Languages

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 FrenchGermanItalian and Spanish to Asian, African, and even Ancient and Classical languages. So what do you fancy learning? JapaneseKorean, 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 most 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. 

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  1. Ancient Greek 5
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 11 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elena Vacca
    In this advanced course, you will be reading Plutarch’s Life of Alexander, and revising grammar, with translation both from Greek and into Greek.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
  2. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
    Rating:
    93% of 100
  3. Cornish lower intermediate: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Gary Retallick
    Develop your advanced Cornish conversation and discussion. Suitable for anyone who has studied Cornish for several years and wants to improve their oral skills. Over two years, the course prepares you for the 4th Grade (final grade) of the Cornish Language Board examinations.



    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 £139.00 Concession £90.00
  4. French 4/5: le français à l’oral
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Henriette Harlall
    Vous souhaitez perfectionner vos compétences en français oral pour des raisons professionnelles, pour poursuivre vos études supérieures ou simplement pour le plaisir ? Ce cours répondra à vos besoins.



    Améliorez votre aisance en parlant français dans une ambiance décontractée qui comprend des conversations structurées ainsi que des jeux et l’exploration des cultures française et francophone.







    Ce cours pluridisciplinaire est du niveau C1 du cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues (CECRL). Le cours fait une large place non seulement à compréhension et à la production orale mais aussi à l’apprentissage de vocabulaire lié aux thématiques abordées.







    L’accent est mis sur la compréhension et l’expression orale afin de développer les compétences en écoute et prise de notes, en effectuant des tâches à l’aide d’exposés et de présentations dans une grande variété de domaines.



    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
  5. German for opera lovers (intermediate)
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Katja Parmar
    This course is for lovers of German operas. Learn to speak German in the context of opera.



    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
  6. French 4: conversation
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Débats et conversations sur des sujets d'actualité avec l'aide de journaux et de la télévision.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
    Rating:
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  7. Italian 3: practise and consolidate: module 3
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questa classe di conversazione ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio di italiano praticando e perfezionando i punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 3 lower or 3 upper oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua.







    Please note that this course takes place every other week.



    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
    Rating:
    90% of 100
  8. Neo-Latin: module 3
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Mary Ruskin
    Come and discover the literature in Latin from the fourteenth century through to the eighteenth.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
  9. Cornish advanced: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jo P'Rhys
    Develop your advanced Cornish conversation and discussion.Suitable for anyone who has studied Cornish for several years and wants to improve their oral skills.



    The course prepares you for the 4th grade (final grade) of the Cornish Language Board examinations.



    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 £139.00 Concession £90.00
    Rating:
    100% of 100
  10. Deutsche Kunst: eine Entdeckungsreise
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Annette Kossow
    This an upper intermediate German course (B2) discovering and discussing German art.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
  11. Spanish 3 conversation
    Course start date:  Thu 9 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Gallego
    Revise, 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 have an intermediate level of Spanish, are doing 'Spanish 3 lower', 'Spanish 3 upper' or have an equivalent level (B1 level).
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
  12. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 10 Jul 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Yolande Mallet De Chauny
    Venez perfectionner votre pratique de la langue et vos connaissances de la culture française. Au programme: reportages d'actualité, extraits de films, articles et romans contemporains.



    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 £139.00 Concession £139.00
  13. Spanish 4/5: Cuentistas españoles y latinoamericanos – Juan Rulfo ‘El llano en llamas’
    Course start date:  Tue 30 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Óscar Salgado Suárez
    Este 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.



    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
  14. Storia della pittura italiana: il seicento e il settecento
    Course start date:  Wed 1 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    A journey in Italian through the history of Italian art. This short course, delivered in Italian, will introduce you to some of the major figures in the history of Italian art, and the focus on this course is on the 1600s and 1700s..This module of 5 lessons will be dedicated to 17th and 18th century’s painting in Italy and each lesson will be devoted to a particular artist who is representative of their time. The course will be delivered



    online.



    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
  15. Spanish 3 upper: Escultura española en Londres del Pórtico de Santiago de Compostela a Julio González
    Course start date:  Wed 1 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Riera Mora
    Mejora tu español a través de un recorrido por el arte español.







    En este curso, podrás desarrollar tus habilidades lingüísticas en español a través del análisis y la discusión de algunas obras escultóricas que se encuentran en Londres.







    Ideal for students who have done about 4 years of Spanish, studied present and past tenses (B1/B2 level) and are looking to practise more grammatical, talking and listening skills.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
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About the City Lit School of Languages

Language courses at all levels and in 19 different languages are offered at City Lit. Whether you would like to attend part-time or weekend language classes, our highly popular language lessons offer the widest choice in London. Most language courses are taught at seven different levels and you can start anywhere from beginner to advanced.

Our tutors

Tutors are experienced and friendly, and you can choose from evening, day time or weekend language classes. 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 selected for their relevance to adult learners.

Professional development language courses

We can also offer tailored language training in your workplace, which can be a fast and convenient way to learn a language to help improve your skills for work or develop your business.