Yzhen Laoshi is a really excellent teacher. Her lessons are always interesting. It is full of new things to learn, i.e, learning how to read pinyin, understanding the meaning of a Chinese song and even exploring topics related to Taiwanese culture. She is very enthusiastic about answering all my questions and provides clear explanations. Learning with her becomes a fun moment and it definitely boosts my confidence to enunciate Chinese words with the correct tones. I will continue to study with her and hopefully I will be able to converse in Chinese with confidence. Thank you Laoshi for the good times.

Yizhen is a really skilled tutor. I really appreciate the ongoing spreadsheets of vocab words I don't know as we talk, and she is able to multitask without missing a beat in our conversation. She also entertained my specific desire to read essays about specific topics as a means to build my language learning motivation around my hobbies. This requires time outside of the lesson, something not every tutor will do.

Areta really understands how to teach from a language learner's perspective. I have had many teachers who are native speakers who don't know how to explain Mandarin to people who are learning. She clearly has tons of experience as a teacher and knows how to explain things in such a way as to make it accessible to people who are not native speakers.

Areta is a great Chinese teacher. Listens closely for any grammar or vocabulary mistakes I make and gives me good word recommendations based on what Taiwanese people would actually say in day to day life. I also really appreciate that she writes all her corrections and new vocabulary in a Google Doc that you can view during class or review after class. I have reviewed that Google Doc to learn a ton of new vocabulary. Highly recommend.

Areta and I just have a conversation, and as words and phrases come up, she teaches them to me in a natural context. And she's so fun and friendly!

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