Taipei Language Institute - TLI Information

TLI, Taipei Language Institute, a pioneer in the field of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, was founded in New Jersey, U.S. in 1956, and set up school in Taipei the same year. Over the last half a century, TLI established numerous branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Bangkok and New Delhi one after another, providing service for professionals around the world, ahead of its competitors not only in terms of history, but also an innovator in Chinese teaching methods and linguistics research. Through consistent diligence in their efforts, TLI has also provided teaching in 7 other languages for over 30 years. TLI has trained over 80,000 language teachers and compiled over 500 different teaching materials. More than 400,000 students across the world have chosen TLI for instruction and have become bilingually expert in fields of business, politics, academic life, journalism, trade, law and evangelism. Notable alumni of TLI include ambassadors to China and Taiwan from various countries, presidents of universities, and leaders in businesses, education, news media, religion and politics. Some notable names include two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof, Professor John Fairbank of Harvard University, former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, and former President of Taiwan Ma Ying-Jeou. TLI has won great respect as the authoritative language training institute. With 60 years of history, TLI has established an enormous global education structure, and extended its reach to other fields like eclectic education, art and cultural performances, translations and publishing, media, finance and real estate, and other general business fields. By keeping the foundation in Greater China and aiming for the world, TLI strives for business continuity as a multinational corporation that has a service team with great execution and expertise.