Patrick⭐Kids/Adults

My daughter won first for the Americas at the Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition held in Kunming, China. Thank you Patrick for all the hard work and patience you've put in over the years teaching her and her brothers.

Over seven months, I worked with Patrick almost every week to supplement intensive Chinese language courses. We didn’t use a specific textbook. Instead, we mostly had work-specific conversations focused on my job requirements. Classes with Patrick offered two special benefits: 1. He very ably identified my level of speaking ability, making his speech speed and vocabulary level understandable while still challenging me to do more. Having worked with dozens of language teachers, I know this is a very rare and valuable skill. 2. He has charisma that makes talking with him engaging while covering a wide variety of subjects, including work-related topics. Hour-long courses definitely flew by. I really enjoyed my time working with Patrick, and I think our classes will contribute to my ability to live and work in China in the near future.

Patrick is pretty awesome. I mentioned in passing difficulty I was having with fast spoken chinese outside of class, and he already has made it much less intimidating by giving me homework and breaking down clips of native speakers which are talking quickly. The experience is amazing - it really is bridging the gap between 'classroom mandarin' and 'interacting with my chinese colleagues/friends'. Thanks Patrick!

Patrick was great, I really enjoyed our lesson together!

The lesson with Patrick was nice and smooth. He corrected me straight away and wrote everything down. It also feels natural to talk to him because he gives enough input but also enough space to talk. Thank you very much!

I definitely recommend Patrick’s Mandarin conversation class! He is a highly experienced teacher here on Italki and very professional. He does a great job of getting you to relax and express yourself more confidently. He also matches the class well to my level, using fun materials like quizzes, comic strips, and anecdotes from his years of teaching.