Courses for your holidays
Pack your bags and embark on a journey of lifelong learning around the world with City Lit. We’re running a range of travel and holiday-themed courses designed to broaden your horizons and give you a flavour of other cultures.
If you have any trips planned this year, our ‘holiday kit’ courses can provide you with all the language skills you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations and have a friendly chat with the locals! This could also be a great way to discover a new language, and a stepping stone to one of our beginners courses.
Whether it’s Turin or Tokyo, Stockholm or Seoul, make the most of your travels by learning here at City Lit.
- Japanese beginners: holiday kit
Course start date: Sat 13 Jun 2026 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaMake the most of your trip to Japan!
Planning a visit? This short, intensive course is your ultimate survival kit for Japan. Learn the essential phrases and cultural tips to navigate common holiday situations with confidence—from ordering food to asking for directions—and even enjoy friendly chats with locals.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Modern Greek beginners: Holiday kitCourse start date: Sat 27 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Florendia YiannoullouMake the most of your holidays in Greece or Cyprus 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!Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Dutch beginners: holiday kit Course start date: Sat 11 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jacqueline YoungMake the most of your holidays in a Dutch-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!Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - German holiday kitCourse start date: Sat 11 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletMake the most of your holidays in a German-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!Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - German intermediate and advanced: a journey through AustriaCourse start date: Mon 13 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletThis is a mixed ability intermediate to advanced German language workshop for lovers of Austria.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - German intermediate and advanced: a journey through GermanyCourse start date: Thu 16 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletDo you really know Germany? Yes, you might have seen the ‘Brandenburger Tor’ or taken a picture in front of ‘Neuschwanstein’ , tucked into some ‘Käsespätzle’ and even followed the ‘Romantische Strasse’ in your BMW, but there is more to Germany than the obvious. Your tutor will take you on a journey through Germany to discover some more suprising aspects of Germany.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Arabic beginners: holiday kitCourse start date: Sat 18 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nora Allali-CarlingMake the most of your holidays in an Arabic-speaking country with this face to face short, intensive course in central London over one weekend. 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!Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Italian holiday kitCourse start date: Sat 18 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veronica De FeliceMake the most of your holidays in Italy 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 £119.00 - French holiday kit Course start date: Sat 18 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezMake 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 £119.00 - Spanish holiday kit Course start date: Sat 18 Jul 2026 (and 2 other dates)
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 £95.00 Concession £77.00 - German intermediate and advanced: a journey through SwitzerlandCourse start date: Mon 20 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletThis is a mixed ability intermediate to advanced German language workshop for lovers of Switzerland.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Brazilian Portuguese: The music of Brazil: samba, bossa nova and more Course start date: Sat 25 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claudia CerbinoDiscover the rich cultural and geographical diversity which have influenced Brazilian popular music and learn about the wide variety of Brazil's musical styles both past and present.In English with some Portuguese.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00 - German for opera lovers (intermediate and advanced) Course start date: Thu 24 Sep 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katja ParmarThis is an intermediate to advanced German language course for lovers of German operas. Choose either an in-person workshop in the heart of London or live online sessions.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - German for Germany lovers (advanced)Course start date: Thu 1 Oct 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annette KossowThis advanced German language course for lovers of Germany is part of the series “Wanderlust” which will explore a variety of interesting destinations in Germany.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - German for art lovers (intermediate and advanced)Course start date: Fri 9 Oct 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annette KossowThis is an upper intermediate to advanced online German course discovering and discussing German art.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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