Testimonials

I have been a student at TouchChinese for about two years. The teachers are enthusiastic, professional, and reliable. The organization is professionally run and maintains its commitment to students. The teachers and managers are flexible with the timing and frequency of lessons. It is very easy to arrange lessons and communicate on line with TouchChinese. I found TouchChinese a great help in learning Mandarin, especially the spoken language.

I have found Touch Chinese language instruction to be convenient, engaging and very enjoyable. I never thought I would learn Chinese language as quickly as I am through Touch Chinese, and it really helps to have lessons over Skype with a native Chinese instructor based in China. I am even learning some Chinese writing, which I never thought I would be able to do. I strongly recommend Touch Chinese for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin in a convenient and highly professional setting.

It is with the utmost pleasure that I write this recommendation based on my experience with TouchChinese. I came to Eric with a fairly good background in Chinese having studied at the Beijing Language Institute and living in China for nearly 7 years. In addition, my wife is Chinese and so for the last 10+ years I’ve had exposure to Chinese and do speak it daily.

However, what I always wanted was an opportunity to improve my skills to a more advanced level, gaining a deeper understanding of the culture and technical language points, and to improve my reading and writing. Some of you may wonder, why not have my wife teach me? Well for one, she is an accountant not a language teacher. Secondly. while there are some areas she can help with she does not possess the specialized training in teaching Chinese to foreigners. It would be like me teaching English to Chinese (which I have done and feel somewhat sorry for those that suffered through my classes) .

For years I researched my options:

• Private tutor/classes in the US – too expensive and lots of inconvenient travel time
• University classes – all during the day, not possible to attend with a full time job
• Community College classes – great price point, but not advanced enough for my needs

About two years ago I started to research the internet as online Chinese classes were become popular. I found one of the larger companies (that shall remain nameless) and from the advertisement it looked pretty good. After the free trial a sales person tried to “work me” into this very expensive plan with no flexibility and they wanted several thousand dollars upfront.

Last year during a business trip to China I stumbled across TouchChinese on an internet search. I was very skeptical but decided to give it a try. I had a trial lesson with Kitty, which went really well. Much to my surprise I was not hounded by a sales person to pay thousands of dollars afterwards. A few months later I discussed my personal plans with Eric and started formal lessons with Kitty.

I’ve been studying with Kitty at TouchChinese for a few months now and really love it! For me, with a hectic works schedule, 2 children, and international travel, flexibility was key and TouchChinese has been wonderful in this area. I am not forced to take lessons when its not convenient for me. I can take 1 a week or 3 a week and can schedule a lesson with about 24 hours notice.

Flexibility aside, the quality of instruction is superb, which was another concern. My instructor has her Masters in Chinese and knows the challenges that westerners face. She is able to pinpoint certain areas and explain them quite clearly. She also provides supplemental material that helps with the integration and understanding of my lessons. I look forward to each lesson as I know I will really get a lot out of it.

I am extremely pleased with my TouchChinese experience and plan on staying with them for quite a while. I told my teacher (Kitty) that I would continue to study Chinese until all areas (reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation) are the same as a native!

I was also fortunate enough to meet both Eric and Kitty during my last business trip to China and in addition to being very professional, they are really nice people too!

Thank you and keep up the great work!

James

Touchchinese.com – Tai bang le!!!!

On my search to find a professional online Mandarin school, I came across <> in Mai 2010 and took a trial lesson. Since then, I have
had almost 300 one-to-one lessons and I keep on going.

What makes TouchChinese so very special?
• I have the same teacher (Kiwi laoshi is fantastic) since day 1!!! We started with “Ni hao” together and are having conversations in Mandarin today. Kiwi knows my weaknesses and strengths and adapts her teaching accordingly. She is friendly and funny and patient and understands how to motivate. She instantly managed to take away the fear that learning Mandarin is complicated. When Kiwi was on vacation (once), I was taught by a substitute teacher who was aware of my progress in detail.
• Most importantly, Touchchinese is extremely flexible: I do not need to commit to a fixed schedule and therefore I have utmost flexibility which is fitting my personal life style; hence it is the first time that I am following a language course with discipline and commitment.
• The simple software allows me to learn Hanzi (Chinese characters) – which I strongly recommend everyone to do if you want to get serious.
• The material provided is up-to-date, interesting and useful – on my trip to China last year; I have been complimented for my pronunciation and vocabulary.
• Learning through skype works perfectly. Since May 2010 we only had one session which we had to drop due to problems with the internet – the session was credited instantly.
• The management is in regular contact with me asking for feedback and wishes and will make sure of implementing them accordingly

To cut a long story short – if you always dreamed about learning Chinese but your busy schedule prevented you from doing it, <> is the place you want to give it a try. I am convinced that you will stick to it and that you will surprise yourself about how easy it is to keep discipline and have fun.

Zhu ni hao yun.
Zai jian

Two of our children study with TouchChinese twice a week. Prior to these lessons they had studied a few years in school and I have also studied considerably in the past. So, we can recognize successful instruction in Chinese. Our family has been quite pleased with this service. The staff is professional and friendly. Both of the teachers we have had for our children have adapted the classes specifically to each child’s learning style and engaged them wonderfully. We consider this company a great find.

When I started to search good Chinese language courses, it was very difficult to find the good and friendly company. But the TouchChinese give me a free lesson and I find the stuff amicable and professional.
It’s amazing how interestingly learn Chinese via Skype! Is a good way to start!

My class times are flexible and can be done from my own home. I enjoy having private Chinese lessons from the friendly teachers at Touchchinese.com.

I found the lessons really useful, and most of them are related to my professional attitude, how to communicate with clients.

I think now I have the ability to talk in Chinese more easily, I become more organized, my pronunciation is better, and I have more confidence in my language.

I think Touchchinese.com is an amazing and a right website to learn Chinese because of the flexibility of the time and the friendly and thoughtful teachers.

I can have a flexible schedule for my lessons and the teacher is very committed to their students. Also I have the opportunity to have customized lessons according to my needs…After each lesson at Touchchinese I go one step further in my Chinese skills…The price is affordable and I can speak to a native teacher.

I think I can talk about my self better, make up sentences more easier …etc…Thank you for every thing.

The biggest advantage is surely the flexibility and the possibility to stay at home for the lesson. The time for going to any institute or education college is saved.

I love the system of Touchchinese.com, where you can arrange the class at your own convenience. I save a lot of time having the classes in my house as I don’t have time to go to a proper school.

It is very confortable to have lessons at home; It is also really useful to have particular classes with a lot of conversation!!

Well, as a teacher myself, I just have to say that I’m impressed about the way you work and organise things, which is simple and very effective. I also love the platform you use for teaching, which I had never heard about (there’s so much to learn!). And so far the materials are appropriate, Alysia my teacher is very good. I’m just so thrilled about your method and its possibilities that I’m going to recommend your website to friends and former students.

I’m really happy with my teacher. It’s like talking to a friend and, meanwhile, she’s helping you to improve your Chinese.

The potentiality to orientate the subject of the discussion. the ability to check Chinese translation in the frame of professional works. the professionalism of my teacher. Always ready to give me support, giving me tricks to be more efficient in my Chinese learning

Highly recommended for all those students who understand that the process of learning a foreign language is a path that never ends and that only practice makes perfect!

Flexible schedule with reasonable price. – Native Chinese speaker as a teacher… Emails after lesson which tell words and sentences that I found difficulty help me to improve my Chinese.

The Touchchinese helps a lot to improve my skill in Chinese. The teacher is wise and very patient.