377 Short courses in Language Studies in Europe

On this Creative Writing - An Introduction (Stage 1) course at the Arts University Bournemouth, you’ll be taught the essential skills of creative writing – perfect if you’re an aspiring writer or if you’re prepping for a bigger writing project. You'll develop your skills across a range of forms, including flash fiction, short stories, novels, and poetry.

Build on your existing knowledge of the Irish language and culture; cover topics like giving directions and making arrangements with Irish 108 - An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture at Dublin City University offered at FutureLearn.

As part of our Beginners Italian series, this Beginners Italian 3 online course at The Open University UK continues your journey learning Italian and exploring Italian society and culture. You’ll focus on topics including making travel arrangements, giving directions, making a complaint, and talking about what you are doing now. 

From greetings to essential phrases, this Spanish Beginners course offered by City St George's, University of London gives you the key vocabulary and basic grammar you need for conversation.

University College London (UCL)'s Greek Evening Language Classes (All Levels) ten-week online evening courses are open to everyone and will help you to communicate effectively in Modern Greek.

The AI Language Technology in the Workplace course from the The Open University UK explores the rapidly rising forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as language technologies that use human language to carry out daily activities, communicate with people and control systems and devices. 

These ten-week online evening courses are open to everyone and will help you to communicate effectively in German. University College London (UCL) offers the German Evening Language Classes (All Levels) programme.

Throughout this An Introduction to Intercultural Competence in the Workplace course from The Open University UK, you’ll look at your own experiences and case studies from employees and employers around the world to analyse the critical role language use, identity claims, and culture can play in interactions you may have with others in a range of professional settings. 

The Ancient Greek - Lower Intermediate course offered by University of Oxford will prepare you to read such texts in the original language, and to explore the grammar and deeper meanings of the language.

The Arabic Beginners course offered by City St George's, University of London covers everything from the alphabet to grammatical structures, greetings to describing objects.

University College London (UCL)'s Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) 4-week course is for people who want to learn to teach English as a foreign language and gain a teaching qualification that is recognised worldwide.

Students will spend week one of the Legal English course from Torquay International School focusing on developing their command of legal English.

As Estonia is one of the Uralic nations, it is the best place to get to know Finno-Ugric cultures! This Introduction to Estonia and Finno-Ugric Cultures and Nations course at Tallinn University provides an overview of the Finno-Ugric nations’ history, culture, and modern developments.

Deepen your understanding of Irish culture and language, exploring new conversational subjects such as the family and pastime with Irish 105 - An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture at Dublin City University delivered through FutureLearn.

The Winter Teens Course offered by Torquay International School is designed to fully immerse young learners in the English language.

The German Beginners course offered by City St George's, University of London will explore key topics for business and travel, including introductions and occupations, ordering food in a restaurant, shopping and making travel arrangements.

The Winter and Summer Schools offered by The University of Lancashire are an active English language learning programme.

The German Language and Culture - Intensive German Language Beginner B2 course offered at Freie Universität Berlin is designed for students who have successfully completed the basic level and the first part of the intermediate level of German and who have a sound knowledge of German at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

The General English course from British Learning Academy is designed to support learners at every stage, with classes carefully tailored to each A1-C2 level.

If you would like to attend university in Ireland or the UK, our University Pathway Programme Ireland and UK from Centre of English Studies - United Kingdom can give you the English language education you need and help you maximise your IELTs score.