Georgian Language Classes
Georgian Language at Oxford
The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) is very proud of its thriving Georgian Language programme and, with well over 30 students taking Georgian Language classes each year, it represents an essential component of the commitment that REES has to Georgian Studies.
And…. Georgian could be for you!!
Dates and Times
Classes take place twice a week and last one hour. Classes start in week 1 of Michaelmas Term and continue for 8 weeks in Michaelmas Term, Hilary Term and Trinity Term.
See here for term dates.
Michaelmas Term 2024 Timetable:
Beginners class (In Person)
Tuesday 4.00pm - 5.00pm (1st floor Seminar room, 11 Bevington Road)
Thursday 2.00pm - 3.00pm (Ground floor Seminar room, 11 Bevington Road)
Pre- intermediate class (In person)
Tuesday 5.00pm - 6.00pm - Grammar class (1st floor Seminar room, 11 Bevington Road)
Thursday 3.00pm - 4.00pm - Conversational class (Ground Floor Seminar Room, 11 Bevington Road)
Intermediate class (In person)
Tuesday 6.00pm - 7.00pm - Grammar class (1st floor Seminar room, 11 Bevington Road)
Thursday 4.00pm - 5.00pm - Conversational class (Ground Floor Seminar Room, 11 Bevington Road)
Translation class for Intermediates (in person and hybrid)
Thursday 5.00-7.00 (Ground Floor Seminar Room, 11 Bevington Road)
Fees and Funding
We are grateful for the ongoing support of the Marjory Wardrop Foundation in facilitating our Georgian language offering. This generous support has enabled us to offset the cost of Georgian language teaching provision and to keep class fees to an absolute minimum. Through this, we can continue to offer the very best quality courses to the growing community interested in learning Georgian.
Current students of Oxford University - £65.00 per academic term
Alumni, staff or retired staff of Oxford University - £95.00 per academic term
Levels and entry requirements
We offer Georgian language at 4 levels:
- Beginners Georgian – for those with no, or very little, knowledge of Georgian*.
- Pre-Intermediate Georgian – for those completing the beginners class or that have accumulated knowledge of Georgian to an appropriate level*.
- Intermediate Georgian – for those who have completed pre-intermediate Georgian and/or have a solid knowledge of the basics of the Georgian language*.
- Translation level - This class is for more advanced students who have been learning Georgian for two or three years.
* It is essential that you contact our Georgian language teacher, Lia Chokoshvili, at lia.chokoshvili@area.ox.ac.uk BEFORE enrolling, to ensure that there are spaces on the appropriate course.
How to enrol?
Please enrol here, once you have corresponded with Lia Chokoshvili. Please let Lia know that you have enrolled so she can make sure your place is confirmed.
Note: complete beginners can only start in October each year while students at higher levels are invited to contact
Lia Chokoshvili concerning availability.
Comments from past Georgian Students
“Despite being half Georgian myself, I only started learning the language through the Georgian Programme here with the wonderful Lia Chokoshvili. In just three terms, I went from not having the first clue about the Georgian alphabet to being able to converse with my baby cousins living in Kutaisi at a basic level. Lia has given me the tools and foundation to keep learning and practicing the language and for this I am so grateful. The language is unlike any other and it was a great honour to have started learning it in Oxford, with an amazing professor, and among such an enthusiastic group of students. Georgian class was the perfect mix of challenge and fun — a welcome respite from a week of note-taking and essay-drafting as well as a convenient platform for diving deeper into the Georgian culture.” Tina, class of 2020-21.
