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!
- Spanish 4/5: feminism and (de)colonisation in Latin America and the CaribbeanCourse start date: Wed 4 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezEn este curso exploraremos los feminismos nacidos de mujeres afrodescendientes e indígenas en América Latina y el Caribe. Indagaremos en el legado histórico de estas mujeres en levantamientos sociales y su importancia para comprender movimientos de resistencia actuales liderados por ellas.
Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).
Please note that this course will run every other week on the following dates: 4th & 18th of March, 1st of April.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - German for history lovers (intermediate and advanced)Course start date: Wed 4 Mar 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna RiolandThis is an intermediate to advanced German language course for lovers of German history.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Spanish 4/5: cuentistas españoles y latinoamericanosCourse start date: Wed 4 Mar 2026
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.
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 £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Return to Brazilian Portuguese (upper intermediate)Course start date: Wed 4 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claudia CerbinoIf you have learned Brazilian Portuguese in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your upper intermediate language skills. 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.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Spanish 3: focus on listeningCourse start date: Wed 4 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Spanish and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken Spanish in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of pronunciation to give you a better idea of how Spanish is spoken.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Spanish 2: focus on listeningCourse start date: Thu 5 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Monica ToroThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Spanish and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken Spanish in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of pronunciation to give you a better idea of how Spanish is spoken.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - French 4/5: French humourists: the classics and the new generationCourse start date: Sat 7 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie RicciLorsque l'on étudie une langue étrangère, l'humour est sans aucun doute l'élément le plus difficile à cerner ; et ironiquement, comprendre l'humour d'une culture différente de la sienne et son évolution permet de mieux en comprendre certaines complexités et certains combats. En effet, l'étude des divers humoristes qui ont marqué la France des 40 dernières années vous permettra de poser un nouveau regard sur l'évolution de la société française, connue pour ses provocations.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Spanish 3/4: grammar workshop - subjunctiveCourse start date: Sat 7 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roser Martínez-SánchezConsolida los usos básicos del subjuntivo a través de actividades escritas y orales. Este curso es ideal para estudiantes de Spanish 3 lower/upper o si te estás preparando para el A-level or DELE B1 exam.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Spanish 2/3: Spanish accents explained - AndalucíaCourse start date: Tue 10 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elisabet RodriguezHow do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Una stagione con Dante: PurgatorioCourse start date: Wed 11 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francesco BucciolVedremo come i dannati vengono rappresentati dal poeta. Parleremo della condizione politica del tempo e leggeremo un estratto dal Canto VI dove emerge la rappresentazione dell’Italia.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Spanish 2/3: Un viaje por la Patagonia argentinaCourse start date: Wed 11 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
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Discover the beauty of the outstanding of Argentinian Patagonia, the region defined by its dramatic landscapes, jagged peaks, pristine rivers and incredible wildlife. In this workshop we will explore the three main districts (The Lake District, Atlantic and Southern Patagonia) and their historic aspects. We will also touch in the Welsh culture heritage that can be found in small towns such as Trelew.
This will be an informative workshop done in Spanish. You should have an elementary level of the language (at least an A2 level, i.e at least Spanish 2 upper).Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Brazilian Portuguese film afternoonCourse start date: Fri 13 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christina BaumThe Brazilian Portuguese Film afternoon is a chance to find out more about Brazilian cinema in the college. The film will be presented by one of our wonderful Brazilian Portuguese tutors and there will be a discussion afterwards.
The film we will be watching is Central Do Brasil, a 1998 Brazilian comedy-drama road movie directed by Walter Salles, and Starring Fernanda Montenegro and Vinicius de Oliveira.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Spanish film and taster day: intermediate
Course start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezBy enrolling on this course, you will have registered on both the Spanish film and the Spanish taster session. The start times are as follows:
Film in Spanish: 10:30-12:45 (please arrive at least 10 minutes before the film starts to allow enough time for registration).
Spanish taster: 13.30-15.00 pm
Thinking of learning Spanish but not yet sure you want to sign up to a full course? The Spanish Film and Taster Day is a fun way to Immerse yourself in the Spanish language by watching a film and experiencing our Spanish intermediate classes surrounded by other students keen on learning more about Spain and Latin America in a lively and stimulating environment.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Spanish 3/4: Lorca, Dalí and Buñuel: el arte en tiempos de conflictoCourse start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Inma Ridao CarliniExplora las vidas de estas tres grandes figuras del arte y la cultura española. Descubre la estrecha amistad que los unió en su juventud, reflejada a menudo en su arte y los diferentes caminos que siguieron en sus vidas personales, arte e ideología política al estallar la guerra civil. Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Spanish 2/3 Grammar through art - ¿Ser o estar? Course start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna Riera Mora¿Ser o estar? ¿Cual es la diferencia? Come and practice the different uses of the verbs Ser and Estar through the exploration of major Spanish artwork.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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