

Silk Mandarin is a very well organized language school and a great way to learn a lot in a short amount of time. Just within 2 months, my mandarin improved by a lot. My instructor (Christina) was very knowledgeable and was always available to answer my questions. All in All, a great overall experience.

I have been so impressed with my learning experience with Silk Mandarin! The teachers are kind, attentive and knowledgeable and they really care about making sure I truly understand what I’m learning. In addition, the school frequently asks for feedback and takes the feedback received very seriously. I have learned so much through my two courses with them and I look forward to continuing my study in the future!

My classes with Christina have been very useful in improving my Chinese skills. She has been very flexible and attentive to my needs, adapting the classes to my level. I highly recommend Silk Mandarin Language School to anyone seeking an effective approach to learning the Chinese language.

I tried to learn Chinese with a private teacher and After 4 months I gave up because I could not see real improvement and got desperate. 4 years later I came across a very funny and creative video about chinese language. I found out that the video was created by a chinese language school (Silk Mandarin) in Shanghai and I watched more of their videos. After watching some of the videos, I got motivated and decided to give chinese a second try! I started from the beginning, HSK 1 Blended course which is amazing for people with tight schedules. Because each student studied the lesson before class on our own time and during the online class we just practiced and reviewed if we had some questions. Silk Mandarin was very flexible and helped me finding a class that fitted my schedule perfectly. This course was great to remind myself what I learned before and practice my pronunciation during the class. After I completed the HSK1 course I decided to continue with HSK2 but I told Silk Mandarin that I wanted a different type of blended course. Once again they were very flexible and helpful. They offered me a Blended Course with onsite class instead of online. Online Blended course was a good start but onsite class is better for further levels like HSK2. I think the communication between teacher and student flows better and it really makes a difference to improve pronunciation.

I've been a student at Silk Mandarin for 14 months, taking between 1.5 and 3 hours of classes per week and in that time my mandarin capability has greatly improved. Sarah has been a wonderful teacher and has tailored my course to suit my needs, mixing in HSK and practical vocabulary. Cultural context and self-study suggestions are also given. Would highly recommend Silk Mandarin to anyone looking to take their learning experience to the next step.

Thank you every time.
I am satisfied with the lessons.
The small class size suits me very well.
The teacher teaches very rhythmically.
She also teaches me not only Chinese, but sometimes also about Chinese culture and customs.
It's an advantage to be able to learn while I study.
If I could freely request, I would like to have more opportunities to speak and to have my pronunciation corrected.
Thank you very much.
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I always wanted to learn Chinese since I have arrived in China. Before, I was in country side and I couldn't have face to face class so I had to learn by myself. I have reached a plateau and thanks to Silk Mandarin I have been able to better understand grammar while getting new vocabulary, starting my HSK 4 classes now !

I choose Silk Mandarin because a friend of mine was learning with them and became so much fluent in Chinese. I was and am still jealous of his chinese level.

I believe the interactions with th teacher is the most but not least apprciated factor for me. Sometimes I found the methodology hard but I like to be challenged.

I've really enjoyed the one on one experience of working and learning with Catherine from Silk Mandarin. She is always so positive genuinely cares about how I am doing. There are many learning tools including your books, videos and powerpoints and lessons are really interactive.
Silk Mandarin can cater for your learning needs, tailoring a program to suit your level, and your budget.

I really liked my teacher Christana. How she approached the subject professionally and was patient with me. I also really liked the extra curricular activities I was able to take online in addition to the private lessons.
All my communication with Silk Mandarin staff have been positive.🥇

My experience at Silk Mandarin has been great. My 1 on 1 classes have been well-paced and useful. My teacher always expands on grammar and phrases from the text to give context and depth to the lessons. I also feel like I can always take my time to practice speaking, even if it gets off topic, without feeling like it is disrupting the planned lesson. My only qualm was that I couldn’t find a group class to join, but this was more an issue with scheduling with other students.

I found out about Silk Mandarin from a colleague who had taken classes with them and was really satisfied. I decided to sign up for the beginner level and do not regret it. I had tried to learn Chinese on my own, but could never find a good system to follow, and without support, I always ended up interrupting my studies. Ever since I started taking classes with Silk Mandarin, I have felt that I am finally making progress in my study of the Chinese language.

Everyone at Silk Mandarin is extremely friendly and helpful. There are many different course options - group classes or individual lessons, so everyone can find a format that works best with their schedule and learning style. I have really enjoyed the individual lessons because I can plan them around my free time, and we can go at a pace that works for me: sometimes faster, sometimes slower, depending on my understanding of the material we are studying. The teachers are very friendly, encouraging, and knowledgeable, presenting the information very clearly. They are also always happy to answer any questions. There is a very helpful online platform where one can get access to all audio files, characters, and grammar information.

Silk Mandarin is a great place to learn Chinese. I can only highly recommend them.

I am studying with Silk for one year now. I am happy and satisfied with the learning experience. The teachers have a professional background and adapt the learning techniques according to the strength of the student. I have a 1:1 class, but there are different classes available.
Silk is also organizing activities and events. This is always fun and a good way to get in contact with new people.
I will continue to study with Silk.

I have been studying Chinese with Silk Mandarin for the past couple of years, and I can honestly say that no other language school teaches Chinese with an emphasis on quality, attention to detail, and Chinese culture the way that Silk Mandarin does. I have tried a couple of other language schools to see if I could take classes at a cheaper rate. The first time, I was forced to ask for a refund after a month, because the quality of instruction was so underwhelming compared to the excellent language instruction I received from my wonderful teacher, Yanqin laoshi. This other school merely focused on teaching as many vocabulary words as possible and completely ignored grammar and other important aspects of learning a language, such as culture, and everyday use of language by ordinary Chinese. The second time I looked for slightly cheaper classes, the teacher was always on her phone during the test trial lesson. So, I didn’t bother to make further inquiries into their language learning packages.

At Silk Mandarin, Yanqin laoshi and I don’t just focus on learning new vocabulary words, but also on important grammar structures, common phrases, sayings and slang that everyday Chinese would typically use, pronunciation, important techniques to accelerate my language learning, such as Silk Mandarin’s “slow motion technique,” and Yanqin laoshi also teaches me about Chinese culture to better contextualize certain words and characters, so that I can better remember them in addition to learning about Chinese culture. I find this very valuable, because language and culture are deeply intertwined. Furthermore, everyone, including Sylvia, a customer care representative/manager for Silk Mandarin is very supportive and has my best interest at heart with regards to accelerating my language learning.

As for my teacher Yanqin laoshi, I feel very blessed and fortunate to have Yanqin laoshi as a teacher. She is one of the kindest most empathetic people I have ever known. When I first took classes with Silk Mandarin, I was working one of my first jobs out of college in Shanghai for an education consulting company. One of my managers delegated a lot of work to me at the last minute right before the holidays, which stressed me out greatly for a period of 3 months. Sometimes, I would come to class crying in tears. I would imagine its pretty difficult to do your job as a teacher when a student is always crying in your class. Haha. However, Yanqin laoshi was always so kind and patient and allowed me to talk about my feelings about work with her using Chinese. So, I had a therapist and a teacher in one. Good bang for my buck! Haha. This way, I was still able to learn Chinese and make good use of our time together, despite being in tears. Also, one time I told Yanqin laoshi that I hadn’t seen my family in like two years because of the strict lockdowns and would probably be spending the Chinese Autumn Festival alone and she was so kind to send me a huge box of moon cakes! I was so pleasantly surprised and touched by this kind, heartwarming gesture. Also, recently, I was really upset about not being able to purchase medicine for my facial acne during the lockdowns here in Beijing, and Yanqin laoshi helped me successfully purchase the medicine after one of our classes. Yanqin isn’t just an excellent and hardworking, skilled teacher, but she has also become my good friend. ~ ~

As for Yanqin’s teaching skill, I have yet to have a Chinese teacher as skilled in teaching as Yanqin. In fact, Yanqin is a far better teacher than the vast majority of professors I had in college. I gain so much knowledge about the Chinese language from every single class I take with Yanqin. She is incredibly passionate and hardworking about teaching Chinese and has even told me that she loves her job and plans to teach Chinese to students eager to learn the language for the rest of her life. Of course, she is young and doesn’t know what the universe has in store for her with regards to her teaching career and life. ~ Yanqin laoshi spends extra time outside of her teaching hours developing elaborate and comprehensive exercise sheets and learning aids to help students understand important grammar structures and words. Another thing I really appreciate about Yanqin laoshi is that she really wants students to “understand” Chinese and not just memorize a bunch of grammar rules and vocabulary words. So, she typically goes into great detail to explain certain words and grammar structures that are more profound to Chinese language than others. She is somehow able to do this so efficiently, as during every class we have together, we are still able to get through a lot of material. I really love and appreciate Yanqin laoshi as my teacher and wish nothing but good things for her. I hope this review helps. ~ ~

Silk Mandarin is the only school I have had the pleasure to learn chinese at and actually experience a systematic and enjoyable learning environment. The lessons are clearly stuctured and the teachers are not just simply teaching and looking at the clock, they are proactive and give real life practical situational learning. They keep you accountable for improvement and confident to use Chinese in the real world. Highly recommended.

I´ve realized I should learn Mandarin after I decided to do business with Chinese people. I had no choice but to study online, so I started looking for a Chinese language school. Sooner I came across Silk Mandarin.
There I found a highly qualified team and unique teaching method. Its business development team was effective at organizing the class schedule due to my time zone difference. Teachers go an extra mile providing online tools to practice and additional materials to help me with characters and listening. In a brief time, I was already feeling comfortable with the new language.
I highly recommend Silk Mandarin for anyone seeking to learn or improve Mandarin in a fast and pleasant way.

For a person like me, who doesn't have much free time, this course is perfect. It's once a week but lasts for 90minutes. A lots of material is covered in just one class and then it's self study that reinforces the learning. The videos on the teaching platform are very helpful and well designed in terms of duration and interactive content. The classes are fun and engaging and filled with interesting activities. I have nothing but great things to say about Silk Mandarin Training Institute. Keep up the good work!

I really liked the flexibility of this course. It worked well with busy scheduling, and the expectations were clear and upfront. One draw back was that if your time difference was as mine, you'd have to have class at an awkward hour However, It was still compensated by very active teachers. I thought the school text books are very realistic and expressive. I thought the class notes that followed each chapter were very well detailed and the book supported the chapters very well too. I really enjoyed taking your course. Even though this is not the first online Chinese language course I am taking, it is by far the most useful one I have had so far.. Thank you Hannah 老师!!

trainings was good, recommended.