Learn a Language

Select your chosen language from the list below where you will find the course description.

Covid-19 Update: Our classes will continue as scheduled

Unless stated otherwise, the below languages may be offered either as a short term time course or for tailored tuition.

Register your interest here if you are interested in a language option not currently advertised. We endeavour to introduce additional languages, given there is sufficient interest.

Please read our Terms and Conditions before applying for any of our courses.

Note: We do not offer classes in English as a Foreign Language. For English, please contact IFCELS.

• Arabic

  Modern Standard Arabic

  • Beginners Online 
  • Beginners 1 On Campus 
  • Beginners 2 On Campus
  • Beginners 3 On Campus 
  • Accelerated Beginners  
  • Communicative Post-Beginners 1 (not currently available)
  • Elementary Online
  • Elementary On Campus 
  • Pre-Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Upper Intermediate
  • Pre-Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Proficiency 

  Levantine

  • Beginners
  • Elementary
  • Pre-Intermediate 
  • Intermediate 
  • Upper Intermediate
  • Advanced 
  • Proficiency 

  Other Arabic Courses

  • Arabic (Native Speakers) Elementary (not currently available)
  • Arabic (Native Speakers) Intermediate (not currently available)
  • Arabic Speaking and Listening Skills
  • Qur'anic Beginners (not currently available)
  • Qur'anic Elementary (not currently available
  • Calligraphy (not currently available)
  • Egyptian Beginners (not currently available)
  • Gulf Beginners (not currently available)
  • Maghrebi Beginners (not currently available)

  See the full list of short courses on the Arabic Section Homepage.

• Bengali

  • Beginners
  • Elementary

• Chinese (Cantonese)

  • Beginners (not currently available)

• Chinese (Mandarin)

  • Beginners
  • Elementary
  • Pre-Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Upper Intermediate
  • Pre-Advanced
  • Advanced

  See the full list of short courses in Chinese on the Chinese Section Homepage.

• French

  • May be available as Tailored Tuition

• Hebrew

  • Beginners 

• Hindi

  • Beginners 
  • Elementary

• Indonesian

  • Beginners
  • Elementary

• Japanese

  • Beginners
  • Elementary
  • Pre-Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Upper Intermediate
  • Pre-Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Proficiency
  • Accelerated Stage 1 (2 classes per week)

  See the full list of short evening courses in Japanese, as well as available awards and prizes, on the Japanese Section Homepage.

• Korean

  • Beginners
  • Elementary
  • Pre-Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Upper Intermediate
  • Pre-Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Proficiency

  For the full list of tuition options in Korean see the Korean Section Homepage.

• Kurdish

  • Kurmanji Beginners (not currently available)
  • Sorani Beginners  (not currently available)

• Persian

  • Persian Beginners Online
  • Persian Beginners: Reading, Writing and Translation On Campus
  • Elementary 
  • Pre-Intermediate
  • Intermediate (not currently available)

  For the full list of tuition options in Persian see the Persian Section Homepage.

• Sanskrit

  • Beginners 
  • Elementary
  • Pre-Intermediate
  • Sanskrit Reading 1
  • Sanskrit Reading 2

  For the full list of short evening courses in Sanskrit and for the information on Sanskrit teaching and learning at SOAS Language Centre please visit the Sanskrit Language Homepage.

• Spanish

  • May be available as Tailored Tuition

• Swahili

  • Beginners
  • Elementary

• Tagalog (Filipino)

  • Beginners

• Tamil

  • Beginners
  • Elementary

• Thai

  • Beginners
  • Elementary

• Tibetan (Classical)

  • Beginners
  • Elementary

  For more details see the Tibetan Section Homepage.

• Turkish

  • Beginners

• Urdu

  • Beginners 
  • Elementary (not currently available)
  • Heritage (not currently available)

• Vietnamese

  • Beginners 

• Yorùbá

  • Beginners (not currently available)

• Zulu

  • May be available as Tailored Tuition