China Unbound

I have studied with China Unbound for nearly a year with one to one tuition with Grace. I came to her as I study mandarin at university as a part of my degree but found the course content lacked a focus on speaking and listening. Since studying with Grace my speaking ability has come on in leaps and bounds, from someone who could barely string a sentence together to being able to hold nearly 20 minutes of conversation at the start of every session. Furthermore, she has been amazing at helping me fully comprehend the grammar points taught in university lessons and has provided a number of brilliant resources to supplement my learning. Grace supported me through all of my university assessment preparation and while I have now finished university I have already signed up for some of their group classes over summer to continue my studies. I would not be close to the level I am today without these sessions which have really helped increase my familiarity with the language. Grace has been absolutely wonderful and I cannot recommend her or China Unbound enough.

I've been taking Cantonese lessons with Grace for almost a year now and have made great progress. The lessons are fun and interactive, with lots of opportunity to ask questions. I'd definitely recommend Grace for anyone learning Cantonese for the first time.

Grace is an amazing teacher with a lot of patience, and is very flexible in her approach and was able to cater to my specific needs, as I was a Cantonese speaker with prior knowledge of Mandarin looking to brush up my language skills. Throughout the lessons I was able to build a personal and teacher-student relationship with her as she is very friendly. I would recommend China Unbound to any Mandarin learners of all abilities.

I've had private tuition with Grace as well as just completing the intermediate Mandarin course. I found the classes very accessible, creative and practical; it definitely got me speaking more Mandarin! The classes were also really fun, lots of laughter. I highly recommend Grace and China Unbound for Mandarin tuition.

Having had my private tuition with Grace at China Unbound, I can say that this had been an excellent experience! Not only is Grace very professional and always helpful, she is constantly giving me very useful tips and engaging, adapting to my every style and needs! What a pleasure!

Having studied with another Mandarin school before coming to China Unbound it was important that the tutors are able to speak good English in order to be able to explain the nuances of words. The pace and class size are good (small class sizes) which means everyone has time to speak and there is an emphasis on conversation and practice. I have done a beginner's course and moved onto Intermediate 2 - the books are good, with English, Pinyin and the characters and the most important thing is, the classes are fun and do not feel like work!

I've been studying with China Unbound for 2 years now. I started knowing absolutely nothing, and in my last lesson we were discussing mental health and the perils of sitting in front of a computer for too long each day!!! Wow! :)I like the structure of the lessons, there's an opportunity to practice free form talking (initially talking about your week, then with specific subjects as you get more advanced) followed by the grammar points, followed by reading and understanding the text for the week.The teachers have all been great, as have my fellow students. (谢谢大家!)If you want to have fun, yet still learn Chinese then give China Unbound a go.. :)

Alfie being a BBC who wanted to improve his Cantonese and reconnect with his Chinese roots and Jo being native English wanting to learn basic Cantonese, we decided to do something about it and take up one-on-one virtual Cantonese classes during lockdown in February with Grace.We’re really glad we did as we’ve enjoyed our experience with her! Grace has all the qualities of a fantastic teacher: friendly, patient and much more. She has a great approach, tailoring lessons to our own personal objectives and managing to strike the right balance between our different levels of knowledge of Cantonese. We also appreciate her digital teaching style, using Google sheets during our Zoom classes as another visual resource to help our learning. We would highly recommend her!

I had individual lessons with both Grace and Chloe and had a fantastic experience. The classes were clearly prepared with a lot of effort and thought, and I saw a clear and systematic improvement in all facets of my mandarin - reading, writing and speaking (in my case with an emphasis on practical business mandarin). Would highly recommend China Unbound for learners at all levels.

I really have enjoyed this course a lot. Our teacher was very passionate, prepared each lesson thoroughly which gave the course a structure, but also followed the dynamic of the group. Grace did not only introduce me to the beginning of the Mandarin language but also shared anecdotes about China, its history and lifestyle. Grace also gave us tips on how to enhance our pronunciation and often put us in small groups to practice. In addition to that, the atmosphere of the class was very pleasant.I would highly recommend this class.