Spoken
ChineseAcademy
Learn living Mandarin from teachers who speak it as a life, not a script. Video courses, e-books and materials, all in one secure academy.
The invitation
Speak first.
The page can wait.
Mandarin is a voice before it is a worksheet. It lives in kitchens, stations, offices, and evening walks. This academy is built around that fact.
Teachers here keep their own pages and courses. The academy looks after the store, the checkout, and the classroom. Laura is the first. The open chairs are for the next voices.
The faculty
Find your dream Chinese teacher
Laura is teaching now. The other chairs are open to teachers who apply.
Chinese Teacher Laura
The first teacher in the house. Her courses and materials live in her own classroom.
Visit Laura’s classroom →
Apply to be a teacher
Apply to be a teacher
Apply to be a teacher
What you can buy
Courses, books, and the pages in between.
Everything is made by the teachers here and sold through the academy store.
- Video coursesStructured lessons you follow from the first word.
- Recorded lessonsSingle classes you can watch on your own time.
- E-books and readingTexts and reading materials written for learners.
- WorksheetsDownloadable practice you can print or keep.
The method
How the house works
Choose a teacher or course
Enter through a person or a path. Every course belongs to someone real. Browse the course catalog.
Learn in your private classroom
Buy securely. Watch inside your student dashboard. Progress stays with you, lesson by lesson.
Keep the materials
Workbooks, notes, and downloads stay in your account, ready whenever you return.
Your student portal
One login for everything you learn.
Your account is free. It holds what you bought, the lessons you have watched, and the files you want to keep.
Orders and downloads live in My Account.
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Create a free account
Sign up once. Use the same login for every teacher and course.
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Buy securely
Courses, e-books, and downloads are paid through the academy checkout.
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Watch protected lessons
Video lessons stream inside your private classroom.
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Track your progress
Your dashboard shows each course and how far you have come.
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Re-download anytime
Downloadable materials stay in My Account whenever you need them again.
Why here
One academy.
Many teachers.
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Teachers with their own stores
Each instructor has a page for their courses and materials. You choose a person, not a faceless bundle.
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Protected video lessons
Lessons stream to students who bought them. They are not handed over as raw files for the open web.
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Progress inside your account
Your login holds what you bought and the ground you have already covered.
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One place instead of ten apps
Teachers, courses, materials, checkout, and your classroom sit under one roof.
For teachers
Bring your classroom into the house.
If you teach spoken Chinese and want a storefront without building a whole company, this is the invitation. You teach. The academy builds your course page and store, takes the payments, delivers your materials, and pays you every month.
How to teach with us
Five steps, from application to payout.
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Apply
Fill in a short form with your name, your TikTok account, and the type of course you want to teach.
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Review
The academy reviews the quality and direction of your course and replies to you.
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Publish
The academy uploads your materials and designs your course page and store.
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Promote
Share your courses through your own TikTok, community, and channels. The academy also promotes them on TikTok.
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Get paid
Monthly settlement by the 5th. Minimum payout $50. PayPal, bank transfer or WeChat.
How your work is protected
- Payments only through the platform. Students pay the academy checkout, never a private link.
- Materials only for paying students. Your videos and files are delivered only to students who bought them.
- Refunds and support handled for you. The academy handles refunds and basic student support.
Voices
From the desks
“I stopped collecting apps and started listening to one teacher.”
Daniel · Honolulu
“The tones finally had a person attached to them.”
Amelia · London
“It feels like a house, not a dashboard.”
Kenji · Osaka
Questions
Before you enter
Who teaches here?
Independent Chinese teachers. Laura is listed now. The other seats are open to teachers who apply and pass the academy’s review.
Do I need an account?
Yes, and it is free. Create a student account once and use it for every course you buy.
How do I watch a course after I buy it?
Log in to your dashboard. Your courses and progress live there, and lessons play inside the protected classroom. Nothing is dumped into your email.
Can I download materials or videos?
Downloadable products, such as e-books and worksheets, are available in My Account and can be downloaded again anytime. Video lessons stream in the protected classroom so the teachers’ work stays safe.
What is the refund policy?
Refunds are handled through the academy, not by individual teachers. Please see our refund policy for the details, or email support@spokenchineseacademy.com with your order number.
How do I become a teacher?
Apply here with your name, your TikTok account, and the type of course you want to teach. The academy reviews your course, then uploads your materials and builds your course page and store.
How are teachers paid?
Teachers keep 70% to 80% of each sale on their own courses, with the platform fee already included and no extra charges. Settlement is monthly, by the 5th, with a $50 minimum payout, by PayPal, bank transfer or WeChat.
Leadership
The people behind the house
The academy is run by people you can name.
Laura Zhang
President and Founding Teacher
Bai Yixing (Hopy)
Chief Operations Officer
Begin
Come in and listen.
Choose a teacher. Choose a first course. The rest can wait.
Teaching Chinese? Apply to teach.