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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Gentle Pilates
Course start date: Wed 8 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cathy NorrisImprove your everyday health with this gentle Pilates body conditioning to aid your posture and balance whilst improving your strength and flexibility. Relaxation practice leaves you feeling rejuvenated and energised.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Pilates mixed levelsCourse start date: Wed 8 Jan 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cathy NorrisLearn unique Pilates exercises to improve your core strength, muscular strength, balance, posture and relaxation. Develop your technique, use small equipment, and progress your practise. Include these enjoyable exercises into your daily routine for improved health.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - French beginners: module 1 Course start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Daniel FernandezLearn French on this lively interactive course for beginners. The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - French 2 lower: module 3 Course start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezContinue improving your elementary French in this lively interactive course. The course is suitable if you have completed a French 2 lower: module 2 course or have an equivalent level.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - French 3 lower: module 2 Course start date: Wed 15 Jan 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Daniel FernandezContinue improving your lower intermediate French on this communicative course. The emphasis will be on developing your speaking and listening skills and on acquiring a greater understanding of French grammar and fluency.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - The foreign invention of British art Course start date: Wed 15 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Leslie PrimoTrace the importance of foreigners to the British art scene from the Tudor period to the Baroque. How did artists like Holbein, Dobson, van Somer and van Dyck influence the British School?Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Acting: improvers Course start date: Sun 19 Jan 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: James Jarrett, Deirdre Strath ClydeContinue your development as you explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven a variety of scripts and scenes. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00 - German 4 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Heiner SchenkeVertiefen Sie Ihre Deutschkenntnisse durch eine vielseitige Auswahl an aktuellen Materialien, Texten, Videos und Hörverständnissen. In diesem Kurs können Sie auch Ihre Diskussionfähigkeit, Ihre Grammatik und Ihren Wortschatz erweitern. European Framework B2.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - ESOL: Develop your writing: grammar, vocabulary, expression (advanced)Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you already have a good level of writing but wanting to take it up to a level suitiable for professional work? Are you wanting to develop your expressive skills in general? This course will help you improve your writing by focusing on meaning and how you can become a more skilful user of English, not concerned only with accuracy. You will work on how you can use grammar in different ways to say different things. You will expand your vocabulary so you can say more with fewer words. And you will work on how you can influence your reader.
You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00 - Storytelling for business and pleasure 1Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ariella EshedAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and wider experience. This course will be delivered online.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Acting: theatre history Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyOn this whistle-stop practical tour of British drama, visit three time periods from the classical canon and act scenes from some of the most popular plays in history.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - Acting for radio: Theatre CompanyCourse start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonBecome part of a radio repertory company and take part in creating and recording for broadcast a performance of a radio play. This term it is Quarry, written by the tutor David Gooderson. This advanced course is for those with previous experience in acting and radio, either through courses or industry. If you are not already a member of the company, please click on Start Your Interview to apply; the Drama Department will contact you to progress your application.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Acting: advanced Course start date: Fri 24 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydePractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing scenes in depth, with the option of performing to an invited audience at the end of the course. This course is suitable for students who have completed a broad range of our acting courses at beginners and improvers level or who have gained suitable experience elsewhere.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Looking at contemporary art Course start date: Wed 29 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Francesca CavalloExplore and discuss contemporary art on show in London. Each week we’ll visit 1-2 commercial galleries or a public gallery and examine specific exhibitions of contemporary art across a range of media including painting, works on paper, photography, new media and sculpture.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Communicate with confidence through voice and body languageCourse start date: Sat 22 Feb 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeDiscover how to enhance your vocal impact and physical presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back from achieving your full potential. Skills on this intensive Saturday course include communicating with confidence, establishing rapport, learning assertive posture and gesture, vocal energy and projecting an effective personal style.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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