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 Film and taster day: beginners
Course start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De Chauny, Magali Robert-ChungBy enrolling on this course, you will have registered on both the French film and the French taster session. The start times are as follows:
French taster: 13.45- 15.15pm
French film: 16:00–18:15 (please arrive at least 10 minutes before the taster starts to allow enough time for registration).
Thinking of starting to learn French but not yet sure you want to sign up to a full course? The French Film and Taster Day is a fun way to Immerse yourself in French by watching a film and experiencing our French beginner classes surrounded by other Francophiles in a lively and stimulating environment.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - French Film and taster day: intermediate Course start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie RadetBy enrolling on this course, you will have registered on both the French film and the French taster session. The start times are as follows:
French taster: 13.45- 15.15pm
French film: 16:00–18:15 (please arrive at least 10 minutes before the taster starts to allow enough time for registration).
Thinking of starting to learn French again but not yet sure you want to sign up to a full course? The French Film and Taster Day is a fun way to Immerse yourself in French by watching a film and experiencing our French intermediate classes surrounded by other Francophiles in a lively and stimulating environment.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Italian film and taster: intermediate Course start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Thinking of learning Italian but not yet sure you want to sign up to a full course? The Italian Film and Taster Day is a fun way to Immerse yourself in Italian by watching a film and experiencing an Italian class surrounded by other students keen on Italian language and culture in a lively and stimulating environment. The taster class is aimed at learners who have an intermediate level of Italian (i.e. learners who've studied Italian for two or three years but who have got a bit rusty).
By enrolling on this course, you will have registered for both the Italian film and the Italian taster session. The start times are as follows:
Italian film: 13.15- 15.30pm
Italian taster: 16:15–17:45 (please arrive at least 10 minutes before the film starts to allow enough time for registration).
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Italian film and taster: beginners Course start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Thinking of learning Italian but not yet sure you want to sign up to a full course? The Italian Film and Taster Day is a fun way to Immerse yourself in Italian by watching a film and experiencing an Italian beginners class surrounded by other students keen on Italian language and culture in a lively and stimulating environment.
By enrolling on this course, you will have registered for both the Italian film and the Italian taster session. The start times are as follows:
Italian film: 13.15- 15.30pm
Italian taster: 16:15–17:45 (please arrive at least 10 minutes before the film starts to allow enough time for registration).
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Spanish film and taster day: beginners Course start date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
By 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 beginner classes surrounded by other students keen on learning about Spain and Latin America in a lively and stimulating environment.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Spanish 4/5: Spanish accents explained - ChileCourse start date: Tue 17 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezHow 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 £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Spanish 2 lower taster Course start date: Wed 18 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Come and discover what an elementary Spanish class feels like at City lit.
This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for 1-2 years recently.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Spanish 2/3: cultura andina y el españolCourse start date: Wed 18 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Natalia Fajardo IlajaCome and explore the life style of the ancient Andean civilizations. You will learn about their traditions, music, arts and the main groups that inhabited this wonderful area of South America.
Please note that this course will be taught in Spanish. You should have an elementary level of the language (at least a Spanish 2 upper level).Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - French 1/2: sing to improve your French (folk songs)Course start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trista SelousThis is a fun workshop open to all and taught by ear, where we learn and sing around four French folk songs, with a focus on comprehension and pronunciation. While all the songs will be in French, the course may be run in English, French or a mixture of the two, to enable everyone to participate as fully as possible.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - French beginners: holiday kitCourse start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyMake 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 £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Spanish holiday kit Course start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaMake the most of your holidays in a Spanish 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 & 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 - French 2 lower: focus on the future tenseCourse start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabelle FontanCome and consolidate your knowledge of the future tense on this interactive grammatical workshop.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation through songs Course start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claudia CerbinoYou may like to sing Brazilian songs, to yourself or in public, or you may just like listening to songs in Brazilian Portuguese; either way, this course is for you if you would like to improve your Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation while enjoying songs from this beautiful country.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Spanish 3/4: Más allá de la ensaladilla rusa: food, sencureship and identity in Franco's SpainCourse start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosa Rodriguez-GarridoEste taller invita a descubrir cómo la comida se convirtió en una herramienta de identidad, propaganda y supervivencia en la España del siglo XX, especialmente durante la dictadura de Francisco Franco.
A través de ejemplos curiosos como la tortilla sin patatas y sin huevos elaborada durante la Guerra Civil o el cambio de nombre de la ensaladilla rusa por ensaladilla nacional en tiempos del franquismo, reflexionaremos sobre cómo la cocina puede comunicar valores, adaptarse a la escasez y reflejar los cambios sociales y políticos de una época.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00 - Danish grammar workshop: word orderCourse start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anne Svenstrup GrantAre you learning Danish and find yourself confused by word order? Where exactly should you put IKKE in a sentence? Which words trigger a change in word order? We'll answer these questions and more on this supportive and structured online workshop.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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