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. Cinque settimane: un libro: Le piccole virtù
    Course start date:  Fri 17 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    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 Le piccole virtù by Natalia Ginzburg.



    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 £63.00 Concession £51.00
  2. Spanish 3/4: Lorca, Dalí and Buñuel: El arte en tiempos de conflicto
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 18 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Inma Ridao Carlini
    Explora 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).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
  3. Italian 2 listening skills
    Course start date:  Tue 21 May 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    This 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 £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  4. French 5: Débattre en français
    Course start date:  Tue 21 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Masa Uzelac
    Welcome to Débattre en français, a dynamic French course for advanced language learners keen on practicing debating skills around current topics. In this course, you will engage in lively discussions, enhancing not only your language proficiency but also your critical thinking and public speaking abilities. Whether you are interested in politics, environmental issues, or societal topics, this course provides a platform for meaningful discussions and skill development.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
  5. Chinese advanced practice
    Course start date:  Wed 22 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Zhonghan Lin
    This course is designed for advanced students to have conversations in Chinese based on current news stories in a small group environment.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
  6. Spanish 2/3: Cultura andina y el español
    Course start date:  Wed 22 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Natalia Fajardo Ilaja
    Come 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 an A2 level).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
  7. Welsh beginners: short introduction
    Course start date:  Tue 28 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jack Pulman-Slater
    Get a short introduction to Welsh and discover aspects of the Welsh culture in these face-to-face communicative classes in central London. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
  8. French 5: Juliette Greco: une chanteuse, une chanson, une vie
    Course start date:  Tue 28 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Juliette Gréco, guidée par de l'audace et un talent exceptionnel, a mis sa voix au service d’auteurs légendaires tels que Jacques Brel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Louis Aragon… De Saint-Germain des Près en passant par les États-Unis où elle fait carrière au cinéma, elle incarne une œuvre qui n’a pas d’équivalent dans la Chanson Française. Venez découvrir une voix et carrière singulières.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00
  9. French 5: Flaubert : une vie, une oeuvre
    Course start date:  Wed 29 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Flaubert est le contemporain de Baudelaire et, comme l’auteur de « Les Fleurs du mal », il occupe une position charnière dans la littérature du XIXème siècle. À la fois contesté pour des raisons morales et admiré pour sa force littéraire de son temps, il apparaît aujourd'hui comme l'un des plus grands romanciers de son siècle, avec en particulier « Madame Bovary », roman qui fonde le bovarysme, puis « L'Éducation sentimentale ». Il se place entre le roman psychologique de Stendhal et le mouvement naturaliste de Zola et Maupassant, ces derniers considérant Flaubert comme leur maître. Lui-même fortement marqué par l'œuvre d’Honoré de Balzac dont il reprendra les thèmes sous une forme très personnelle - « L'Éducation sentimentale » est une autre version de « Le Lys dans la vallée » et « Madame Bovary » s'inspire de « La Femme de trente ans » - il s'inscrit dans sa lignée du roman réaliste. Il est aussi très préoccupé d'esthétisme, d'où son long travail d'élaboration pour chaque œuvre : il teste ses textes en les soumettant à la fameuse épreuve du « gueuloir », qui consiste à les lire à pleine voix, parfois pendant des heures. On a également souvent souligné la volonté de Flaubert de s'opposer à l'esthétique du roman-feuilleton, en écrivant un « roman de la lenteur ». Enfin, son regard ironique et pessimiste sur l'humanité fait de lui un grand moraliste. Son « Dictionnaire des idées reçues » donne un aperçu de ce talent.







    This course is designed for both advanced French learners as well as native speakers of French.



    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
  10. Japanese beginners fast-track: module 2
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Kiyomi Unten
    Continue learning to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills,



    Suitable if you have completed Japanese beginners intensive: module 1 or learn Japanese in a complete beginners course for a term.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
  11. Spanish 3/4: grammar workshop - connecting words
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roser Martínez-Sánchez
    Mejora tu comprensión de conectores en español a través de juegos, prácticas orales y actividades escritas. Este curso es ideal para estudiantes de Spanish 3 lower/upper o si te estás preparando para el DELE B1.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
  12. Explore St Petersburg
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Rioland
    Come and discover more about this famous Russian city, home to some of the country's most important writers, architecture and cultural institutions.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
  13. French 3 lower: conversational French
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Isabelle Fontan
    Come and practise your lower intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French speaking countries' TV programmes, radio programmes , newspapers and magazines.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
  14. Spanish 3/4 - Spanish cinema: Almodóvar en el siglo XXI
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Óscar Salgado Suárez
    Descubre los elementos que hacen el cine de Almodóvar único e internacionalmente reconocido. El curso explora la rimbombancia de su estilo a través del estudio de técnicas cinematográficas y artefactos culturales. Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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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.