Lingoinn Teacher Homestay

I couldn’t take the one week homestay in Shanghai as my travel plan was changed, but I agreed to write this review because of the services I received from Lingoinn for my inquiry and planning. I was impressed by the professionalism of Lingoinn teachers. I talked to teacher Ying in London who sounded very knowledgeable and friendly. After our phone conversation, she made a detailed learning plan focusing on my speaking and gave me a lot of information about the host teacher and family. She helped me decide the activities that could improve my Chinese. When I requested to learn some business expressions for my work, she recommended a business Chinese book and made a list of useful topics for me. She even offered me a Skype meeting with the teacher in Shanghai to discuss it further! I was very disappointed when I had to go to Seoul directly without a stopover in Shanghai due to work. I will definitely make another homestay plan with Lingoinn soon.

I have stayed two weeks in Shanghai and one week in Chengdu. Lingoinn has been super useful in helping me prepare for the homestay, whether that was emailing back and forth with Ying and having conversations surrounding what to expect when I get there, to what to pack and what to expect from the teachers. Lingoinn was very helpful in preparing me as much as possible before I embarked on the journey because even though there are friendly faces waiting for me on the other side, they were faces I didn’t know yet so having someone in London to prepare me and be there for me, checking on me throughout the entire process has been super supportive. I got tons of amazing information from Lingoinn and everything was so easy, even the process of obtaining the Chinese visa which is notoriously difficult, I found to be a breeze. There was a step by step guide on Lingoinn’s website and I just followed it and got my visa so easily even my Chinese friends were surprised. I really appreciated that. I’ve loved the organisational skills of Lingoinn, from how quickly they got the invitation letters and organised everything, to the constant reassurance before my trip and throughout it, like wishing me a good flight, asking how my first day has gone and how my first week has gone. I really appreciated the one to one support I got from Lingoinn. The teachers were absolutely amazing and I learned a lot, not only Mandarin but also the culture and how to interact with people. The personal care and kindness I received was unlike any other homestay programme. I had a truly amazing time!

I stayed 1 week with a Lingoinn teacher in Chengdu. I liked many things about this programme, but I liked the most was the fact that I could do homestay with professional teachers. So the actual learning time I felt was much longer than just 2 hours per day. I had great chance to experience Chinese culture and had interaction with family members on the daily basis. The teacher prepared learning materials by herself which was contemporary and up to date. It can be used on the streets or at work. The 2 hours one to one lesson could be a bit long, but the teacher kept it very fun and interesting. I work in finance industry which is quite busy. Even during my homestay, I had to spend a lot of time doing my daily work. The teacher volunteered to help me preparing my meeting with the Chinese company. It showed her passion to help students learn Chinese language and culture. I found Lingoinn’s staff and support in general very professional and helpful. In most cases, we communicated via emails and the responses had been very quick. I also got introduced to the local manager and talked with her over Wechat which was helpful. This is a very useful immersive programme. I can definitely recommend it to my friends and anyone who wants to learn Chinese.