“I enjoyed attending classes at Focus Mandarin which I found interesting and fun. What I found especially useful and relevant was going through the newspaper article on Bear Stearns which helped to apply what we learned in class to real life situations.”

Nick / ABN Amro Bank

“Learning to speak, read and write Mandarin should be a fun, yet educational process. Focus Mandarin is great place to learn, because the teachers are friendly and professional. As well, the program is flexible and can be designed to meet your specific needs. I personally started with minimal Mandarin speaking ability and can now use Mandarin in business meetings with no problem! The social activities are also very fun and allow you to meet other Focus Mandarin students who share your interest in speaking the language. I highly recommend Focus Mandarin!”

Marshall Lai / Nomura

I cannot recommend highly enough Focus Mandarin, and in particular, the Mandarin teacher. The lessons contain just the right mix of work with textbooks, reading with other materials and conversation. The teacher is very sensitive to any requests that I have as regards the content of lessons, and has been able to tailor the material that we cover to the specific requirements of my job.
I have been impressed by the teacher’s thorough preparation before lessons, her ability to switch seamlessly between Mandarin, Cantonese and English (very useful for a Chinese person who is sometimes more confident speaking English than Chinese), as well as her knowledge of technical financial terms and business Mandarin. The vocabulary sheets and recordings that are provided after each lesson are a useful learning tool. Most importantly, the lessons are fun- I am now far more confident conversing in Mandarin than before, and my vocabulary and fluency is improving by the day.

Leonard Fung / Head of Hong Kong DCM / Crédit Agricole CIB

“Thank you very much for your teaching. After finishing the corporate training program, all our colleagues feel that their confidence and proficiency are enhanced. Thank you very much for all your guidance.”

Elsie Hui / HR Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

“Overall, I found they are all excellent teachers. Their ways of teaching are very interactive, and they know how to arouse students’ interest. This is important. I also appreciate their efforts to bring in interesting articles or poems etc. for discussion. It is also important to correct students’ pronunciation which they did well.”

Kitty / JP Morgan

“I thought their Mandarin program is very useful and the teacher is quite professional. The class itself was very good; the teacher is quick not to let there be any awkward pauses, meaning that the hour was spent extremely efficiently.”

Simon Au / Mayer Brown JSM

我對Focus Mandarin老師的感覺如下:
1, 能教授學員正統的普通話
2, 個別讀音糾正, 讓學員更容易掌握正確發音
3, 教學方式生動有趣, 不沈悶
4, 範圍除書本外,內容還包括銀行日常用語, 讓學員活學活用
5, Role-play 讓學員更融入溝通
總而言之, 老師的教学讓我在台灣工作的三個月 (我剛剛回港), 有所發揮｡ 老師您說得對, 台灣人的華語和普通話是有點不一樣｡ 台灣的同事建議我留下, 多點實踐, 才講得一口流暢的普通話吧, 哈哈!
我永遠記住老師說: “Smile”!

Jupiter / DBS

Les différents programmes FOCUS Mandarin sont parfaitement adaptés pour les expatriés. Je les suis depuis des années, après avoir essayé beaucoup d’autres méthodes sans trop de succès. Très impliquée pendant et entre les cours, elle me fait progresser mois après mois et me permet de préparer les examens HSK très efficacement.

Farid AUMAR / ALTRAD ASIA LIMITED

1時間のクラスを週3回程度受講しています。テキ ストにただ沿って進めるだけでなく、フレキシブルに学びたい内容を相談しながら進めてくれるので、とても助かります。また、毎授業後の当日中に学んだ単語とフレーズを 纏めたノートを作成してくれるので、効率良く復習ができるところも大きなポイントです。

菊地香里 / Sumitomo Group

Ich nehme seit circa 12 Monaten privaten Kantonesisch Unterricht bei Focus Mandarin Communication Limited. Bisher habe ich damit nur gute Erfahrung gemacht. Die Lehrer sind ausgezeichnet – sowohl professionell as auch freundlich und zielorientiert. Kundendienst und Kundenzufriedenheit steht hier an erster Stelle. Das Program ist flexibel und man kann sich entsprechend einteilen wieviel Zeit man dem Unterricht widmen kann und moechte. Desweiteren is das Program spezifisch auf den eigenen Lernfortschritt zugeschnitten und die Lehrer nehmen sich viel Zeit die Themen zu behandeln in denen man groessere Schwaechen vorweist bis man zufrieden ist. Die Werkzeuge zum erfolgreichen Kantonesisch lernen werden einem zur Verfuegung gestellt, beispielsweise in Form von Hausaufgaben, Uebungsbuecher und thematischen Vokabellisten. Alles in allem empfehle ich Focus Mandarin den Leuten die sich gerne zukuenftig in Mandarin oder Kantonesisch verstaendigen moechten und dabei gleichzeitig mehr ueber Hong Kong und seine Kultur lernen wollen. Es ist ein unproblematisches, flexibles, interaktives und angenehmes Program – genau das was man braucht wenn die Sprache die man lernen moechte schon so komplex ist!

Esslin Terrighena

How do you evaluate our teaching method?

Key WordやKey Phraseの説明を受けた後、各生徒さんが遭遇しやすい状況を想定して、これらを練習する工夫をしてくれるので、非常 に有難いし、楽しみながら中国語を勉強できます。また、当日のレッスン内容と異なる講義/質問を求めた場合、丁寧に対応してくれると同時に、その内容が生徒のレベルよりもはるかに高いものである場 合は、正直に指摘してくれて、また後日のレッスンでカバーできる旨の提案を頂いたりと、生徒のレベルにあわせた柔軟な対応が非常 に有難い。

How do you feel about our program?

教材が様々な状況に応じて整理され、かつ体系だって作成されており、非常に理解しやすい。1回1回のVolumeも適切。また、講義のClass Notes及び音声録音データを講義後すぐに送付してくるたので、非常に復習しやすい。

Michio Naganuma / Itochu Hong Kong Ltd.

I have been attending lessons for a number of years with Focus Mandarin. I like the flexibility of the lesson format and time as I have an extremely busy schedule, and the topics my teacher brings up are interesting so I learn Mandarin as well as about current China. I really appreciate my teacher’s patience and her ability to make me laugh.

Evelyn Yan / Aon Hong Kong Limited

I’ve been learning Putonghua with Focus Mandarin for over 4 years now and it’s been a great learning journey. The teacher in Focus Mandarin is amazing, very engaging and lively and there’s never a dull moment through the class. I always look forward to my Mandarin sessions, especially learning to write Hanzi (Chinese characters).

Neha Ladha / JP Morgan

Focus mandarin has been the best decision I made in terms of learning languages. I already speak 3 languages fluently and have been disappointed many times by private teachers and schools and was hesitant to sign-up to classes when I decided to learn Mandarin. This has been the best experience I’ve had so far. My teacher is extremely efficient and adaptable. She has quickly assessed my style and need and was able to provide the tools and approach I need to make the best of my time with her. I prefer to spend more time learning new vocabulary and practice speaking and she does exactly that while still instilling the necessary grammar and structure points in our discussion. The huge bonus is getting the class notes with Chinese characters, Pinyin and English and class recordings right after the class so that I can immediately go through the notes and practice pronunciation if I want to. Highly recommend Focus Mandarin to anyone who is looking for efficient and flexible teachers.

Sara / NY Hedge Fund in HK

My teacher from Focus Mandarin is the best teacher I have had. Very patient but at the same time pushes me hard. Very cheerful and fun with a very serious undertone and gets things done. My Mandarin really accelerated under her.

Kevin / HKEX

I started my Mandarin learning journey with Focus Mandarin since 2015, in which I had worked with numerous teachers in the past. My conversational Mandarin was never good enough, as none of them was able to demonstrate me the tricks, do’s don’ts nor enunciation techniques, as those could be quite clumsy for Cantonese speaking population.

Instead, my teacher has been very patient and tailored all my teaching aids in accordance with my progress, weaknesses and interested areas; making this learning experience very memorable and remarkable. Today, I got to the point that none of my Taiwanese or Mainland colleagues would realize I am a Honkee while conversing, nor asking me politely to switch it back to English / Cantonese.

Eve Tsang / Allianz