Short Language Courses in 2025/2026
Our eight-week language courses are available for languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin and Spanish. Course types include introductory-level courses that allow you to familiarise with a new language, practice-focused language courses to improve your everyday communication skills and specialist language courses for specific purposes.
Course fees: 16 hours over 8 weeks
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£116 University of York students
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£150 University of York staff/Over 60s/Students from other HE institutions
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£160 University of York alums
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£175 Members of the public
Register for an LfA short course
Course Dates
- October to December 2025 (English)
- February to April 2026 (all languages)
- April to June 2026 (all languages)
Registration for our short courses is currently closed.
Languages for Everyday Communication courses
Beginner, Post-Beginner and Intermediate level language courses. These courses will provide students an opportunity to familiarise with a new language or improve their Beginner-level skills through language use in everyday situations.
Specialist Language Courses
We offer selected specialist language courses with a focus on developing communication skills for languages for specific purposes.
Languages for Intercultural Understanding
Beginner-level courses to familiarise with languages with non-Roman scripts. These in-person courses are ideal if you are interested in learning a language that is very different from the language(s) you speak.