Hi ljpflee,
Haven't been visiting this forum for the past week..sorry..
My son's attended Han Language School since beginning this year
& has shown some good improvements based on his last CA test.
I think credit goes to both his school's teacher & Han's teacher cos
the latter actually reinforced what the school has taught & concentrates
on the oral & comprehension aspects which my son is weaker in.
I also felt that given the small group (less than 5), the teacher is
able to focus on each individual's weakness.
So far, my son's been looking forward to his chinese enrichment class but
not the same enthusiasm when he attends his swimming or taekwondo lessons..
I've tried Tien Tsia last year, all was fine till they changed my son's teacher.
The group there is relatively bigger, 10 or 12 if I'm not wrong.
Its a good centre but nevertheless, I think teachers do make a big difference.
That's just my 2 cents worth.. bottomline is we have to be comfortable with the teacher.