Silk Mandarin - Language Training Institute

Nice, informative, friendly, efficient

I started learning Chinese last year with silk mandarin and will continue this year as I can see the results and want to improve more.
They provide you with good and helpful materials, such as books, exercises, vocabulary cards,... The staff is very friendly and always there to help you. The teachers adapt the lesson's speed and difficulty to your level to ensure you with your own best learning experience and a good progress.
The schedule of the different classes can be arranged to fit your needs and they are flexible with arrangements.
The group sizes is not too big (we're 3 students in my class) and depends on you level and schedule.
They also organize some nice social events during the year and not just only teach you the language but you will get to know more about the Chinese culture, too.

publicado 6 años atrás

Silk Mandarin

The first time I heard about Silk mandarin it was through a friend. My friend in question had another friend who worked there. While the thought of learning chinese attracted me it was not feasible at the time with my schedule. After a while my schedule allowed me enough time to begin my studies and so silk mandarin was my first option after my friends compelling recommendation.

I have now been studying at silk mandarin for over a month. Before enrolling at silk mandarin my chinese level was bare minimum so when I began，at first I had some private lessons to give me the systematic basis I needed to continue ie pinyin. Within month I went from none to hsk one and on then to hsk two. I feel I can now confidently have a basic conversation with a native speaker.

At the moment I am studing hsk two as mentioned before，my teacher Hannah has made learning chinese a breeze with her marvelous explanations and methods. She is very helpful even when it comes down to answering all of my vexing questions. In all honestly I could use a bit of her patience in my daily life. I can not emphasize how brilliant she is.

When I am not at the school I use the magic pen and cards to revise the new vocabulary I have learnt，both the pronounciation and charachters. I can not imagine revision without them they truly are a wonderful and helpful aid especially with all those pesky tones.

Although I have only been at silk mandarin for a short period I could not help but notice that everybody is so close like a small un-orthadox family. They are constantly arranging and running activities for the members and staff that further strenghten relations and although I have yet to make it to an even,t I am sure that there will be many more to come were I can make my appearance.

Silk Mandarin is located in jingan in the SOHO building and super easy to find. The office itself is very cozy, its a bright and uplifting environment aswell as being warm and welcoming. The moment you enter， you are greeted by smiling faces and the smell of freshly brewed coffee. Once seated in one of their classrooms you engulfed in a whole new bubble of comfort and security with the freedom to work at your own optimum pace.

Everyone at silk mandarin has been nothing but nice to me from the very begining whether it be the receptionist welcoming you when you enter or the chats between classes with other staff and students while everyone is refueling with coffee. Every one has a mutual understanding and interest in bettering themselves and taking on the task of learning chinese and that has brought them all together under the one roof. Any questions you have will not go unanswered，anytime you need help, someone is there to lend you a hand.

I am thoroughly confident to entrust silk mandarin with my chinese studies and I will continue to recommend them whenever possible as so far, the results have astounded my collegues and I, as well as others around me. Not to brag but yes the results are very positive and I could not have done it alone.

publicado 6 años atrás

Choosing Silk Mandarin was a great decision!

I studied with Silk Mandarin for several months and I was always excited to go to class and to see all of the staff and the other students. I felt really welcome every time I entered the school and the teachers were all incredibly friendly, helpful and patient. My Chinese improved drastically as soon as I started at Silk Mandarin and after taking classes for around six months I passed the HSK 3 exam. I could really tell that the teachers wanted me to profit as much as possible and would answer all of the millions of questions I always had. I also made a lot of great friends at the school and looking back I’m really happy to have picked Silk Mandarin. Thank you very much for everything!

publicado 6 años atrás

Helpful and superfriendly

Since I arrived in Shanghai I thought learn Chinese will improve my life quality. However at the beginning I choose a more amateur and easy way to learn with a friend of mine. After I decided to ask support to a professional school and professional teacher. Many people recommend me Silk Mandarin. I have been at Silk Mandarin since January and have really enjoyed my experience here. The classes are just want I was looking for in an intensive language program, and the teachers and staff are super friendly and helpful. In addition to classes, the school offers several activities each week which are great for learning more about Chinese culture or meeting new people. I would definitely recommend this program if you are looking for a Chinese language program in Shanghai.

publicado 6 años atrás

Silk madarin : when learning Chinese becomes a pleasure !

I was so lucky to have found the school when I first started learning Chinese last year (January 2017). As soon as I came in Amy was so nice and accommodating, she helped me with so many things like finding an apartment or figuring out some different aspect of the life in Shanghai. She has that energy that makes you joyful and happy ! I was assigned to Jasmine teacher, which is also something i am still so thankful for. She is ,in my opinion, the best Chinese teacher you can have and also one of the best person I know !
A little bit after I started my courses I also met amy Lina, who is such a wonderful and kind person and who also helped me with many things !!
Actually, everyone in the school is so nice and friendly like a big family from the director to all the teachers, which is something you don't usually find in a school!
From the few words I knew in Chinese, when I first came, I was able to pass the hsk4 with a fairly good grade 275 only about five months after I first started learning (every week day only on mornings in a group class). What I liked about the group classes was the good atmosphere and the fact that we could discuss many interesting topics and exchange opinions (in Chinese of course :)).
After going back, I still kept in touch as I wanted to take the hsk5 test ( I took about 3 months of courses before going back).
One year later I took advantage of my vacations and came back for about 3 weeks to finally take the test (one on one courses with jasmine). She really helped me a lot, we practiced together, I gave her a hard time since she had to review with me the 2500 words for the test:) but in the end I passed with a 244 score.
It was a bit long but I just want to finish by saying that everyone can learn Chinese, you just need the right motivation and the right school, which is for me, without any doubt, silk mandarin.

publicado 6 años atrás

Happy with this online course

Because I don't live all the time in China, but I wanted to start learning Mandarin, I'm happy to have found this possibility for an online course.
I'm flexible in when it is suitable to have a lesson. All the time I have the same teacher. We can see and hear each other. She can improve my pronunciation (which is really important and necessary). My teacher Shirley uses a digital classroom board. And after the lesson she sends me the notes of that lesson.

publicado 7 años atrás

Great Chinese language school ! :)

I have been with Silk Mandarin for over two years now and can highly recommend it to anyone who wish to develop their Chinese skills while having a full time job! I do the part-time course, which means I have classes twice a week in the evening after work, which is perfect. No matter how busy a day I have had I am always looking forward to go to classes. One of the reasons for this is definitely because of the warmly atmosphere of the school, which allow you to get a great relationship with both the teachers and your fellow classmates. I have also taken a semester at university studying Chinese, but find Silk Mandarin school a much more personal, flexible and professional place to study.

publicado 7 años atrás

Student

The teachers at Silk Mandarin are very committed to making their classes effectively useful all the while keeping it fun. I started taking group classes in 2016 with them in Shanghai, and since moving away in 2017, I have been taking online classes. I am very happy that I have been able to continue making progress on my Mandarin skills. 谢谢老师！！！

publicado 7 años atrás

Memorable Experience at Silk Mandarin

A friend of mine, who studied at Silk Mandarinbefore, highly recommended me this school when I told her that I want to learn madarin. I got in touch with Amy who promptly replied to my inquiry and helped me so well with finding the right course and accommodation. Furthermore, she helped me a lot with a VISA issue I had and smoothly coorinated the airport pick up in Shanghai.
When I arrived at the school (which is located on the 6th floor of a top modern skyscraper) l was warmly welcomed by everyone and amazed by the very clean and well equipped school.
I had 80 hours of 1on1 private lessons with Andy who is honestly the best language teacher I've ever had (I've studied 4 languages before). With her you can laugh and learn a lot at the same time. Especially when you have difficulties to learn the Chinese characters, she can always make up a story how to remember them.
In general, everyone at the school encourages you all the time to speak mandarin as much as possible. There are even talking corners during the weeks where teachers and students meet to practice their speaking, and this all for free! Every Friday there is a freetime activity where the school organizes something such as pottery class, mahjong or a chinese food tasing.

I want to thank the whole Silk Mandarin Team for such an unforgettable time I had with you will recommend you to anyone out there who wants to learn mandarin in a fun and very efficient way.

publicado 7 años atrás

A great 中国 experience!

Chinese courses were really good, I improved the language also for patient and well knowledgeable teachers.
An experience that everybody should try!
They also helped me with the accomodation and how to deal with Shanghai.

publicado 7 años atrás