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.
- Tokyo: an insider's guideCourse start date: Fri 16 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kiyomi UntenJoin this lively course and learn about this bustling capital that mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers and anime shops to cherry trees and temples. Open to all levels.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Polish beginners holiday kitCourse start date: Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Agnieszka HerbaMake the most of your holidays in Poland with one of our short intensive courses. The 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 £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Hungarian beginners holiday kitCourse start date: Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eva PallaghyMake the most of your holidays in Hungary with one of our short intensive courses. 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 £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Korean beginners: holiday kitCourse start date: Thu 5 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jaeran WonMake the most of your holidays in Korea with this live online. short 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 £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - German for art lovers (intermediate and advanced)Course start date: Fri 6 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annette KossowThis an upper intermediate German language course (B2) discovering and discussing German art.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Travel writing workshop
Course start date: Mon 23 Jun 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Susan GrossmanMake travelling pay. Learn how to get a commission, finance a trip and put your adventures into words, led by practical exercises and expert industry guidance. - German for Switzerland lovers (intermediate and advanced)Course start date: Mon 14 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Barbara PölletThis is a mixed ability intermediate to advanced German language workshop for lovers of Switzerland.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - German for Austria lovers (intermediate and advanced)Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
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 £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Modern Greek: holiday kitCourse start date: Mon 28 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosLearn to speak Greek and develop your listening and speaking skills on this intensive course. You will also learn the basics of the Greek alphabet. Suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - German for opera lovers (intermediate and advanced) Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Katja ParmarThis is a German language course for lovers of German operas. Discuss the world of German opera in these fun sessions while improving your German language skills. Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - German for Germany lovers (advanced)Course start date: Thu 8 May 2025 (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 £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - German for history lovers (intermediate and advanced)Course start date: Wed 5 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna RiolandThis is an intermediate to advanced German language course for lovers of German history.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Hindi beginners: holiday kitCourse start date: Mon 1 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roopam AggarwalSuitable if you have completed beginners: module 1 or equivalent. Continue learning to speak Hindi and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative class which emphasises the practical use of the language. You should have completed module 1 or equivalent. Based on Teach Yourself Beginner's Hindi.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00 - German for opera lovers (intermediate and advanced) x mas specialCourse start date: Thu 11 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katja ParmarCome to this one off German for German opera lovers x mas special in the heart of London.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00
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