Learn a language this summer

This summer we’re offering intensive language courses in Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish and Ukrainian. A range of levels are available from beginners to more advanced.

Courses will run over one or two weeks during June and July and will be intensive and enjoyable. Our language conversation courses will be taught in person by expert native-speaking tutors. Ukrainian courses will be delivered online. Expect rapid language learning in an encouraging and interactive class.

To celebrate, we are launching a competition where you can win a free course. To enter you need to complete a very short survey.

Available courses

Chinese for Essential Communication

This course is an introduction to Chinese language and is ideal if you would like to try and see whether you might want to take a longer course in October.

French Conversation for Absolute Beginners

This course is for you if you have no knowledge (or very little) of French.

French Intermediate Conversation

This course is for you if you have attended 3 years of part-time study (or 4 years but you feel that your speaking skills are still weak) and you can communicate in routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

French: Advanced Conversation

This course is for you if you have attended several years of part-time study and/or if you have a good knowledge of French and you want to further practice your conversation skills.

French: Conversation for Improvers

This course is for you if you can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

Italian for Improvers Conversation

This intensive course is for you if you have attended one year of part-time study or you have a very basic knowledge of Italian.

Italian: Conversation for Absolute Beginners

This course is aimed at students who have no knowledge of Italian. It focuses on speaking and understanding the language in practical contexts.

Spanish Advanced Conversation

This course is for you if you have attended several years (6+) of part-time study and/or if you have a good knowledge of Spanish and you want to further practise your conversation skills.

Spanish Intermediate Conversation

This intensive course is for you if you have attended three years of part-time study and you can communicate in routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiarity and routine matters.

Spanish: Conversation for Absolute Beginners

This course is aimed at students who have no knowledge of Spanish. It focuses on speaking and understanding the language in practical contexts.

Spanish: Conversation for Post-Beginners

This intensive course is for you if you have attended one year of part-time study or you have rusty 'O' levels (GCSE) in Spanish.

Ukrainian: Language and Culture

This course will give you an introduction to Ukrainian language and will enable you to hold very basic conversation. It will also give you an insight into Ukrainian culture..

Welsh courses for adults

We offer short taster sessions as well as courses for beginners through to fluent Welsh speakers who would like to improve their Welsh.