Kingston Language Scheme

Kingston University has always paid particular attention to the study of languages both as a way of deepening the understanding of foreign peoples and cultures and also as a skill to enhance future life and career prospects.

Apart from studying for a degree in languages, all students have the possibility of studying a language through the Kingston Language Scheme (KLS).

KLS is a fully credited university language programme which enables students to begin to learn a foreign language or to develop further knowledge of a language which they have previously learned. Depending on which course you are studying, this can be either as an optional subject integrated into the degree, or as an additional course.

The emphasis is on covering a skills profile ranging over listening, speaking, reading and writing. The entry levels are flexible. The languages available are as follows:

• European languages
  • French
  • Spanish
  • German
  • Italian
• Non-European languages
  • Japanese
  • Mandarin (Chinese)
  • Arabic