Location
  • Online
Language
Chinese

Program Details

Language Level
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Immersion Level
Intensive Standard
Specialized Courses
Business
Class Size
Private Lessons Small Class (1-7)

Pricing

What's Included
Classes
Nov 04, 2022
May 17, 2024
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About Program

Study Mandarin Chinese online and enjoy private online classes with our professional native Chinese teachers anytime, anywhere.

We use our in-house digital platform NihaoCafe to help you connect with your teacher, review class notes, and schedule classes.

The platform features a rich library of tailor-made content: videos, articles, comic stories and exercises. Thanks to our digital whiteboards, your teacher will take all the notes for you — so you can focus on the class and conversation instead. You will have access to these notes and your class

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Program Highlights

  • HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEACHERS - 
All our teachers are highly qualified professionals, university graduates majoring in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. They are native Chinese speakers and speak Standard Mandarin dialect (标准普通话, biāozhǔn pǔtōnghuà)
  • DIGITAL CLASS NOTES
 - Our in-house learning platform will help you reach your learning goals at your own pace. Class content and teacher’s notes automatically get recorded into the system, so it’s easy to review your classes.
  • LIVE INTERACTION
 - Classes are conducted live online and are taught using the same methods we use at our schools. Our course arrangement system can manage your classes – wherever you are, you and your teachers can stay informed about the class schedule.
  • FULL SUPPORT - 
If you have questions about your courses, you can always reach out to our course consultants. Besides, our professional IT team is online 24 hours a day, ready to solve any unexpected issues.

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Program Reviews

4.90 Rating
based on 98 reviews
  • 5 rating 89.8%
  • 4 rating 10.2%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 0%
  • 1 rating 0%
  • Instruction 4.5
  • Support 4.5
  • Fun 4.5
  • Housing 4
  • Value 4.5
  • Content 4.9
  • Engagement 4.9
  • Support 4.95
  • Platform 4.75
  • Value 4.85
Showing 25 - 32 of 98 reviews
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Jean
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Recommend!

I have studied Chinese for five years. I used to study at Tsinghua University. After working, I felt that my Chinese still needs to be improved. So I chose this school. I think my Chinese expression ability is improving. I mainly study news. The teacher will find me a lot of the latest news, which is so awesome! In class, the teacher will ask me to express it. In the beginning, I said it simply. The teacher will tell me that the words I used are too simple and can be expressed in more advanced words. This is very useful for me! Recommend!

29 people found this review helpful.
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Jeff
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

That's Mandarin

Excellent, kind teacher who works you very hard but knows when to let up and let the learning consolidate. Very encouraging and fun instructor but strict on pronunciation and correctness. Platform extremely well done with flashcards, great videos, all kinds of learning tools. Click on any character for a definition and pronuciation. It takes all the notes for you and keeps them on your web page and then has excellent review of the class and practice reading and writing and listening exercises to prepare for the next lesson. The teacher also releases preview for the next lesson, which helps. People in the front office also helpful.

36 people found this review helpful.
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Tara
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

That’s Mandarin is a WONDERFUL program that I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn Mandarin, especially speaking and listening

I have been taking online classes at That’s Mandarin for a year and a half, and I can’t say enough good things about the program. My teacher is patient and moves me through the curriculum at an appropriate pace for me, providing plenty of feedback and reports on my progress. I especially appreciate the ability to speak in Mandarin with her about my day and week, so that I get more conversational practice during each lesson. She can correct my pronunciation and grammar, which I appreciate. The Nihao Cafe online platform is perfect because it allows you to access all of your past lessons and rewatch videos at varying speeds and with a variety of subtitles (hanzi, pinyin, English, or more than one of those at the same time). I also love the quizzing feature to review each unit. The people who work for That’s Mandarin always respond to my emails in a timely and helpful manner, and I am delighted to be a student of this program.

Pros
  • Personalized instruction
  • Speaking and listening practice
  • Supportive and friendly faculty
36 people found this review helpful.
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Christopher
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Very patient teacher

I had a very friendly and empathetic teacher, and I liked having class with her. I felt I had the time to study and repeat the exercises with her together without feeling pressured too much. Before I had the HSK exam, she carefully prepared with me all the relevant things and supported me in that process. The study platform had sometimes some issues and was not very comfortable to use. They could improve it. Also, my class hours were transferred from another school and I had to use them in a limited time.

36 people found this review helpful.
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QUAGLINO
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Good!

I have been studying Chinese in that's Mandarin for about one and half year. I have taken both online and offline classes. The school environment is very good, providing free coffee and tea. The course is very interesting, with video, audio and other learning materials. The teachers are also very professional, explaining grammar and vocabulary clearly, and practicing Chinese according to the actual situation of life, which is very efficient. My listening, speaking and Chinese characters have improved very fast. I think it is very interesting to learn Chinese characters. The composition of Chinese characters is very logical. After knowing the rules of Chinese characters, I can even guess the pronunciation and meaning of the unfamiliar character. Now, there is no big problem in some daily life dialogues. Because some of my family members are Chinese, I need to communicate with them in Chinese. Now my family members feel that my Chinese has made great progress, and life in Shanghai has become more and more convenient. Sometimes the teacher will introduce some interesting Chinese culture, which I am very interested in and like.

33 people found this review helpful.
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Zoe
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Excellent

I've been studying Chinese for over two years at That's Mandarin school in Shanghai, The campus environment here is very good, They provide free coffee and tea, and during the break we can chat with our classmates and teachers while drinking coffee. the teachers are very nice and professional, always can teach new knowledge in simple language, vivid examples, easy to grasp. Also class atmosphere is excellent! If you want to find a school to learn Chinese, That's Mandarin is a good choice!Recommend!

32 people found this review helpful.
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Celine
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

recommend this school!

The staffs are very friendly, and my teachers are always on time and always very warm. Studying chinese here was a great experience and we always did reviews which was really helpful for my chinese learning experience.
The staff here are also very friendly.
Their system is very useful for learning and reviewing new knowledge.There are also exercises and test questions in the system. You can use the system to learn and test your learning level.
You don't need to take notes by yourself. The teacher will help you take notes in the system in class.

33 people found this review helpful.
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Jorge Arnulfo
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Chinese Course - That's Mandarin

Through research of different online learning Chinese programs, That's mandarin was the one that convinced me the most. I loved the structure of their courses, and the reports they offer to check your overall progress. I also liked the videos that were presented in the classes and liked how they let you switch through pinyin subtitles.

The only inconvenience was the price of the whole program. I think that the company is overcharging for their online services, so it might be very hard for me to go back to complete a level, especially knowing that only one level might cost me around $1300 USD! If I had the money, I'd complete the program. However, I think it is designed for wealthy employees or wealthy students.

If you can afford it, definitely give it a go!

Pros
  • Friendly platform
  • Supportive faculty
  • Flexible scheduling
Cons
  • Price
  • Irregularity of curriculum between teachers
  • Slow progress
34 people found this review helpful.

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