Good lessons with emphasis on conversation
I’ve been studying with GoEast for about 3 years, using a one-on-one lesson. So far, it has been a highly productive experience. The lessons are taught using the HSK system through HSK4, and then they switch to a text book. Each lesson is presented with support from PowerPoint slides, but the presentation style allows for conversation throughout the lesson, so I get a lot of practice speaking. Even at the beginning, the lessons are almost entirely in Chinese, with us only using English when expressing an idea in Chinese was too difficult for my level. I have had the same teacher for the whole three years, so she knows my ability well, and she has been increasing the speed and complexity of her speech as my ability improved. The cost for the one-on-one lessons works out to ~$30 per lesson, and groups of lessons (minimum 50) are paid in advance, so the one-time cost is fairly high. However, the quality and consistency of the lessons has been worth it.