Emily Wang (王蓉), Co-Founder and CEO of GoEast Language School, has an MA in Comparative English Literature from Fudan University and a BA in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and English Language and Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University. “I never regarded myself as a leader or entrepreneur. For a long time I was […]
In 2012, GoEast Mandarin started in Shanghai with a campus in Yangpu, and later one in the French Concession, and over the years we’ve grown to thousands of students and dozens of teachers. Since 2016 we’ve been fully dedicated to teaching online. With success! And now we see the interesting dynamic between teaching Chinese online […]
GoEast Mandarin is a Chinese school online and in Shanghai. This is our explanation by our Chinese language consultant Lynn (季玲 Jì Líng), who helps you get started with your Chinese learning journey at GoEast Mandarin. This video is taken from Shanghai’s Yangpu campus, the school that is also used for online teaching. Here are […]
“In June 2010, my mother asked me: “Have you decided yet?” I nodded silently, and showed the form of my College Entrance Examination form, which said ‘Major: Chinese as foreign language education’. I was just 18 that year and decided to be a Mandarin teacher. Learning to teach Chinese The College Entrance Examination, the 高考gāokǎo, […]
Mandarin is no longer confined to just China, as it’s increasingly spoken all across the world. In the ‘Chinese is a World Language’ series, GoEast follows some native as well as foreign Mandarin speakers. This time, Emily Wang from China, co-founder of GoEast! The first time I went to Canada was in the summer of […]
Mandarin is no longer confined to just China, as it’s increasingly spoken all across the world. In the ‘Chinese is a World Language’ series, GoEast follows some native as well as foreign Mandarin speakers. This time, Morris Long (龙鳞 Lóng Lín), teacher of GoEast in Shanghai and online, who taught in Valdivia, Chile. A few […]
“Hi! I’m Lynn, I’m a language consultant (LC) at GoEast Mandarin in Shanghai. Not every Chinese school has such a role, so here I’ll explain a bit about what we do. Ok then, so tell us, what does a Chinese language consultant do? In short: an LC helps students to make learning plans. The most […]
Jane Luo is one of three co-founders of GoEast Language Center. She reflected on the importance of community for teachers and students at this Mandarin school in Shanghai, and the challenges of bringing GoEast to North America, and her hopes for continued growth and success. Jane Luo, GoEast Co-Founder and General Manager of North America, […]
Behind each GoEast teacher, whether online or in Shanghai, stands a whole team of language consultants, campus managers & curriculum designers. Last week we had our quarterly meeting, and from the parts we can share with you, we can show how GoEast operates — and how we get an NPS of 84. (Net Promoter Scores […]
Wowza, we’re celebrating our 7th birthday. Here is a collection of stories from the people who have made GoEast the best language school in Shanghai, seven years running.