Short Courses in Languages

Language courses for the members of the local community as well as University of Edinburgh students, staff and alumni.

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Information on the short language course level structure at COL.

Short courses in Arabic.

Short courses in British Sign Language.

Short Courses in Chinese.

Short courses in French.

Short courses in Gaelic.

Short courses in General English.

Short courses in German.

Short courses in Italian.

Short courses in Japanese.

Short courses in Modern Greek.

Short courses in Portuguese.

Short courses in Russian.

Short courses in Spanish.

Short courses in Swahili.

Short courses in Turkish.

Short courses in Ukrainian.

Information about discounts and concessions.

Terms and conditions for Short Courses bookings at the Centre for Open Learning.