Silk Mandarin - Language Training Institute

One child and I have just completed HSK 3 level, my husband and 2 other kids are beginner. 3 did Intensive classes 30h a week, 2 summer camp. I can highly recommend this language school as especially their blended learning concept with online self-studying modules is ideal for preparing the online classes. The teachers are patient and very kind. A big thank you for CoCo who supported the whole family with any problems (mobile broke down, driver was needey...). And thank you to Echo who was improving my spoken Chinese a lot.

I originally planned to take advantage of the summer break to send my child to Suzhou for a week of Chinese language study, so I searched online and found information about SilkMandarin. After some preliminary communication with them, they provided a professional language consultation. This time, I enrolled in their Youth Chinese Intensive Private Course after the demo class. Christina is very professional teacher. During the first class with my child, she conducted a more detailed language proficiency assessment and initially confirmed that his level was between HSK 2 and HSK 3. Right after the first lesson, she provided a detailed evaluation report of the proficiency test results along with a subsequent study plan. Their courses are also flexibly adjusted during the teaching process based on the child's receptiveness. We initially signed up for 24 lessons and later added 6 more. After this intensive study, my child's Chinese proficiency improved very quickly. I am extremely satisfied with the results of this course! Highly recommended!

What I enjoyed most about this program was the homestay element. I believe that it gave me insight into how Chinese people live on a day to day basis and it also gave me a very authentic environment to put my Chinese to the test. I also really liked how the hosts spoke Chinese the entire time, something I would have liked the staff/teachers to try to do a tiny bit more of. Overall, the lessons were very organized and the activities very structured, which was great! Overall, a fantastic first exposure to Chinese language and culture.