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.
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- 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 - 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 - Italian pronunciationCourse start date: Wed 11 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Evi CampetellaThis short course is geared towards helping you sound more like a native speaker of Italian. While Italian pronunciation may seem relatively simple, there are actually quite a few features that require focus and practice. This course will allow you to concentrate on the sounds of Italian - how to produce them when speaking and how to recognise them when listening.
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 - Spanish 4/5: Culturas de Resistencia Negra en América Latina y el CaribeCourse start date: Thu 12 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezExplora la fascinante historia de los movimientos de resistencia negra frente a la esclavitud, el colonialismo y otros sistemas de poder en América Latina y el Caribe. Analiza expresiones culturales y desarrolla herramientas analíticas para comprender mejor su trayectoria y legado en este estimulante curso.
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 in Spanish. It is open to students with an advanced level of Spanish and native speakers. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in the 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 £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - 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 - French 5: La Guerre d’AlgérieCourse start date: Thu 2 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Frédéric FournierTerminée depuis plus de 60 ans la Guerre d’Algérie revient pourtant régulièrement dans l’actualité. En France comme en Algérie. Pourquoi cela? Est-ce parce qu’elle fut le dernier grand conflit armé qui a mobilisé la France? Est-ce parce qu’elle marque la date de naissance de l’Algérie contemporaine? Est-ce encore parce que des millions de Français en France, et d’Algériens en Algérie, continuent d’entretenir un rapport personnel et intime avec cette guerre ? Cela fait beaucoup de questions. Nous y répondrons durant nos trois leçons.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 - 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 3: Diferencias culturales de EspañaCourse start date: Mon 6 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanesa GuzmanAñade a tus estudios de español con este interesante curso que examina las diferencias culturales de España.
Cada clase se enfocará en las diferencias entre varias regiones (Norte vs Sur, el Levante vs el Interior, las Islas Baleares vs Las Islas Canarias), y te hará descubrir elementos importantes como las Comunidades Autónomas, la ubicación, la geografía, el clima y los paisajes, los monumentos históricos, las lenguas y la gastronomía tradicional.
Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, have studied present and past tenses (B1 level), and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills.
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 - Irish Gaelic beginners: a short introductionCourse start date: Tue 7 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Niall CulliganGet a short introduction to Irish Gaelic and discover aspects of Irish language culture in these face-to-face communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - 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 - Spanish 3: Arte español en Londres de Velázquez a SorollaCourse start date: Wed 8 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna Riera MoraMejora 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 maestras españolas de prestigiosas colecciones de arte londinenses como The National Gallery, la Wallace Collection y Apsley House (la casa de Wellington).
Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, have studied present and past tenses (B1 level), and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Russian beginners: a short introductionCourse start date: Wed 8 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Altannavch MurrayGet a short introduction to the Russian language and discover aspects of Russian language culture in these face-to-face communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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