Online Asian Language Classes
Start learning from home with City Lit’s online Asian language classes. Whether you’re taking your first steps in a new language or looking to build on what you already know, our expert tutors will guide you through practical, enjoyable lessons that bring each language to life.
Explore the essentials of communication from pronunciation and grammar to conversation and cultural insight through interactive classes, live discussions and personalised feedback. You’ll gain confidence, develop your fluency and enjoy the satisfaction of real progress in a friendly, supportive online environment.
Our Asian language courses are open to learners at every stage. Whether you’re curious about Japanese, Mandarin or Korean, or keen to deepen your existing skills, you’ll find an online course to suit your goals. Each programme is designed with flexibility in mind, so you can take lessons at your own pace and from wherever you are.
Join our online Asian language classes today and experience the joy of learning, one lesson at a time.
- Japanese workshop: Japanese GairaigoCourse start date: Fri 27 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kiyomi UntenCurious about how foreign words found their way into Japanese?
Join our interactive workshop and uncover the fascinating story behind borrowed words—their origins, how they entered the language, and how to pronounce them correctly. Through fun, hands-on activities, you’ll explore the many loanwords in Japanese and boost your understanding of the language in an exciting way!Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Japanese 2 upper: module 2Course start date: Thu 16 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Junko FuseOn this course you will learn to communicate more fully and fluently in a wider range of everyday situations and conversations.Suitable if you have completed 2 upper: module 2 or studied 3 years recently.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Japanese beginners: module 2
Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026 (and 4 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Junko FuseContinue learning to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills,
Suitable if you have completed Japanese beginners: module 1 or learn Japanese in a complete beginners course for a term.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Korean 4: module 3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jaeran WonLearn Korean either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
Continue your study of Korean and keep improving your speaking and listening skills while further developing your understanding of Korean grammar.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Japanese beginners: module 3 Course start date: Tue 21 Apr 2026 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaContinue learning to speak Japanese on this course for near beginners. The emphasis is on developing your listening and speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed beginners module 2 or 6 months recently
.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Chinese 2 upper: module 3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ting PoonFurther improve your Chinese (Mandarin) and develop your speaking skills either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions. Suitable if you have completed Chinese 2 upper: module 2 or equivalent.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Japanese 2 upper: module 3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaOn this course you will learn to communicate more fully and fluently in a wider range of everyday situations and conversations.Suitable if you have completed 2 upper: module 2 or studied 3 years recently.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Japanese 5: module 3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Junko FuseImprove your level of upper intermediate Japanese. You will be able to understand, speak and listen to more complex expressions in Japanese in various everyday situations.Suitable if you have studied Japanese for 6/7 years.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Japanese 3 lower: module 3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kiyomi UntenImprove your level of Japanese on this communicative course where you will have the opportunity to develop your oral and listening skills as well as consolidate your reading and writing skills. Suitable if you have completed Japanese 3 lower: module 2 or studied 4 years recently.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Hindi 4: module 3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Geeta SharmaLearn Hindi either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
Develop and improve your knowledge – with a special focus on spoken Hindi using a wide range of topics that occur in everyday situations as well as in mass media. Suitable if you have completed Hindi 3 upper or equivalent (around 4 years of Hindi).
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Chinese 5: module 3Course start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ting PoonLearn Chinese either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
For advanced learners ( City Lit advanced level) of Mandarin Chinese to improve their speaking, listening and command of the Chinese language at a higher level (equivalent to HSK-4). Suitable if you have studied Chinese part-time for at least 5-6 years/ full-time for more than two years and have been self-learning and using Chinese occasionally in life/work or if you have passed HSK level-3 or equivalent (1500 vocabulary items or more). Students should be able to read Chinese characters.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Hindi beginners: module 2+3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roopam AggarwalContinue learning Hindi on this lively live online course. You consolidate and build up your skills of this captivating language with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills.
This course is designed for those students who have completed Hindi beginners: module 1+2 or have learnt the languages for approximately 20hrs.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Chinese 2 lower: module 2Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fei WangLearn Chinese either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
Continue improving your Chinese with the emphasis on speaking and listening in either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions. Suitable if you have been studying Chinese 2 lower: module 2 for a year and a half or have an equivalent level.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Korean 3 lower: module 3Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jaeran WonLearn Korean either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
Continue your study of Korean and improve your speaking and listening skills while further developing your understanding of Korean grammar. Ideal for those students who have done Korean 3 lower: module 2 or equivalent courses (3 years of learning).
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Korean beginners: module 2Course start date: Tue 21 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jiyeon KimContinue learning Korean on lively course and develop your speaking and listening skills in these communicative classes, which emphasise the practical use of the language. Suitable for complete beginners
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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