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- Generative AI: a short introduction
Course start date: Sun 19 Jan 2025 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate ScottThis is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, Gemini, and Firefly.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Italian beginners: module 2 Course start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosanna CarlàContinue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course for near beginners, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version).Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Irish Gaelic 2: module 2 Course start date: Tue 14 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William BradyContinue learning Irish on this in-person class in central London.
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 great philosophers Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karl WhiteExplore the ideas of major philosophers from Plato to Sartre. How does Western philosophy differ from religion
and science? What problems have the great philosophers tried to solve?
. - Chinese 2 lower: module 2 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ting PoonContinue improving your Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have been studying Chinese (Mandarin) for a year or have an equivalent level.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Chinese philosophy Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John GoffAn introduction to the key ideas, schools and thinkers in Chinese philosophy from ancient to modern times with
an emphasis on the philosophical concepts that have been developed over this period. - German beginners intensive: module 1 + 2 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vera MessariusSuitable for complete beginners. The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on chapters 1-5 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold). This course is a bit faster so that 3 modules can be covered in 2 terms. It is therefore essential to do a minimum of 1.5 hours homework a week.
Please, go to the drop down menu for alternative courses/ days for German beginners intensive: module 1+2. There is also an in person course on Thursday evenings.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Presenting on the spot: advancedCourse start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie LunnThis course develops the work done in Presenting on the Spot, while also being an entire course in itself. You will gain greater credibility through improving your communication skills and confidently achieving a public presentation with very little time to prepare.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Japanese 2 lower: module 2 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaSuitable if you have completed Japanese 2 lower: module 1 or equivalent. Further develop your listening and speaking skills in Japanese.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - German beginners intensive: module 3 + 4Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francine van den BergThis is an intensive programme, with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have completed 'German beginners intensive: module 1 + 2' or equivalent. Based on Willkommen Chapters 7-10 (Hodder Arnold).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - German 2 intensive: module 2 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Heiner SchenkeThis an intensive lower intermediate German course, with the emphasis on developing your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed German 2 intensive: module 1 or German 2 lower, module 2 or have studied German for an equivalent of about 2.5 years.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Neurodivergence as a fact of society: a brief introductionCourse start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouBritish society is diverse, and not only in terms of faiths, ethnic backgrounds and other mostly visible differences. Neurodiversity is also a central aspect. Join us on this non-accredited course for a brief introduction to neurodiversity in society and discover how to engage with and support neurodivergent strengths.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Return to German (lower intermediate)Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Barbara PölletLearn German in this online German course. Improve your elementary German. Suitable if you have completed module 2 or equivalent. Based on the tutor's own material and Berliner Platz 2 Neu 1. Teil. European Framework A2.1.
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 - Japanese 2 upper: module 2 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kiyomi UntenOn this course you will learn to communicate more fully and fluently in a wider range of everyday situations and conversations.Suitable if you have completed 2 upper: module 1 or have studied for at least 2 years.
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 - Modern political philosophy: ideas and ideologies in the 21st century Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christopher HornerWhat are the key philosophical ideas behind the issues and debates of today? This is an opportunity to explore in more depth the concepts and ideologies that are shaping the politics of the 21st century.
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