Session 2011-12
Teaching Dates for 2011-12
Term 1: 24 October - 16 December 2011
Term 2: 16 January - 9 March 2012
Term 3: 23 April - 11 May 2012, followed by exams. Specific dates for exams for each language/level will be available once the university exam timetable is published in Term 2.
Languages for All
Open up your world with LFA
Languages for All offers a range of foreign language courses to help you communicate with people from other countries and gain an insight into other cultures.
If you wish to:
- start a new language
- improve your fluency in conversation
- brush up rusty language skills
- complete an assessed course covering speaking, listening, reading and writing
- gain 'survival skills' before going on a trip abroad
- prepare for studying or working abroad
- take a language course as a degree module under a departmental elective scheme
- develop skills to help you do business in a foreign language
- learn to read and translate foreign literature
we have a course for you!
Courses are available at a variety of levels from beginners to degree standard. We offer short (4-week), medium (8-week) and long (19-week) courses. Most courses are assessed/examined and lead to the award of a certificate, although some of our shorter courses are non-assessed.
Classes are held at a variety of times (lunchtimes, daytimes, evenings) and are open to students in all departments, staff and members of the public. Teaching takes place both on Heslington West campus and on the new Heslington East campus.
Latest News
Registration for Term 2 2012
It is still possible to join the 19 week LFA general programme that began in October if you already have some experience in a language.
The following short courses (8 weeks) will also be available (subject to demand) w/c Monday 16 January:
French@lunchtime Level 1 - Thurs 1.15 pm - 2.15 pm
Italian@lunchtime Level 1 - Tues 12.15 pm - 1.15 pm
Spanish@lunchtime Level 1 - Mon 12.15 pm - 1.15 pm
French Conversation and Culture (Advanced Level) - Thurs 4.15 pm - 5.45 pm
Italian Conversation and Culture (Advanced Level) - Fri 10.15 am - 11.45 am
Please contact the LFA office lfa@york.ac.uk for further information.
Free entitlement to LFA for Year 1 Undergraduate students
In 2011-12, all Year 1 Undergraduate University of York students will be entitled to take one LFA course free of charge on the 19-week general programme. This initiative was introduced in 2010 by the Vice-Chancellor to enable students to gain an international dimension to their studies at York and to prepare for working in a global environment. For more information and to see the list of courses which can be taken under this scheme, please click here.
LFA Certificates from 2010-11
Any certificates which were not collected in June have now been posted to the address we have for students on file.
Mailing List
To be on the LFA mailing list, and to find out directly when new courses become available, please email us stating which languages you would be interested in learning.
Language Exchange Webpage
We have set up a webpage where you can get in touch with native speakers of the language you are learning and arrange an language exchange (e.g. for conversational practice). This offers an opportunity to develop the language skills and cultural knowledge that you will gain during our courses. Follow the link on the navigation bar to the left for further details. This facility is only open to those with a current University of York username and password.