The Chinese Language Academy definitely deserves a...

The Chinese Language Academy definitely deserves a 5 star! After a month of studying at CLA, I learned not only basic Chinese language skills, but also very interesting facts about the Chinese culture. Their intro Mandarin Chinese class really helped me to build confidence in pronunciation of the language. I found myself gaining the capability of understanding and speaking Mandarin sooner than I thought I would.

My teacher at CLA was very patient and passionate. She trained us how to distinguish different tones and she corrected our pronunciation one by one. The most important part was that she made the class fun. During the breaks between classes, she even told jokes (in English of course since we did not know that many Chinese words yet. LOL)

The classroom was adequate but not spectacular. The AC did not work properly sometimes but parking is easy (and most importantly FREE). All in all, I think the $$ on this class was well-spent. I would recommend the Chinese Language Academy class to anyone who wants to learn Chinese.