Learn European Languages in London & Online
From French to Swedish, you can choose from evening, daytime or weekend language classes with our experienced and friendly tutors. We also offer early morning sessions and intensive courses to help you learn a language at a time and in a way that suits you best. In many languages you can take an accredited course, with national and international qualifications.
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Courses available both in-person and online
At City Lit, you can choose to study in-person or online. Our fantastic in-person courses are taught in our attractive campus, located in the heart of Covent Garden, central London. Here, our students can benefit from a variety of services and resources, including our café and state-of-the art equipment.
Our online courses are tailored to give you a social and interactive online learning experience, allowing you freedom to study from anywhere and with like-minded fellow classmates from all over the country without the need to travel. Use the Location filters on this page to choose your preferred learning method. See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.
Browse our European language courses below and enrol today!
- French 5: French Culture through SongsCourse start date: Wed 18 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Frédéric FournierLes Français prennent leurs chanteurs au sérieux. Artistes, poëtes, interprètes, ils participent aux débats d’idées au même titre que les intellectuels. De nombreuses chansons font partie intégrante du patrimoine national et comme le dit le proverbe “En France tout se termine par des chansons“.
D’Édith Piaf à Stromaé en passant par Charles Trenet, Ferat, Françoise Hardy, Barbara et quelques autres venez découvrir une douzaine de chansons qui ont touché le coeur des Français.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Spanish beginners intensive: module 1
Course start date: Thu 19 Feb 2026 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: María IsaltLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
For details about blended courses dates and their mode of delivery, please click here or go to the How will I be taught? section below.
Did you know that we offer support sessions for beginner students over the term? More information is available in the how will I be taught section below.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Spanish 2: practice your pronunciationCourse start date: Thu 19 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenThis course is geared towards helping you produce Spanish sounds more accurately, as there are quite a few elements that require focus and practice. This course will allow you to concentrate on the sounds of Spanish - how to produce them when speaking and how to recognise them when listening.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Spanish 3/4: Spanish for Flamenco lovers Course start date: Thu 19 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Montserrat TrujilloIf you love flamenco and are interested in discovering more about this passionate music and the culture around it, while still practicing and improving your Spanish, then this course is for you. Immerse yourself in the world of flamenco and understand why this music touches so many people around the world.
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Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Spanish 4/5 historia del arte español: module 2Course start date: Fri 20 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna Riera MoraVen a descubrir la Historia del arte español a traves de las galerias de arte de Londres en este segundo módulo que explorará los périodos artísticos del Romanticismo al expresionismo abstracto durante 5 sesiones y una visita final a la Tate Modern Gallery.
Ideal para estudiantes de nivel 4 o 5, o que han estudiado español por 5 años (los participantes deben tener las habilidades necesarias para debatir activamente en clase usando el español).
No es necesario tener conocimientos previos de historia del arte. Durante el curso estudiaremos tambien el vocabulario necesario para entender articulos sobre arte y para valorar obras de arte.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - French film eveningCourse start date: Fri 20 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie RadetThe French Film evening is a chance to find out more about French cinema in the college. The film will be presented by tutor Stéphanie Radet.
The film we will be watching is Au revoir là-haut a 2017 French historial war drama written and directed by and starring Albert Dupontel, adapted from the 2013 novel by Pierre Lemaitre.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - French 3 upper: in the footsteps of the French in LondonCourse start date: Sat 21 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anais PerdaemsIn the footsteps of the French in London - Soho, Spitalfields, South Kensington. Discover three iconic districts of London under a different light!
Each workshop will focus on a district and last for 2 hours. T
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Italian 4/5: an introduction to translationCourse start date: Sat 21 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Selene GenovesiWould you like to try your hand at translating from Italian into English? For bilingual speakers or those with intermediate to advanced language skills, this course explores how to convey meaning, tone, and style across both languages.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £73.00 - French 4/5 : Cinq semaines, un livre: Blizzard by Marie VingtrasCourse start date: Mon 23 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronWould you like to read a contemporary book in French? Join this class and delve into the world of a French author while simultaneously expanding your knowledge of vocabulary and appreciating a writing style.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Spanish 4: lengua y literatura Course start date: Mon 23 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Óscar Salgado SuárezEste curso es para aquellos estudiantes que han estudiado unos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante. En este módulo se leerá y analizará un libro dentro de su contexto histórico.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Brazilian Portuguese beginners: travel and leisure Course start date: Mon 23 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabel Dos SantosMake the most of your holidays in Brazil with this short, intensive course. It will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals! This course is ideal for complete beginners.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Return to Spanish (upper intermediate)Course start date: Mon 23 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenIf you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your upper intermediate Spanish. You will review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 3 lower or 3 upper course next term.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - French 5: Charles Trennet: un chanteur, une chanson, une vieCourse start date: Tue 24 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronVenez découvrir et écouter celui qui, à ses débuts, sera surnommé Charles, le Fou chantant. Avec une carrière remarquable commencée en 1933 et qui s’achève en 1999, soit deux ans avant sa mort, Charles Trenet a pu se produire sur les plus grandes scènes françaises et internationales. Malgré les épreuves qu’il a rencontrées dans sa vie, il a su rester une figure incontournable de la chanson française, célébrée pour son talent d’auteur-compositeur-interprète. Certaines de ses chansons sont restées des succès populaires intemporels (Douce France, La Mer, Ménimontant), au-delà même du monde Francophone.
This course is designed for both advanced French learners as well as native speakers of French.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1A Course start date: Tue 24 Feb 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneLearn to speak Spanish on this short course for complete beginners. You will be able to continue by joining Spanish beginners: module 1B if you want more than just an introduction.
Did you know that we offer support sessions for beginner students over the term? More information is available in the how will I be taught section below.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1B Course start date: Tue 24 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaLearn to speak Spanish on this short course for near beginners. Suitable if you have completed Spanish beginners: module 1A or if you have a very basic knowledge of the language (please check course outline for Spanish beginners: module 1A to see what you should know already).
Did you know that we offer support sessions for beginner students over the term? More information is available in the how will I be taught section below.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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