Mr. Adrian Yahvah from U.S.A.

Mandarin Beginners & Intermediate Evening class (22/4, 2010 -17/3, 2011)

1, Why did you choose Hong Kong Language School?

–I chose Hong Kong Language School because it was the first one that Google search brought me to. Since it was located in Wan Chi and convenient for me I decided to give it a try.

2, How’s the school environment?

–The school environment is very casual and friendly and the staff is very helpful at the front desk. They provide a hassle free and professional setting at the Hong Kong Language School.

3, How’s the class atmosphere?

–The class atmosphere is very straight forward and professional. It accommodates my needs as a student who needs intensive learning atmosphere.

4, How’s your teacher? Was your class effective? Did you learn what you had expected?

–My teacher, Carol is an exceptional instructor on may levels. She has a superior understanding of the English language which is imperative for helping me learn. She understands that I work hard and on some days need to go slow, on days that I feel fresh she knows to push hard to get my maximal effort. I have learned more than I expected and have continued to come to class which I didn’t know I would. Carol makes learning Mandarin fun and engaging with her refreshing and witty personality coupled with her immense skill as an instructor. Her professionalism is unmatched and can’t be overstated.

5, Will you recommend Hong Kong Language School to your friends & relatives? Why?

–Because of the above reasons I recommend HKLS. I tell all my friends that they are fools if they don’t come there to learn Mandarin. I consider Carol and HKLS the ultimate authority on the instruction of authentic mandarin speaking.

Mr. Steve M. Miller from U.S.A.

Cantonese Private Tuition (17/8, 2009- 9/1, 2012)
Mandarin Private Tuition (16/1, 2012 – Present )

Director, Portfolio Management

O’Connor
UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd

1, Why did you choose Hong Kong Language School?

— I liked the price structure 🙂

2, How’s the school environment?

— A very warm, friendly learning environment with flexible staff to help meet clients needs.

3, How’s the class atmosphere?

— One on One is very good.

4, How’s your teacher? Was your class effective? Did you learn what you had expected?

— My teacher is excellent. She is an expert in her field and displays intricate knowledge of both Cantonese & English languages. She teaches in a manner that is very beneficial to the student. My class was as effective as I was willing to work at it. My teacher was very understanding in meeting & exceeding all of my expectations. She was very flexible and able to construct a dialogue that suited both of us every time we met.

5, Will you come back & take more lessons? Why?

— Yes. Life is a never-ending lesson in learning. There is much more I have to learn about language & I feel HKLS is right to do this job.

6, Will you recommend Hong Kong Language School to your friends? Why?

— Yes. For above mentioned reasons.

Steffen Wolf from Germany (the first gentleman from the right)

Mandarin Beginners & Intermediate Day Time class (28/9, 2010 – 8/4, 2011)

Regional Business Development Manager
SIKA AG

1, Why did you choose Hong Kong Language School?

— I have checked out various schools and also universities, but none of them could offer a flexible? time schedule for classes which met my schedule at reasonable costs.

2, How’s the school environment?

— The school is conveniently located just two minutes away from the bus station and a bit more than three minutes to walk by foot from the nearest subway. When entering the school, the first impression is very bright and friendly, which is partly also because of the friendly girls who are welcoming the visitors at the reception. The interior decoration is new and modern, with sufficient class rooms to care even for a bigger number of groups and individual students.

3, How’s the class atmosphere?

— Making the best out of the transition period between two companies, I have decided to take up with Chinese. After graduating the university more than 20 years ago, this is the first time that I can concentrate on finer things than just sales figures, market shares and financial statements. I really enjoy to step into the Language School every morning and to study together with people from different parts of the world like Italy Columbia, Japan, India … We have a very open atmosphere during the lessons, mixed with many jokes, and also this helps to master the difficulties of the Chinese language.

4, How’s your teacher? Was your class effective? Did you learn what you had expected?

— With a completely different linguistically background, I was quite concerned if I would be able to tackle a language like Chinese. But all teachers I have met at the Language School gave me confidence by their easily comprehensible way of teaching and their patience. Actually, my first intention was to acquire just some basic conversation skills. But now I became quite excited about my progress so that I am already planning to attend also the next higher course.

Octavian Cheung from U.S.A.

Mandarin Upper Intermediate (4/7 – 13/12, 2011)
Cantonese Private Tuition (7/2 – 9/3, 2012)

I joined HKLS because I had just come to Hong Kong and was interested in improving my Mandarin for work. Unfortunately, because I work full time it makes joining a Mandarin program at a place like Hong Kong University really difficult because the hours are not flexible. So of course I had to find something that was more adaptable to my schedule and that would best fit me.

I had searched for a number of independent programs (HKLS being one of them) and had read the reviews that people had posted. I made a list of places and gave them a visit to see what they were all about.

When visiting HKLS for the first time it was somewhat intimidating because I thought, “Oh man, they are going to laugh at my mandarin”. However I had a different experience that definitely left a good impression.

The staff members were very informative and the teacher that gave me the assessment I found was very charismatic and funny. We had talked about my history and she and the rest of the faculty were able to gauge my level pretty well. Because of this encounter I was able to feel very comfortable, which was the kind of environment I wanted for my class.

After going to the other various schools on my list I unfortunately found that the experience wasn’t quite the same, so based off of that I decided the best choice by far was HKLS.

I was not disappointed.

The school environment was as I expected, very friendly and comfortable. I found it easy to talk with others who may not be in the same class as me or with the teachers of other classes.

The class environment was also nice. What was often the case would be people trying to make each other laugh with what we had learned or what we were learning. Overall it added to the experience and brought different people together.

I had asked to be with the teacher who had given me my assessment, and found she was a very methodical teacher and had a good sense of humor. She took great interest in her students and I feel like a lot was accomplished in her class. Personally I feel I learned what I expected (and a few things I didn’t expect).

I will come back to HKLS when possible. It is a great experience with great people and I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning or brushing up on their Mandarin/Cantonese. If you like the laugh and learn, then you should try this school.