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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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- Music theory: grade 4
Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Selena KayStudy more complex musical language including duplets, double-dotted rhythms, alto clef, double sharps/flats, the concept of enharmonic equivalence, and recognising and writing common triads. Learn the technical names for scale degrees, and standard ornaments and instruments. NB: scheduled break week: 28th May 2024.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Introduction to printmaking techniques Course start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon BurderThis fast-paced course reveals some of the processes used to make fine art prints. You will try both relief and intaglio printmaking methods. This course is for beginners and those with limited experience who want to discover how printmaking techniques actually work. An ideal way to start printmaking.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Contemporary British and international fiction Course start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Aamer HusseinWe explore a brief and careful selection of recent novels in English, considering aspects of literature and the lives of writers, examining the contemporary perspective from which we reread and reinterpret classic texts to bridge the gap between past and present. Writers include Edward St Aubyn, Kathy O’Shaughnessy, Hari Kunzru, Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng, and British-Palestinian Isabella Hammad.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Spanish 2 lower: module 1 Course start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: María IsaltImprove your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish beginners: module 3' or equivalent. Based on units 1-5 of 'Ele Actual A2 (libro del alumno)' and exercise book (SM Publishers).
Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Spanish 2 lower: module 2 Course start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaContinue improving your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 lower: module 1' or equivalent. Based on units 6-10 of 'Ele Actual A2 (libro del alumno)' and exercise book (SM Publishers).
Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
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 beginners: module 2 Course start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezLearn French on this lively interactive course for near 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 2 Course start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezContinue improving your elementary French in this lively interactive course. This course is suitable if you have completed a French 2 lower: module 1 course or studied French recently for at least a year.
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 - From Nonsense to the Surreal: Edward Lear to Angela CarterCourse start date: Wed 25 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laurie SmithSurrealism is one of the great developments of 20th century literature. It’s different from the fantasies of previous centuries (fairy and folk tales, imaginative stories set in remote parts of the world, satires, science fiction) because it expresses complex bizarre experiences that many people recognise as possibly part of themselves. It may reflect desires which are difficult to admit but are sometimes expressed with wit and humour. We explore how surrealism developed from the apparent nonsense of three 19th century English writers.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Introduction to art history Course start date: Mon 30 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAre you interested in art and want to get more out of looking at art and exhibitions? Want to know what an art historian does? Develop your interpretative skills by exploring at how art is made and what social and cultural factors construct our understanding of it.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Africa and the Classics - the role Africa played in shaping the Classical world and our modern understanding of itCourse start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Szerdi NagyThis course aims to explore the multifaceted relationship between Africa and the Classical
world, highlighting Africa's significant contributions to the Classical world.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Acting for radio and podcast dramas: advancedCourse start date: Fri 4 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonSeeking work in Radio Drama? Explore microphone techniques and acting skills for radio at a higher level. Exclusively for those who have completed Acting for Radio Beginners and Improvers courses or have previous relevant industry experience. This course will be taught in our media studio.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00 - Developing watercolour paintingCourse start date: Mon 28 Oct 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anne-Marie FosterExplore the specific qualities of watercolour and the opportunities this adaptable medium offers to create dynamic painting compositions. Develop a fluency with brush work and layering of colour to develop compositional possibilities.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Italian beginners at a gentle pace: module 2Course start date: Wed 15 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Continue 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 (libro studente, published by Alma Edizioni - Italian version).Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Acting for radio and podcast dramas: improversCourse start date: Wed 15 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonExplore microphone techniques and demands across different areas of acting work on radio and in podcasts. For those who have completed a beginners’ course or have previous relevant industry experience. This course will be in the media studio. - Music theory: grade 3
Course start date: Wed 15 Jan 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarha MooreDevelop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four
sharps/flats. NB: break week 19th Feb 2024.
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