Learn a Language - Online & in London
Over 30 modern and ancient world languages taught by expert tutors!
Here at City Lit, we offer over 30 different language courses catering to all levels, from beginners to advanced — with both online and classroom formats. Our classes range from European languages such as French, German, Italian and Spanish to Asian, African, and even Ancient and Classical languages. So what do you fancy learning? Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Classical Greek, Old English or British Sign Language — take your pick!
Our part time courses are designed to fit around your schedule, you'll find a suitable language class for you whether you would like to attend in the evening, daytime, or on weekends. We also offer short, intensive and fast-track courses if you need to learn in a hurry, as well as one-day workshops and taster language lessons.
Beginner to advanced level courses
We teach mose languages at seven different levels and you can start anywhere from beginner to advanced. Our approach to learning is to teach you how to communicate effectively in real-life situations. We select content that is relevant to your needs. If you are a beginner, you will learn how to use the language as opposed to just repeating words and sentences as you would do with an app. We teach you to communicate rather than repeat.
Use our self-assessment tool to help you choose the right course for your level.
- German 4/5: Literatur und KonversationCourse start date: Wed 27 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Friederike SchroederDieser Kurs konzentriert sich auf Literatur und Konversation: Lesetexte aus der modernen Literatur, Videoausschnitte, intensive Spracharbeit und viele Möglichkeiten zur Diskussion. Please note that this class meets fortnightly.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1ACourse start date: Tue 3 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaLearn 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.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Welsh reading club / Clwb Darllen Cymraeg SylfaenCourse start date: Thu 5 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare WhiteheadThis short course is perfect for improving your vocabulary and pronunciation in Welsh. Ideal if you have studied Welsh for at least a year.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Chinese 2: reading groupIf you want to have the chance to read Chinese characters, expand your vocabulary, improve your pronunciation, and strengthen your reading comprehension level, please join us to practise your reading.Suitable for people who have learned Chinese for at least 1 year and have learned to read Chinese characters.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00 - French 3 upper: practise and consolidate: module 1Course start date: Thu 12 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronFurther improve your upper intermediate French on this lively, communicative class. This course combines structural language work with discussion on French political and cultural news. - Spanish 2 conversationCourse start date: Thu 12 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenRevise, consolidate and improve your listening and speaking skills on this lively course, which will help you communicate more confidently in daily life situations. Ideal if you are doing 'Spanish 2 lower', 'Spanish 2 upper' or have an equivalent level (A2 level).
This course runs every other Thursday on the following dates: 12 Oct, 26 Oct, 9 Nov, 23 Nov, 7 Dec.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - French 3 lower practise and consolidate: module 1Course start date: Mon 16 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Silvana AvramConsolidate your lower intermediate level of French in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 3 lower, through some speaking and listening activities. Suitable if you are attending a level 3 lower class or have an equivalent level of the language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - French 4 pratique et perfectionnment: module 1Course start date: Wed 25 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Henriette HarlallUn cours de français animé et structuré pour réviser et pratiquer la langue tout en participant à des discussions sur différents sujets d'actualité.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - French 3 upper: conversationCourse start date: Thu 26 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Daniel FernandezCome and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Chinese beginners: short introductionCourse start date: Mon 30 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fei WangIf you are planning to visit a Chinese-speaking area and would like to grasp a few daily survival Chinese sentences, or if you have Chinese family or friends and would like to understand a bit more about their language and background, perhaps you are just interested in Chinese culture and would like to have a taste of the Chinese language, this course is for you.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Return to French (lower intemediate)Course start date: Thu 2 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie RadetCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your lower intermediate French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course in January or continue on the module 2 of this course.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1BCourse start date: Tue 7 Nov 2023 (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 LS1111 to see what you should know already).Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Italian 3: cinque settimane, un libro: La boutique del misteroCourse start date: Fri 10 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Online
Improve your knowledge of Italian through on this short literature course which will give you an opportunity to learn new vocabulary and practise your grammar by being exposed to authentic Italian texts.This term we'll be reading selected stories from La boutique del mistero, by Dino Buzzati, a collection of short stories of which Buzzati was particularly proud.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Italian 2 listening skillsCourse start date: Tue 14 Nov 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Silvana VistolaThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and aims to provide you with special training in how to listen more effectively to spoken Italian in a variety of different contexts. You'll also look at elements of Italian pronunciation to give you a better idea of how Italian is spoken.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Italian 3 conversationCourse start date: Tue 26 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Giacomo FabbriniThis skills-based course is for intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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