Cantonese Language Programs

I've had an exceptionally good stay in Dalian with Teacher Li N. She was truly an excellent teacher and had prepared everything perfectly. Also, her family (mother and son) were really nice and welcoming! I highly recommend her as a teacher and as a homestay. I can’t praise her enough! This is my 4th one week of Chinese immersion in the last 2 years, and this experience has been really the best!

I was very impressed with the CLI program and felt well supported from arrival to departure. Staff were really helpful, nothing too much trouble. The interns were great to have around to chat with and to help on the weekend for newcomers without a clue about where to find things.

Febi is an amazing teacher. I love how she perseverenes in making sure my tones are correct. I feel I have gained many huge learnings that I can practice for the rest of my time learning Chinese. I am also looking forward to a return to CLI in the future. Writing the sentences for homework was very useful and gave me a great opportunity to practice what I learned in class. I will use this method to learn more Chinese in the future. Thank you soo much! Xie Xie ni :)

This was my favorite course - very challenging and Avril is a very effective teacher. I feel like I learned a lot and have now a lot of resources to continue on my own. If I ever return to CLI (I do plan to!), I will request Avril as my general teacher.

What I loved most about this programme was the unique experience of immersing myself in a different culture, livelihood, and language, which offered me a completely new way of knowing life. Simply by staying with a host family, I learned so much about the culture through the daily habits and wisdom shared by the community. I was made to feel extremely comfortable and treated with such pure kindness, which is why I would highly recommend Lingoinn to anyone looking to expand their horizons.

My stay in Taiwan was a great experience. The first time in my life I spoke Chinese for hours. It was great to see into two very different families and be part of their daily life, eat tasty meals and try new dishes which I never ate before. I feel I could really improve my listening and speaking skills and also got thaught some new valuable methods about how to study. From the first day when I wrote to Lingoinn everything went smooth, I can really recommend it.

Ruza was my comprehensive teacher for the whole five months of my enrolment. I arrived at CLI completely unfamiliar with Mandarin. She taught me with a depth and pace perfectly suited to providing a strong foundation for my language journey.

Day is an incredible teacher. I loved her energy, her great sense of humor, our ability to joke around, her willingness to talk about Chinese society today, her willingness to talk about movies (my line of work), and our respective families.

When I first arrived I didn't know what my Mandarin level was. Yamuna tried very hard to help me find the appropriate level and we finally settled on the HSK4 curriculum. The curriculum was a great study path for me. I consider Yamuna a friend. She is also a mother, like me, and it was helpful to have a teacher that could relate to me. I had many substitute teachers over my time here and each one of them was very skilled and friendly (Jasmine, Katerina, Flavia, Ivory, Albert...).

Rita and I had so much in common from the start and her way of teaching was extremely effective and appropriately catered to my needs. I really appreciate Rita's enthusiasm every class and the effort she puts in in making sure that I understand.

I stayed at a teacher’s home in Taiwan for one week. My teacher was very kind, and her family was warm and friendly. I only spoke Chinese while staying there, and my progress has been remarkable after just one week. The most enriching part was the fact that we were just immersed in Chinese when we weren't in lessons. I would definitely recommend a homestay for my friends.

My goal for these 5 weeks at CLI was to improve my speaking and listening. Quentin made me focus precisely on these two areas for the entire class. I feel we achieved what could be achieved in five weeks. My level clearly improved. Very effective teacher. I especially liked his sustained energy throughtout the lesson, which was very helpful since this was my second class of the day and I often started feeling mentally tired in the second half of class. I recommend Quentin strongly.

I loved my classes with Allison because they reminded me of my childhood and college Chinese teachers. I really liked the way Allison spoke Chinese at full speed without English because that matched the way I like to learn. Having this rapid pace really allowed me to fully embrace the lesson.

Laura is an amazing teacher! She does something different and fun almost every class. She has made learning Chinese interesting and fun by using poetry, songs, history, art, games, jokes, etc. She has a passion for teaching! All the while I am speaking, listening, and learning.

My trip to Taiwan was great. I also spent a week in Yilan studying Chinese. The personalized program was extremely helpful, and my vegetarian dietary requirements were fully accommodated. Thank you for everything.

As a teacher myself, it was very clear that Abigail is an outstanding teacher. In addition to speaking/listening skills we often discussed Chinese culture and customs, which I have found quite useful, and history, of which she has an impressive depth of knowledge.

I feel like Kolok is really on my wavelength. He has a very good ability to sense exactly what I don't understand and quickly explain it using Mandarin and gestures. When composing a sentence in Chinese, there are many areas where I may stumble, such as the grammar, the vocabulary, the pronunciation, and the overall meaning of the sentence, and many other areas where I am proficient. He was able to quickly isolate and explain my problem so I could quickly progress.

Susan was an outstanding teacher. She reinforced correct sentences and corrected those needing it with consistency. She had excellent wait time when I was thinking and did not provide clues to help unless I wanted them. She reinforced grammar and circled back to support it. I would have liked to have had more classes with her.

After nearly a one year hiatus from the HSK 4A book, Kolok and I went reviewed the book and completed 95% of it during my month at CLI. We mixed the class with an appropriate level of conversation to keep the class from being too bookish. Kolok possesses a deep understanding of the grammar and conveyed that information when he corrected my errors. He's a very pleasant and patient teacher.

I had a wonderful week in Shenzhen. My teacher and her family were extremely accommodating, and I couldn’t thank them enough. I also learned a lot, both Mandarin and Cantonese. For anyone looking for a shortcut to improve their Chinese, I recommend this programme.

Lingoinn Teacher Homestay responded to this reviewMarch 13, 2026

Dear Kevin, thank you so much for sharing your experience. We're pleased that you've had a wonderful week in Shenzhen and that your Mandarin and Cantonese have improved. We look forward to welcoming you back to the programme in future.