Immerse in Chinese
Language and Culture
with Teacher Homestay
Programmes

I couldn’t take the one week homestay in Shanghai as my travel plan was changed, but I agreed to write this review because of the services I received from Lingoinn for my inquiry and planning. I was impressed by the professionalism of Lingoinn teachers. I talked to teacher Ying in London who sounded very knowledgeable and friendly. After our phone conversation, she made a detailed learning plan focusing on my speaking and gave me a lot of information about the host teacher and family. She helped me decide the activities that could improve my Chinese. When I requested to learn some business expressions for my work, she recommended a business Chinese book and made a list of useful topics for me. She even offered me a Skype meeting with the teacher in Shanghai to discuss it further! I was very disappointed when I had to go to Seoul directly without a stopover in Shanghai due to work. I will definitely make another homestay plan with Lingoinn soon.

I was learning Chinese for a while but never found a right programme to go to China until came across Lingoinn. The homestay private teaching was exactly I was looking for, so I enrolled on a 1-week immersion programme (3-10 Feb 2024) in Guangzhou. The programme was well organised and tailored to my needs. The host teacher Gu was very patient with me to correct my pronunciation and grammar mistakes. Her family was helpful and welcoming too. They introduced me to the tasty dim sum and showed me a few interesting places. Although my room was a bit small, the location was great. I enjoyed exploring the city on my own and practising Chinese with the locals. I found the homestay learning effective and enjoyable.

I recently took a Lingoinn homestay programme in Dalian thanks to my friend’s recommendation. I was there for a week in June brushing up Chinese before going to Beijing. My teacher Mr He was a great guy, supportive and fun. He made learning materials for my level and taught me the phrases that local Chinese people use. We watched a few great Chinese movies together. I could ask him any questions while watching, words, culture and people. It was a good fun and great way to learn. Most of days I travelled around the city on my own but the trip I had with Mr He to Lushun was wonderful. He was knowledgeable about the local history and took me to an amazing local restaurant. It was a unique learning experience for me.

I was hoping that taking on Lingoinn’s homestay immersion programme would be the ideal way to improve my mandarin and learn more about Chinese culture, but it fulfilled so much more than my expectations. I stayed 1 week in Chengdu and 1 week in Shanghai in May 2024. The two cities were so very different, and so were the two families I stayed with. My package included 2 hours of private Chinese lessons per day, a couple of cultural lessons and 2 sightseeing tours. In Shanghai, I stayed with Teacher Zheng who helped me with grammar and sentence structure. She spoke good English which proved really helpful. She also taught me how to make Shanghai Sweet Sour Pork Ribs (my new signature dish). I loved her home which was in a modern high-rise building in downtown Shanghai. This meant I could go everywhere by metro or bus. In Chengdu, my lessons with Teacher Li were mainly for conversation, and I even learned some words in the Sichuan dialect. As I was interested in local culture, teacher Li took me to a lovely tea house to watch a Sichuan opera. We then went to try an ear cleaning and a body massage, followed by a spicy hotpot for dinner! That tour was my highlight in Chengdu. Both teachers were professional and so helpful. They made sure I was comfortable and that the learning was enjoyable. I can’t praise Lingoinn’s organisation and planning enough. Everything went so smoothly. I highly recommend this programme to anyone wanting to learn Chinese and experience Chinese lifestyle in a more natural and casual way. Thank you Lingoinn.

I spent two weeks in Chengdu back in June 2023 with my teacher Diana, and I couldn’t have had a better experience! She was incredibly lovely and an amazing teacher, always ensuring I had everything I needed and cooking the most delicious dishes. Everyone in her family was nice too. I truly felt like part of her family. We explored various parts of the city together, the Wide and Narrow Alleys, Wuhou Temple and Jinli… and she explained a great deal about its history, which helped me connect even more with Chinese culture and learn A LOT of new vocabulary! I can’t recommend them enough. Thank you for the amazing experience!

I travelled to Shanghai in May this year for work commitments and decided to extend my stay by a week to explore the city and immerse myself in Chinese culture. I was delighted to discover that Lingoinn offers a short-stay immersive programme, including individual Chinese lessons. I have been studying Chinese for four years, and learning with a native Chinese teacher in China is a completely different experience. Ms Luo is very experienced, helpful and enthusiastic. Not only did she personalise the lessons to focus on my work-related topics, but we also visited several non-touristic places that I would never have found on my own. It was a shame I couldn’t stay longer. I highly recommend Lingoinn; the experience they provided was exceptional!