Learn Chinese Online - Preparation Course

At LTL Beijing, the application deadline is From 6 Weeks Before Coming to China, and tuition is From RMB 2,362.

Introduction

Want to get a head start and prepare for your arrival in China in the best way possible? Or perhaps you just finished your language course at LTL and want to keep up your Mandarin skills while you’re back home? LTL's Learn Chinese Online courses might be just the thing you need.

This introductory course will be taught via Skype or WeChat (or another video app if you prefer) by their expert teachers, who also teach their full-time and part-time courses at LTL.

They also offer a Continuation Course where you can keep on with your studies at home once you finish your LTL course.

Program Features:

1) Join the LTL Family

• Top Teachers - Keep learning from your teacher when you go home
• Community – Become part of the LTL family before you arrive in China
• Friends – Make friends last a lifetime at LTL
• Long-term – Join a community of students around the world

2) Convenience

• Comfy - Get started learning Chinese in your own home
• Weekends/Weekdays - Choose the program that suits your schedule
• Consistency - Continue studying with the same teacher and textbook
• Schedule - Organise a schedule that suits your lifestyle

3) Make The Fastest Progress

• Prepare – Come to China with 10 comprehensive modules under your belt
• Rapid Progression – Learn as much as you can inside and outside of class
• Continuation – Don't let your progress slide when you go home
• Everything Covered – Learn the essentials for living in China

4) Certified Teachers

• Certified - hold a “Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language” BSc or MSc
• Fun - Their teachers make your class fun and interesting
• Experience - LTL teachers have 5 years of teaching experience or more
• The Best - Their teachers are some of the finest in China

Study Options:

Note: Kindly message us your choice of Learn Chinese Online Course, including the number of hours, from the list below:

1) Learn Chinese Online - Preparation Course

It will get you ready for all the situations you might encounter during your first few days in China and will make sure that you are well-prepared.

Students can choose from either the Basic option which will be 10 hours of classes or the Comprehensive option which is 20 hours.

The Basic course includes five modules that they think are essential for a beginner Chinese learner coming to China. The Comprehensive course builds on this, offering five further modules. Each module is a 2-hour class.

If the students choose the Basic option they can schedule all of the classes on weekends, whereas for the Comprehensive course they would need to be free on some weeknights too. There will be a fixed schedule, the same for each week arranged for them and their teacher.

Please also bear in mind that, this course must be booked around 6 weeks before you come to China to make sure the students have enough time to schedule the classes and complete all the modules.

Preparation Course Pricing (Chinese Yuan)

Includes:

• 10/20 hours of Chinese class before coming to China
• Taught by a fully certified Chinese teacher
• Learn Chinese before arriving in China and continue when going back home

2) Learn Chinese Online - Continuation Course

If you’re worried about forgetting all the Chinese you have learned during your time at LTL and want to keep progressing your Chinese level once you return to your home country, then LTL Mandarin's Continuation course is just the thing you need.

If you would like to study with the same teacher you had at their school in Beijing, Shanghai, or Chengde, they will do their best to arrange it for you.

This might mean you would need to be a bit more flexible with your availability.

The classes will be arranged to suit both you and your teacher’s schedules. You can keep studying with the same materials you used in China, or of course, choose to study with new materials too.

They will try to arrange your program to make sure your studies are as smooth as possible.

3) Learn Chinese Online - Standalone Course

If you’re not sure when you’ll be able to have time to come and study at LTL or if for now you just want to learn Chinese in your home country, then they have you covered with their Standalone Online Chinese Course.

Any level of Mandarin learners is welcome to book this course, from complete beginner to advanced students.

You can decide how many hours per week you want to learn and the length of the course you want to book.

Before starting your online course, you will have a language assessment with their Director of Studies where students can talk about their language goals and discuss study materials, etc.

After this, students will be assigned a teacher and classes will be arranged to suit both of your schedules.

Continuation & Standalone Course Pricing (CNY)

• Each session you have with your teacher would be a minimum of 1.5 hours/class.
• The minimum no. of hours that can be purchased is 20 and can go up to as many as you would like.
• You will have a fixed schedule, the same every week. If you give your teacher at least 24 hours advanced notice in you can rearrange a class if necessary.
• In case you do need to cancel some of your classes, remember you need to take the classes at the very most within 2 years of your booking.

LTL Beijing is a dedicated Chinese language school in the heart of China's capital, offering immersive Mandarin programs designed for international students serious about reaching fluency.

With small class sizes, experienced local teachers, and a curriculum built around real-world communication, LTL gives students the structure of a classroom and the immersion of living in one of Asia's most compelling and historically rich cities. Whether you're starting from zero or pushing toward advanced fluency, programs can be tailored to your level and goals.

Beijing is one of the great world cities, and studying Mandarin here puts you at the centre of the Chinese-speaking world. LTL makes the most of that environment, combining rigorous teaching with a city that challenges and rewards you every single day.

Founded in Beijing in 2008, LTL Language School has its roots right here. Beijing was where it all started, and the original campus remains one of the most established and respected Chinese language schools in the city, with over fifteen years of experience teaching international students from across the globe.

LTL was built on a simple belief: the fastest way to learn a language is to live it. That means small classes, never more than six students, taught by qualified native-speaking teachers, combined with a full immersion environment that extends well beyond the classroom. Every program is designed to push students toward real fluency, not just exam results.

Beijing rewards that approach like few cities can. As China's political, cultural and educational capital, the language you hear on the streets, in the markets and in everyday life is textbook Mandarin. For any serious student of Chinese, there is no better place to learn.

LTL Beijing offers group classes, one-to-one tuition, and homestay programs, all structured around the student's level and pace. Whether you're spending a summer finding your feet in the language or committing to a year-long deep dive, the school adapts to your goals.

At its core, LTL is a school run by language lovers, for language lovers, people who believe that learning a language properly changes the way you see the world.