VP, consider paying a private teacher for 2 hours per day, five days a week, for a whole month.
I've done language classes in both Spain and Thailand, and I think they are a waste of time. Too many people in the classroom, and you don't really get much speaking time or time with the teacher.
If I ever decide to learn a new language I'll skip group classes all together and commit to one month of 2 hours per day with a private tutor. Chinese may take longer, but I think 40 hours of private 1 on 1 lessons in a month would be a a huge kick start with most languages.
I've done language classes in both Spain and Thailand, and I think they are a waste of time. Too many people in the classroom, and you don't really get much speaking time or time with the teacher.
If I ever decide to learn a new language I'll skip group classes all together and commit to one month of 2 hours per day with a private tutor. Chinese may take longer, but I think 40 hours of private 1 on 1 lessons in a month would be a a huge kick start with most languages.