Learn a Language at City Lit in London and Online
We offer language courses at all levels and over 27 different languages here at City Lit. Whether you would like to attend part-time evening, daytime or weekend language classes, our highly popular language courses offer the widest choice in London.
Many of our courses are delivered online by expert tutors. Our approach to learning is to teach you how to communicate effectively in real-life situations and we select content that is relevant to your needs. If you are a beginner, you will learn how to use the language as opposed to just repeating words and sentences as you would do with an app. We teach you to communicate rather than repeat. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
Our classes range from French, German, Italian and Spanish to Japanese, Korean and Arabic. Most language lessons are taught at seven different levels and you can start anywhere from beginner to advanced. We offer short courses, intensive and fast-track if you need to learn in a hurry, as well as one-day workshops and tasters.
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Got a question about our courses? Email us: languages@citylit.ac.uk.
If you are looking for language courses on behalf of your organisation, email us on languagetraining@citylit.ac.uk for more information and to see how we can help.
- City Lit gift vouchers - the perfect gift
Looking for that perfect present? Treat someone to the gift of learning with a course at City Lit. Available from £10, our gift vouchers can be used to book a place on any of our courses, from London walks and food tasting to museum visits, poetry and much more. Simply purchase your voucher and the recipient can choose from thousands of courses, at a time which suits them.From £10.00 - Italian graphic novels: an introductionCourse Date: Mon 14 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
The graphic novel has found great success in Italy, with many creative writers and artists working in the genre. This workshop will introduce you to some of the most popular artists and their work, and give you an idea of where to begin your exploration of this fascinating area of Italian culture. In addition to their intrinsic intersest, graphic novels are also a great way to improve your Italian.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Introduction to the DALF certificateCourse Date: Tue 15 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Would you like to improve your French and possibly gain an internationally recognised qualification at both academic and professional levels? Revise, practise and also gain an insight into the DALF courses starting next September. An advanced, post A-level command of the language is required.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £85.00 - French 3/4: Revise and consolidateCourse Date: Wed 16 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Come and refresh your French language skills. Ideal to revise and consolidate your upper intermediate French. It is also a good course to do if you intend to enrol on French Delf B2 or French A-level in September.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £85.00 - Cultura Andina y el españolCourse Date: Wed 16 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Come and explore the life style of the ancient Andean civilizations. You will learn about their traditions, music, arts and the main groups that inhabited this wonderful area of South America.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1BCourse Date: Thu 17 Jun 2021 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Learn to speak Spanish on this short course for near beginners. Suitable if you have completed module 1A (LS018) or if you have a very basic knowledge of the language (please check course outline for LS018 to see what you should know already).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £54.00 - Découvrez Jean FerratCourse Date: Thu 17 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Jean Ferrat ( 1930-2010 ) est un auteur-compositeur-interprète Français. Auteur de chansons à texte il alterne durant sa carrière chansons sentimentales sur la vie, l’amour et l’amitié, chansons poétiques où il parle de la France et de ses paysages, chansons plus engagées sur les grands problèmes de son temps que les radios et la télévision hésitent parfois à programmer.
Reconnu pour son talent de mélodiste et la qualité de ses textes, apprécié d’un large public il est considéré comme un grand nom de la chanson Française.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Portugal/Brazil cultural exchangeCourse Date: Sat 19 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Explore and discover the history, culture, art, language and gastronomy of Brazil and Portugal and how these two countries have influenced each other over centuries.
In English with some Portuguese.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £18.00 - Il Decameron di Boccaccio. Ritratto della Toscana del XIV secoloCourse Date: Sat 19 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Sebbene in modi diversi, Dante, Petrarca e Boccaccio hanno posto le basi per una letteratura in lingua italiana dando al volgare toscano dignità e valore letterario. In questa breve introduzione, vedremo come ognuno di loro ha contribuito al passaggio da una cultura essenzialmente medievale ad una moderna come quella dell’Umanesimo e del Rinascimento.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Explore ChileCourse Date: Sat 19 Jun 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Discover the beauty of this far-away country, in a journey that will take you through the main touristic attractions within the most diverse geography.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £18.00 - Napoli: passato, presente e futuroCourse Date: Mon 21 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Venite a scoprire questa magnifica citta attraverso un viaggio multimediale alla scoperta delle sue secolari tradizioni, delle sue bellezze “nascoste”, della sua musica e delle sue specialita gastronomiche. Verranno inoltre fatti cenni alla storia della citta e riferimenti a personaggi napoletani famosi nel mondo e non.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £24.00 - Discover LatinCourse Date: Mon 21 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Get a taste of one of the most important languages of the ancient world, Latin.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Discover Classical GreekCourse Date: Wed 23 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Get a taste of one of the most important languages of the ancient world.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Modern and Classical ArabicCourse Date: Wed 23 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Get a taster of the history of Classical Arabic, the language of the Quran and of classical Arabic literature.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Exploring Chinese charactersCourse Date: Wed 23 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
This taster class will introduce you to the world of Chinese characters, giving you an insight to the Chinese writing, exploring the elements within that connect to nature, emotion and wisdom. We will be able to find out many interesting facts about the fascinating Chinese characters and this poetic writing system.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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