Open to students and staff in all departments and members of the public

Free entitlement for Year 1 University of York students

Available at a variety of levels from beginner to degree standard

Get the basics with our holiday and lunchtime courses, or develop your business language skills

Open up your world with LFA

  • start a new language
  • brush up rusty language skills
  • improve your fluency in conversation
  • gain 'survival skills' before going on a trip abroad
  • develop skills in a foreign language for business
  • prepare for studying or working abroad
  • take a language course as a degree module
  • learn to read and translate foreign literature

Languages we offer

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Specialist courses

Get the basics with our Holiday courses ... brush up on your speaking and listening skills with languages​@lunchtime ... develop your language skills with a work emphasis in Languages for Business ...

LFA is a useful guide leading students into an authentic language environment through weekly classes.

Qingyuan, Year 2 Psychology