ExcelMandarin

Total immersion was the only way I could get to grips with Mandarin and Chinese. However, my infatuation with linguistics meant that I spent my entire existence studying and helping others learn Chinese. ExcelMandarin is the sum of many years of research. I live for this school. It is my only passion. However, I am also a normal individual. I study Vietnamese, Japanese, and Spanish in my spare time and enjoy long-distance biking and rock climbing.

Excel Mandarin reviews: Students appreciated the supportive and challenging atmosphere, with real conversation emphasized, and found confidence in their speaking and understanding of Mandarin greatly improved after completing even one quarter. The small class sizes and community the school has built, with a good teacher to student ratio, were mentioned as key to the experience. Also noted was how some students came to Mandarin as beginners after unsuccessfully trying to teach themselves or learning in a more traditional setting like college. The school’s support extended outside the classroom for some, with recorded classes and a supportive, regularly checked community from which two students were able to make friends. Several reviews specifically mentioned Evan, the teacher and business owner, for his enthusiasm and curriculum design that helped them learn quickly. One student made the contrast between it to other programs they had tried, and a very positive impact on their understanding and relationship to the language was common. Some noticed their ability to think in the language, which for them marked an incredible change and investment credit goes to the school and belonging. The overall opinion was that these classes were worth the time and money to anyone trying to improve or fluently speak and understand the language.