BMW Concessionaires (HK) Ltd.
The course structure is very easy to follow, although the language itself is very difficult due to the numerous ways to pronounce individual words.The teachers are very helpful and above all very patient.
Paul Walker
Service Operation’s Manager
(Course: Cantonese)
Macao Golf & Country Club
The teachers are very committed and professional. And very importantly, they are accommodating to my needs, such as flexible teaching schedules, teaching materials etc.
Maria Chen Li Chian
Associate Manager
(Course: Cantonese for Mandarin speakers)
South China Morning Post
The tutor is excellent in all areas and is always enthusiatic. The course materials are very good for expatriate like me. Their Practicing vocabulary list is very useful for me.
I would recommend HKLLC to other people.
Kathryn Hanis
(Course: Cantonese Beginners / Intermediate)
Company: U.S. Consulate General
My instructors Gary (Cantonese) and Jasmine (Mandarin) are friendly, professional, patient, and very flexible to my needs as a full-time professional.
I find Gary to be particularly good at tailoring textbook exercises in ways that address my problem areas better.
Jasmine is really great about introducing fun, creative new material that is still appropriate for my level and mixes formal, literary language with very colloquial Mandarin.
In my Cantonese sessions we mostly follow the book’s structure but learn lots of extra vocabulary as needed when I’m encouraged to make new examples. I also appreciate how flexible Gary is when I bring in my own outside materials (like flyers, menus, etc.) to learn from that day.
In my Mandarin sessions Jasmine has a nice way about firmly correcting my grammar mistakes and helping me understand them from a different perspective that is very positive yet draws attention directly to the problem.
The best part of the whole course is the flexibility and friendliness of the instructors. Staff at the front desk is efficient and accommodating.
Francesca
(Course: Cantonese and Mandarin)
Barclays Capital Asia Ltd
The course is practical and easy to follow. My mandarin tutor is friendly, patient and professional. During the lessons, we always learn new vocabulary and do our own conversational dialogues. Conversation hours are very good. I have the chance to construct sentences and my Mandarin tutor will correct my Pin Yin. I would recommend HKLLC.
Winnie Liu
(Course: Mandarin Intermediate)
Thomson Reuters
The course is easy to follow. Norma is a great instructor and she is patient. I could learn new vocabulary, construct my own sentences and create situational conversation. Staff at the front desk is very friendly and helpful. I would recommend HKLLC to somebody else.
U-jin Lim
(Course: Cantonese)
Barclays Capital Asia Limited
The environment is warm. The course is useful and practical. My mandarin tutor, Grace is very friendly and professional. She enables me to learn new vocabularies, to construct own sentences and produce situational dialogues. I would recommend HKLLC to others.
Andy Yu
(Course: Mandarin)
SCMP Sub-Editor
My course is interesting and l would recommend my HKLLC to somebody else. My Tutor is good and friendly. I like the conversation session most and the environment is friendly here.
Wai-Land Tai
(Course: Putonghua Beginners)
THOMSON REUTERS
My Cantonese Instructor was extremely well prepared and patient with us and also very enthusiastic. The environment was very nice and enjoyable. The course material was well constructed and easy to follow. Both the teaching hour and conversation hour were very good. During the lessons, we could learn new vocabulary, construct our own sentences and produce our own situational dialogues. Front desk staff were very helpful and polite. The course was very enjoyable and we enjoyed being a part of it.
SAIKAT CHATTERJEE
(Course: CANTONESE BASIC)
SG
The Course content is good and globally well designed. May, my Cantonese teacher is friendly, open minded and enthusiastic. Her point of development is about being more assertive ie. don’t hesitate to challenge me more when l made mistakes. I am able to learn new vocabulary, construct own sentences and situational dialogues during my lessons.
PERNA Mathieu
(Course: Cantonese Private Course)
International Board Ltd.
My tutor is a great language teacher. Good teaching techniques and very encouraging. My course is very good. It is useful, easy to follow, well constructed, interesting and practical. All parts of course are important and useful. I wish there was more time for pattern drills. The learning environment is terrific. I hope to continue into Intermediate some time in the near future.
Jane Bates
(Course: Mandarin Beginners)
South China Morning Post
The tutor is excellent in all areas and is always enthusiatic. The course materials are very good for expatriate like me. The vocabulary list is very useful for me.
I would recommend HKLLC to other people.
Kathryn Hanis
(Course: Cantonese Beginners / Intermediate)
Macao Golf & Country Club
The teachers are very committed and professional. And very importantly, they are accommodating to my needs, such as flexible teaching schedules, teaching materials etc.
Maria Chen Li Chian
Associate Manager
(Course: Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers)
JCB Sales Ltd
I am enjoying the course very much and l have been surprised at how quickly l have been able to speak some Chinese am pleased with my teacher and l think we got on well together.The quality of the textbook could be improved and it is too big to carry arounds.The course is not easy but l would certainly recommend you to anyone else.
Nigel Jennison
Regional Manager
(Course: Mandarin Beginners)
BMW Concessionaires (HK) Ltd
1. Good teachers
2. Good teaching methods
3. Good material standard
4. v. good relationship
5. v. difficult course
6. l would recommend HKLLC to other people
Steven Adolpho
Workshop Manager
(Course: Cantonese Basic – Intermediate)
BMW Concessionaires (HK) Ltd
In general l find the Cantonese language difficult to learn due to the different tones used for pronunciation, so progress at times seems slow. Bearing this in mind the tutor is very helpful and extremely patient, making the lesson a little light hearted at times. l find the teaching materials good and feel the course is useful and would recommend the Hong Kong Language Learning Centre.
Richard JS Walthall
Workshop Manager
(Course: Cantonese Beginners’ Course)
BMW Concessionaires (HK) Ltd
The course structure is very easy to follow, although the language itself is very difficult due to the numerous ways to pronounce individual words.The teachers are very helpful and above all very patient.
Paul Walker
Service Operation’s Manager
(Course: Cantonese)
Fortis Bank – Treasury
– instructor is highly experienced and qualified, good teaching technique.
– the course is useful to improve proficiency in Putonghua – would recommend HKLLC
David Yu
(Course: Mandarin Intermediate)
I was very happy with both courses. I had three different teachers for Cantonese and one for Mandarin. It was a one on one private class. The teaching methods were good, all teachers seemed to be experienced so they were able to choose good teaching material for me . Because all of them were friendly and patient, it was easy for me to learn. ( good learning atmosphere ). The courses have been very useful for me and l would recommend the HKLLC to friends. In fact l have been doing so already !
Yukari Lee
Housewife
(Course: Cantonese / Mandarin Intermediate)
Thank you for your work to provide me with the most in-depth learning experience in Hong Kong. I greatly appreciate each and every instructor’s patience and knowledge in what they teach. I wish each and all of the HKLLC team the best for the years to come!
Ernest
Student
(Course: Cantonese Course)
Thank you so much for such a wonderful experience. The two weeks beginner’s Cantonese course was so well taught by all the teachers.
I can recommend the course to all who wish to make a start in speaking the language.
Jon Liu
Student
(Course: Cantonese beginner Crash course)
Thank you so much for the wonderful opportunity for me to learn Cantonese and Mandarin during my 4 weeks in Hong Kong. Everyone on the team was amazing, helpful and patient with me. Special thanks to Clara, Helen, Tony and Andy. For the countless lessons to improve my Chinese. Jessie was amazing and always such a friendly face in the morning. Lastly, thank you to Color and her family for hosting me in your home, I hope to return and perhaps see you all in the next year.
Sze Miller
US
(Course: Can and Man course)
Thank you all for the awesome lessons. More importantly, thank you all for helping me understand my native culture! I have a much better understanding of what makes HK the way it is. I have had many meaningful conversations with all the teachers.
ChiPang Cheung
US
(Course: Cantonese Course)
My tutor is friendly, patient, experienced, helpful and well-prepared. My course is easy to follow and well constructed.
I would recommend HKLLC to my friends. The school is a good place to learn Putonghua and a better place to play chess.
I like free conversation the most because everyone can participate.
The girls at the front desk are very nice and polite.
Jeff Mok
Mandarin Student
(Course: Mandarin Intermediate 1 level 4)
To my dearest friends at HKLLC. Thank you for all your wonderful teaching. I will miss you all when l heave next week, but l hope to continue to build on all the hard work you put in to teaching me Putonghua ! I promise l will come back and visit you next time l am in Hong Kong.
Zai Jian !
Aidan
Mandarin student
(Course: Mandarin)
The lessons were great fun we worked on one structured lesson using text and on free lesson where we discussed matters of interest. The lessons were humorous, relaxed and full of information. The teachers were able to communicate freely and provide good value for money. The only down side was we were used to the Sidney Lau system for tones ( HKLLC is using Yale system) . But this was a minor matter.
Mike, Russ, Steve
(Course: Cantonese Advanced)
Being new to this place does have some ups and downs and being head of a company where most of my subordinates are Chinese is another matter to deal with. After two intensive Cantonese courses provided by the Hong Kong Language Learning Centre I can finally get the message across to locals I talk to.
Maristel
(Course: Cantonese Beginners / Intermediate)
The material, despite lapses in the English translations, is excellent. The teaching methods, and the accompanying atmosphere/ student-teacher relationship fostereded, are very good also. The standard of the teachers ( I’m a second – language teacher ) is uniformly high, although teacher-preparedness varies, as in any school. Being ” a bit older “, l did not find the courses easy. But they were interesting, manageable, certainly very useful. I’ve already recommended HKLLC to others.
Theo the Younger
Monk
(Course: Cantonese Beginners / Intermediate)
