Email: info@ltl-online-school.com Phone: +86 (0) 10 65129057 LTL Shanghai Address
910 Modern Mansion Building A, Xiangyang South St. 218
徐汇区襄阳南路218号 现代大厦 A座 910室
Online learning is a very efficient, fast and effective way of studying Mandarin and despite the belief you have to be in China to learn Chinese, we are proving that wrong, one happy student at a time!
Certified – LTL teachers are fully certified Mandarin instructors Professional – Structured, well prepared and organized Fun – Enjoy your Chinese lessons every day Experienced – Teachers have 1000’s of hours of experience
Fastest Progress
Learn fast – Your Mandarin studies will progress very quickly Individual – A private 1-on-1 Chinese teacher Effective – LTL students have a 94% HSK exam pass rate Speak – You get to speak and practice during class
The Best School
Established – The world’s premier Chinese language school In The Know – We’ve helped thousands achieve their goals Size – We have 8 schools in China, Taiwan and Singapore Personal – Your personal LTL Online Study Advisor
Always Online
Software – The world’s fastest online teaching software Tech enabled – Interactive white boards, chat, videos etc. Homework – Review your recorded classes any time Simple – You just need an internet connection
OUR COURSES
We believe that we need to utilise the best and most up to date technology available to us to teach Mandarin to our students.
We are very proud to be at the forefront of technology and online education in the Mandarin teaching world, and have been teaching Chinese online for more than a decade now.
Learning Chinese online means that you will be able to practice your tones, review your homework, go through tasks with your teacher and prepare for tests with a real teacher 1-on-1 without having to leave your home.
You also have access to the world’s best Chinese language teachers at prices that are much more affordable than what a high quality course like this would cost at a school.
HOW IT WORKS
It’s all very simple.
Check out the courses on this page, we have six in total which cater to all schedules.
Once happy purchase your course on this page by selecting the BUY NOW button, you can pay with credit card through Stripe.
If you are not sure which course to purchase and need some advice from us no problem.
Drop us an email. You will have a reply from your Online Study Advisor within less than 24 hours during work hours.
Your Online Study Advisor will then help you to organize the course, payment, teacher and scheduling.
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The Best Team
Over a decade of experience
Our very own curriculum
OUR 1-ON-1 ONLINE CHINESE CLASSES
We have a total of SIX Online Chinese class packages for individual Chinese tuition. If you are interested in online group classes, have a look at our online university style Mandarin courses.
ONLINE CLASSES (<100 lessons)
Mini – 25 lessons, 2 months
This is to get you started and with a quick boost for your Chinese. It is the smallest package we offer and is good if you want to work on a specific problem like improving your tones or try out if online classes are the right thing for you.
You can buy more classes later, though it costs a bit more when you buy them in smaller packages as there are discounts for the bigger programs.
Standard – 50 lessons, 3 months
These are the most popular Chinese online Chinese classes we have at LTL. In 50 hours of 1-on-1 class you will be able to make significant progress. When taken together this program corresponds to two and a half weeks of full time study.
One Level (Sprint) – 75 lessons, 4 months
Shoot up one full HSK level with this program. To go up a full HSK level with 75 hoursis challenging but absolutely possible. Let us take you to the next level quickly.
Note: the more compact timeframe you take your classes the faster you will progress. Studying 75 hours within a month will get you much further than if you do it in three.
ONLINE CLASSES (100+ lessons)
One Level (Thorough) – 100 lessons, 5 months
With 100 hours of online lessons you will definitely be moving up a full HSK leveland with a pretty good score too. You can hold us to that!
A great package if you are planning on bumping up your HSK level within half a year.
Two Levels (Sprint) – 150 lessons, 6 months
Challenge and surprise yourself with how far you can improve your Chinese in such little time.
With the “Two Levels Sprint” program you will shoot two HSK levels up within one program.
Two Levels (Thorough) 200 lessons, 12 months
Make it up two HSK levels within one program.
This is especially suitable if you are busy with work or studies and cannot schedule your classes very intensively, and might be only taking them over an extended period of time.
It also is the cheapest program we offer with the lowest hourly price you can get for an hour of class with an LTL Chinese teacher.
Meet our teachers, we are real people who care and want you to WIN at Chinese. Below we meet Evelyn and Jason but there are plenty more videos you can watch through our YouTube channel.
Your teacher will be able to coach you regarding suitable apps, software and online immersion options. Also have a look at our how to learn Chinese online page for more advice. It is possible to progress very quickly with your Mandarin if you study online the right way.
Are Online Chinese classes tailored to my needs?
Absolutely yes they are. Everyone is different and your classes will be exactly tailored to your needs and study aims.
Before you start your course you will tell us which areas you want to focus on, where you struggle and which aims you want to achieve and we will prepare classes accordingly. At the same time we remain flexible, and during the course you and your teacher might decide together to adjust the class content according to how things are going.
Why study Chinese online?
In today’s wired world, being connected to each other has become essential.
Mandarin is the world’s largest or 2nd largest internet language, depending on the statistics you believe. There is no doubt that English and Mandarin are the two languages that dominate the internet, and that shows no signs of changing.
Online Chinese classes allow you to get the world’s best Chinese teachers without having to travel to China and pay a much lower rate than you would for the same quality, if the teacher was in Europe or the US. You get the same teaching quality at a lower price, and with the convenience of learning from home. There really is no better way to study.
How long should I study for each session?
We recommend to study between 1.5 to 2 hours per class, as it takes time to get your brain into “Chinese learning mode”, however it is also possible to study for only one hour at a time.
Many students take intensive sessions of two to four hours, especially on weekends.
Are the prices cheap?
This depends on what you compare it to. Compared it with a non-certified teacher you find through some website where any person can sign up as a teacher, and with no quality control except online reviews, then the costs are definitely higher. No professional and certified teacher would work under these conditions.
However, compared to a face to face class with a professional, certified and experienced Chinese language teacher, studying online with LTL is a lot cheaper.
This is because not only do you not have to travel to the school, but your teacher also does not. Also, instead of living in an expensive place like Shanghai or Singapore, where people go to study Mandarin, online Mandarin instructors can teach from their home towns which are usually much more affordable to live in, either permanently or for a while when they are back home.
However, at the same time the quality we offer is exactly the same as you would get a real physical LTL school. All our online teachers proved themselves first teaching at our schools for years, and all went through a rigorous interviewing, testing and application process.
Regular performance reviews, teacher trainings and incentive schemes for outstanding results happen exactly the same for online and offline teachers. In fact many LTL online teachers also still teach at an LTL school in addition to teaching online classes.
Why don’t you have smaller programs?
An efficient study program needs to be planned, organized and scheduled and this is a lot of work. For less than 25 hours of instruction it is simply not worth to spend all that time preparing for a course.
Also we have a brand name to protect so we would not offer programs where not sufficient time for preparation is available. You will feel the difference in quality once you started your LTL program.
Will there be homework?
There will be plenty of practice and exercises during your class, but your teacher will also give you assignments you can finish after the lecture. After each period finishes your teacher will let you know what you should prepare for the next class.
How much homework is given will depend on your personal situation and time availability. That is the great advantages of 1-on-1 online classes: the course is fully focused on you and your needs, and takes your time availability into account.
How do you teach an online class?
Tutoring Mandarin online is in many ways very similar to normal face to face teaching, however there are some important differences.
The interactive white board allows writing together in real time.It is very easy to write characters and examples in chat and share the links for videos or other studying materials too.
At the same time your teacher cannot as easily look into your book or any printed out materials you might have, so it is important to use special teaching materials suitable for online teaching. This is what we do, so please do not worry and we will take you through the process.
That is the advantage of working with a professional Chinese instructor. One of the greatest advantages of online Mandarin classes is that you can record all classes and review them any time afterwards.
All files are of course password protected and you can also delete recordings if you do not want to see yourself saying that second tone wrong again for the five hundredth time ☺ though in our experience it can be very interesting to go back to your past classes later.
You will be amazed by the progress you can make.
What is taught during an online lecture?
Your online lectures are completely tailored towards your needs. If it is practicing your Chinese character reading skills, drilling for an HSK exam, practicing your tones or going through university assignments your teacher is 100% there for you.
How long are my classes valid for?
Each online package has a different validity, depending on how many hours are included.
We want fast Chinese language progress and aim to get our students to reach their aim as fast as possible. However, if you cannot finish your online classes within the time frame, this is no problem and you can extend them for up to two years.
What defines a lesson in terms of timing?
One online Chinese class we count as one hour. Of course most students will have several lessons together and usually study for at least 1.5 hours/lessons or 2 hours/lessons.
What Our Students Said
Volker
Germany
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For me as a single student was it very easy to handle. I’ve got one lesson per week (90min) and we just make a WeChat Conference every Friday morning with our phone. I just can say: Thanks to my teacher Alice and LTL !
Doing the online class was a fantastic experience! My teacher Ruth was kind, patient and encouraging. She helped me so much! I would highly recommend LTL Mandarin School for anyone who is learning Mandarin.
I am very satisfied with the quality of my 1:1 online learning with LTL. It‘s very convenient and flexible and fits very good in my fully packed schedule. I have 3 lessons a week and learn also about culture + history.
After five months of studying online at LTL with Ruth, I now feel that I have a decent grasp of basic conversational Chinese. I would recommend LTL and Ruth to anyone starting out on their Chinese language journey.
I recommend LTL I studied both HSK1 and HSK2 online and the courses were on point. Not only that the courses are affordable and you can choose the timing to work for you. Give it a try and you will not be disappointed.
For my classes we do not use power points. We speak and she will write down and show me the Chinese words when we are reviewing, or send me a Wechat message with the Chinese words when studying new material.
I am currently taking Mandarin language lessons online with LTL (Live The Language) in Beijing. After, I will be taking part in the “Multi City” offered by LTL. Two weeks in Beijing two weeks in Chengde.
LTL was very fast and responsive when sorting out my with online classes.
For me as a single student was it very easy to handle. I’ve got one lesson per week (90min) and we just make a WeChat Conference every Friday morning with our phone.
That is very easy to handle and to workout. It is close on a personal training in the same room.
YES, a personal training in one room is always better face-to-face, but under this circumstances I can say:
Very fast reaction
Flexible handling
Still a very good training
No loss of training sessions at all
I just can say: Thank you to my teacher Alice and LTL !
Jessica
UK
Doing the online class was a fantastic experience! My teacher Ruth was kind, patient and encouraging. She helped me so much!
Having a 1 hour class every day meant that I could really build on what I’d learned the day before and feel a sense of achievement that I was making progress.
Being able to talk to a native Mandarin speaker face-to-face was really useful for working on pronunciation and tones. It is something that you just don’t have during self-study.
I would highly recommend LTL Mandarin School for anyone who is learning Mandarin. I am still a beginner but I felt that doing the 10 hour course has helped to take my learning to a new level.
Thanks to Ruth for being a wonderful teacher!
Oliver
Germany
I am very satisfied with the quality of my 1:1 online learning with LTL.
It‘s very convenient and flexible and fits very good in my fully packed schedule.
I have 3 lessons a week and learn not only the language but also a lot about Chinese culture and history.
This helps me a lot to better integrate in my new environment. I can only recommend this way of learning.
Oliver
Warren
UK
After five months of studying online at LTL with Ruth, I now feel that I have a decent grasp of basic conversational Chinese.
Being able to practice what I learn is a daily source of enjoyment and I look forward to going further with the course, and get my language up to a more advanced level.
I would recommend LTL and Ruth to anyone starting out on their Chinese language journey.
from Warren, 英国人
Craig
New Zealand
I recommend LTL I studied both HSK1 and HSK2 online and the courses were on point.
My teacher Nancy was great she made the course both challenging interesting and fun. Not only that the courses are affordable and you can choose the timing to work for you. Give it a try and you will not be disappointed.
Anna
USA
I have taken Chinese classes in person and online (via Wechat) for many years.
With LTL I have almost exclusively done online. My experiences have been very positive.
My teacher Sandy is amazing at explaining grammar and concepts.
For my classes we do not use power points. We speak and she will write down and show me the Chinese words when we are reviewing, or send me a Wechat message with the Chinese words when studying new material.
Anna 美国人
Richard
UK
I am currently taking Mandarin language lessons online with LTL (Live The Language) in Beijing. The goal is to bring my very limited Chinese to a decent basic level in preparation for a one month stay in China.
After, I will be taking part in the “Multi City” offered by LTL and spending two weeks in Beijing and then two further weeks in Chengde.
I will live with local families in a bid to make the most of my language learning experience and really Live the Language. Whilst I am in both cities I will have twenty hours of tuition a week.