Nationality: American
Occupation: William&Mary Student

Jeff's Experience

East-West Connection enabled me to get the most out of my time in Beijing through their highly personalized instruction and intensive focus on spoken Mandarin.  Having studied Mandarin in a university course in the US, I can definitely say that the one-on-one instruction provided by EWC was far superior in a number of ways.  First, the focus on speaking and correct pronunciation helped me to develop confidence in speaking Mandarin in every day situations.  I was able to speak and listen to my teacher far more than I had been able to in my university course, so my grasp of new concepts was vastly improved.  Additionally, the program was extremely open to adaptation, paralleling my own strengths and interests as the course developed.  I was highly satisfied with both my instructor as well as the management behind the course.  Everyone was always friendly and willing to help resolve some of the issues that come up living in a foreign country.  Overall, I couldn't be happier that I chose to study with EWC because I was really able to improve my spoken Mandarin immensely.