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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.
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409 courses available
French beginners: module 1Join this engaging beginner’s French course designed to boost your confidence from day one. Classes are conducted in French, with a strong focus on developing practical speaking and listening skills.
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 £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00- Spanish beginners: module 2
Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
If you feel you may benefit from learning at a slower pace, please check our Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 2 course.
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 £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Spanish 2 lower: module 1
Improve your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed Spanish beginners: module 3 or have studied Spanish for a year.
Based on Units 10-11 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto (publisher: Campus Difusión) (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Brazilian Portuguese 2 lower taster
Come and discover what an elementary Brazilian Portuguese class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied Portuguese for about 1 year recently.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - German advanced: Fokus Sprechen
Vertiefen Sie Ihre Deutschkenntnisse durch eine vielseitige Auswahl an aktuellen Materialien, Texten, Videos und Hörverständnissen. In diesem Kurs können Sie auch Ihre Diskussionfähigkeit, Ihre Grammatik und Ihren Wortschatz erweitern. European Framework B2- C1.1.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Spanish 5 práctica y perfeccionamiento: module 4
Este curso es para aquellos estudiantes que han estudiado al menos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante.
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 Spanish preparation for DELE B2 course which leads to a final exam.
Online
Mon 21 Sep 2026 (and 1 other date)Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Brazilian Portuguese beginners: module 1
With a population of 214 million, Brazil is the sixth largest country in the world by population size. This course aims to introduce you to Portuguese mainly as spoken in Brazil, and is taught by a native Brazilian, though you'll cover other varieties of Portuguese as well. You will begin building your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills so that you can build a solid base for future study.
If you already speak a Romance language, you may want to check our Brazilian Portuguese rapidamente: module 1 courses and if you are a Spanish speaker, you may want to check our Portuguese for Portuguese for Portuñol speakers: module 1 course.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Italian 2 lower: module 1
Continue consolidating your Italian and find yourself speaking with increasing confidence on this communicative course for students who have studied Italian for year and are now starting their second year. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners' or have an equivalent level (about a year of part-time study). Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
Keeley Street
Mon 21 Sep 2026 (and 7 other dates)Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - French 2 lower at a gentle pace: module 1Do 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.
Keeley Street
Mon 21 Sep 2026Pierre PorcheronFull fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - French 3 upper at a gentle pace: module 1Do 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.
Keeley Street
Mon 21 Sep 2026Isabelle FontanFull fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Italian 3 lower: module 1
Italian 3 lower: module 1 is for learners who are at a solid intermediate level (CEFR B1). On this course you'll be learning more grammar structures and broadening your vocabulary, while also improving your reading and listening skills through exposure to increasingly complex material.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Modern Greek 2 lower: module 1Continue learning Modern Greek on this lively course.
Choose either in-person classes in central London or live online classes.
Improve your elementary Greek on this practical course. The emphasis is on listening and speaking, and on extending your reading and writing skills.Suitable if you have completed the first year of Modern Greek.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00 - Spanish 3 lower: module 1
Improve your intermediate Spanish on this lively course, with the emphasis on speaking, listening and acquiring a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed Spanish 2: upper or have studied Spanish for 3 years recently. Based on Aula Internacional Plus 3, Difusión Publishers (see the Are there any other costs? section for ISBN).
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Hungarian beginners: module 1
Learn to speak Hungarian and develop your speaking and listening skills in these communicative classes, which emphasise the practical use of the language. Suitable for complete beginners.
Online
Mon 21 Sep 2026Eva PallaghyFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00 - Polish beginners: an introduction
Learn to speak Polish and develop your speaking and listening skills in these communicative courses, which emphasise the practical use of the language. Suitable for complete beginners.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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