Keren taught me Chinese before I moved to China Keren taught me Chinese in 2018 before I departed to live in China. From the first lesson Keren had me speaking in Chinese and she spoke almost entirely in Chinese. Keren is experienced with comprehensive input which is a research proven method of learning language. Because I was departing for China, Keren and I focused on basics that I would need to know once I arrived including common phrases and characters. So if you have specific goals with your Chinese she can help you. For me the lessons helped me adjust after I moved to China and avoid culture shock so it was very worth it.

Just take the course already! Keren has a true talent for education and a talent for teaching. This is true to the point where you don't really feel like you're in a class and then ten lessons later, you're shocked by your own progress. If you've ever taken language lessons before, you'll know that feeling of reaching a sort of plateau, struggling to continue conversation, etc. These are the sorts of experiences you will not have in this class. The ability Keren has to find your level, enter your skill range and modify vocabulary, speed and grammar accordingly is what will make you feel the most comfortable. Even if you have never taken a private Chinese course in your life, you'll feel at ease from the jump. For the technical folks out there, comprehensible input does work. Growing up in Canada, I wish this was the way I was taught French as well. It will solidify your passion for the language as well as your foundation as you progress. This method of language education is really becoming popular, however only really for English -- it is basically non-existent when it comes to Mandarin. In short, take this chance! Hop on the comprehensible input train to learn ((in))arguably the most useful language in the world.

Effective and great program, however... Effective and great program, the majority of the teachers are great! However, professors who flaunt their MAs but can't maintain humility ("sore loser" attitude) when presented with facts and research don't advocate the leadership qualities a teacher should have, an important quality that should be transferred to students beyond just the lessons themselves.

Awesome Chinese Teacher Keren老师， is an awesome teacher. I was looking on YouTube for ways to learn Chinese better and I came across her video about TPRS. Within the first 5 minutes, I said to myself she has to become my tutor!!! And she did! She gave me so much confidence to believe in my Chinese level. She helped me to enjoy preparing for Hsk 6 by going over the vocabulary and showing how to use them in real life. Not the textbook way. She is patient, kind, funny and honest. I would reccomend anyone from beginner to advanced Chinese learners to book a class with her.

It’s hard to put into words… It’s hard to put into words how good a teacher Keren is, or how brilliant her course is, by which I mean, the course she has so thoroughly and painstakingly mapped out. There are so many ways to learn a language out there, with different pressure points and moments of struggle. Having lessons with Keren is basically cheating, not least because these moments do not exist. She has laid down the road for learning Chinese and watched, adjusted and perfected it as her many students have walked the path. How can I make such a claim? Well I reviewed and re-watched or listened to my single weekly lesson every day, somedays adding the previous week's lesson, etc. I got to a point in which I had almost memorised the lessons word for word (yes I know, but I love studying, and know the value of repetition in language learning). Even with this level of repetition, I was able to harvest new vocab and patterns of speech from every review. The more times I reviewed a lesson, the more layers were revealed. I reached a point, perhaps after watching a lesson 7 or so times, that I began to notice with incredulity that Keren seemed to predict and be prepared for every type of situation that arose or mistake I made. Even when I knew what was coming, she was still many steps ahead of me! Not only that, she would correct the mistakes often without me realising, even picking and choosing when to do so. Keren is an expert, a master teacher, constantly weighing up what’s going on, if you’re enjoying yourself and what to do next. She taps into a genuine wealth of experience and creates what I would describe as a genuinely exhilarating learning experience. Regardless of studying Chinese, this in itself makes the lessons worthwhile. This is the real deal. It is not made to be scalable (beware of every app, book or non human “method” of learning a language), it is made to be as effective as possible for the student, thus it necessitates heavy involvement from the teacher, just as a parent is heavily involved in teaching a child their first language. After 10 lessons with Keren, I was speaking with another Chinese teacher and she literally did a double take when I told her I’d had only 10 lessons, and said that I’m already between HSK2-3. It’s true I can already have a very basic exchange with a native speaker, yet although I have a really long way to go, when the process is this enjoyable, I’m certainly not impatient for it’s end! Thank you so much Keren. I’m glad I discovered you while you still had some availability!