The Confucius Institute Callaghan, New South Wales 2308

"Western centres are allowed in China to the contrary to what the ill-informed racists think."

"Learning Mandarin is not easy for us Westerners but Chen Laoshi has made this difficult task very enjoyable. I am sure she has found our (especially my) inabilility to quickly learn the basics quite frustrating but she has not shown any sign that this is the case. I think I can say that the whole class has found this difficult experience very enjoyable due to Chen Laoshi's excellent teaching abilities. I hope we can continue with her as Laoshi next year."

"I have done 5 x 10 week terms so far. Very good course material and a good variety of teachers. They are pretty easy to like these guys, very good value for money. I'm in with a good bunch of students who have largely stayed together since the beginning. Mandarin is surprisingly easy to understand and with practice speak. I'm in for the long haul on this. Highly recommend the course."