Jade Chinese School

"I am very much enjoying learning Chinese with Julia Tai who is a knowledgeable, experienced and patient teacher. There are 2 things I particularly like about her teaching. First, despite following a curriculum that is well structured and organized, she also improvises many details depending on the one-to-one interaction during lessons. Second, if what I say or write is incorrect or needs improvement, she carefully considers several alternatives as she tries to come up with better ways to express my thoughts. That allows me to learn various possibilities instead of a single answer. I believe that both of those ways of teaching will prepare me better for real-life conversational situations. I recommend her highly to anyone who is serious about learning Chinese."

"Learning Mandarin is a journey and Julia made it so easy. She is by far the most patient teacher. Throughout my language learning experience she has been very supportive - I have been able to converse freely in Mandarin and use these skills within my work environment. Julia gives useful advice and feedback, she will guide you through your learning challenges and effectively bring about solutions. I used to forget characters easily, and she had productive strategies to help me overcome this barrier, now my memorization is more efficient. I highly recommend her as Mandarin teacher. Julia 非常感谢你对我的中文学习的帮助。"

"Learning Mandarin has been an enriching and rewarding experience for me. As a complete beginner, you can easily feel overwhelmed and daunted by the prospect of discovering a language with a reputation for being exceptionally difficult. However, thanks to Julia’s patience, comprehensive mindset and teaching methods, my journey into the world of Mandarin has been both fulfilling and enjoyable. Learning Mandarin has presented its share of challenges, particularly in understanding pronunciation and characters, but with engaging lessons and personalized feedback you will get there! Julia’s classes gather a mix of reading and listening exercises, grammar explanation along with writing periods, to make sure that you are learning in the right way. This enabled me to successfully pass HSK1 with a perfect score on my way to HSK2. Now living in China, it really is enjoyable to be able to speak and follow easy conversations with my colleagues, interact in day-to-day situations, and connect with locals. It is also the first step to dig into this complex and rich culture. The road is still long but Mandarin is definitely addictive and makes you want to know more about it!"

"I've studied Mandarin with teacher Julia for over two years. Learning Chinese is very challenging and I've sometimes felt discouraged, but Julia has kept encouraging me, and I'm glad she did. Today, as an expat living in China, I'm very thankful for Julia's professionalism and great teaching skills. I am able to communicate with locals and hold a conversation entirely in Chinese. I can also read Chinese characters and it makes my life much easier in China! I've had other Chinese teachers and felt like "going as fast as we can" and memorizing is what they are going for. On the other hand, Julia is very patient and attaches a lot of importance to "mastering what you know" before moving on to something else, which I think is very important in order to learn a new language effectively. 谢谢Julia老师！"

"I’ve studied mandarin with teacher Julia and I can strongly recommend her for your learning. She is very patient and always find a way to help you understand what you need. She is very professional, her method is very effective and I’ve made progress very quickly. She is always nice and smiling, the class environment is happy and relaxed and this builds your confidence in speaking the language. Thanks to teacher Julia I’m able to use my mandarin skills in my daily life and my life in China is way more easy than before. I strongly recommend Jade Chinese School. Julia 老师是一位非常好的语文老师!"