Learn French — Courses in London & Online.
French remains one of the most popular languages in the world spoken by more than 220 million people across the globe. French is one of the official languages in several countries including Canada, Belgium and Senegal.
We offer courses for all levels. Whether you are a beginner, a tad rusty or already fluent and want to enjoy French conversation, or you want to improve your knowledge with an advanced course. Browse from our range of courses below and choose a time that suits you.
Read our blog to discover the benefits of learning French and get tips on how to learn French easily at City Lit.
If you are already fluent in speaking English, learning French can be fairly easy due to the sheer number of words derived from the French vocabulary. For example, did you know that approximately 3 out of every 10 English words are thought to have French origins? These include 'souvenir', 'bouquet' and 'omelette'.
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- French holiday kit
Course start date: Sat 19 Jul 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezMake the most of your holidays in a French-speaking country with this short, intensive course. This holiday kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations and have a friendly chat with the locals!Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - French 4: à lire sur la plageCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronVous aimez lire en francais et vous voulez découvrir des romans légers à lire en vacances. Venez les découvrir dans ce cours animé et interactif. C'est aussi une excellente introduction si vous ne lisez pas déjà de romans français.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - French beginners: revision courseCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabelle FontanRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'French beginners: module 3' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (one year's study).Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - French beginners: taster Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelGet a flavour of French and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvana AvramRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - French 2 upper: tasterCourse start date: Thu 24 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyCome and discover what a lower intermediate French class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied French for 2-3 years recently or have done a GCSE some time ago.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - French beginners: module 1 intensiveCourse start date: Mon 28 Jul 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyLearn to speak French on this intensive, self-contained class for complete beginners.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - French DELF B2: tasterCourse start date: Wed 30 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronAre you looking into taking an Exam course in French but want to try it before you commit?
Get a taste of what it would be like to prepare for the DELF B2 examination. The course will explain how the actual preparation to DELF B2 will work and will offer snippets of activities that will be carried out during the course.
Please note that you should have studied French for about 4/5 years or have an equivalent level.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Return to French (elementary) Course start date: Mon 11 Aug 2025 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your elementary French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course in September.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - French 5 taster: littérature française contemporaine Course start date: Wed 10 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anais PerdaemsLecture et discussions sur des oeuvres françaises à travers les siècles, ainsi qu'un aperçu historique et biographique d'écrivains français et francophones.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - French 2 lower: tasterCourse start date: Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelGet a flavour of what an elementary French class feels like. A fascinating taster course!Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - French DALF C1Course start date: Tue 16 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronCe cours de niveau avancé vous prépare pour les examens en juin 2026 au 'Diplôme approfondi en langue française' (DALF), niveau C1.
Les frais d'examens ne sont pas inclus dans le prix. Possibilité de paiement en plusieurs versements.
Voici les dates des trimestres:
Term 1: 16/09/2025 - 02/12/2025
Term 2: 13/01/2026 - 31/03/2026
Term 3: 21/04/2026 - 09/06/2026.Full fee £949.00 Senior fee £949.00 Concession £617.00 - French 3 upper: taster Course start date: Wed 17 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezCome and discover what an upper intermediate French class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied French for 4-5 years recently or have done an A-level some time ago.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - French 3 lower at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Daniel FernandezDo you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French courses, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - French 4 pratique et perfectionnement: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anais PerdaemsUn cours de français animé et structuré pour réviser et pratiquer la langue tout en participant à des discussions sur différents sujets d'actualité.
This is a non-accredited course. If you would like to take a further challenge and work towards a recognised qualification, you can enrol on our DELF B2 course which leads to a final exam. Click here for further details.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00
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