- German for Germany lovers (advanced)Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annette KossowThis advanced German language course for lovers of Germany is part of the series “Wanderlust” which will explore a variety of interesting destinations in Germany.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Writing an academic essayCourse start date: Fri 3 Oct 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William BradyA crash course in essay writing – beginnings, middles and ends. Suitable for students on A-level and access courses or undergraduates.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00 - Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
- Hitchcock's Horror Thrillers 2: The Birds, scene by sceneCourse start date: Sun 5 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyHitchcock's The Birds (1963), sees the director exploring a familiar theme: the 'romantic couple' tested by suspenseful events. But unlike his glossy 1950s hits, Hitchcock opts for muted visuals and performances in an unflinching examination of femininity under threat and masculine cruelty, framed by a dystopian revenge of nature narrative. Explore the master's last great film, scene by scene.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Spanish 3 conversationCourse start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto GallegoRevise, consolidate and improve your listening and speaking skills on this lively course, which will help you communicate more confidently in daily life situations. Ideal if you have an intermediate level of Spanish, are doing 'Spanish 3 lower', 'Spanish 3 upper' or have an equivalent level (B1 level).Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Arabic reading groupCourse start date: Tue 7 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alaa SonjoqDo you want to start reading more fluently in Arabic while improving your knowledge of vocabulary and pronunciation? Then, come and join this friendly online reading class which focuses on practical, everyday texts. You will need to be able to read the alphabet and individual words to join this course. Suitable if you are studying at 2 lower module 1 level or above (more than 1 year of Arabic). - Ruling Russia: Tsars, Revolutions, Civil War , and the Triumph of Lenin (1860-1924)Course start date: Tue 13 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Zoe QuinnThis course explores the transformative period of Russian history from 1860 to 1924, encompassing the autocratic rule of the Tsars, the revolutionary upheavals of 1905 and 1917, the chaos of the civil war, and the consolidation of the Bolshevik regime. Students will examine key events, figures, and ideologies that shaped modern Russia, delving into the complexities of political, social, and economic changes during this era.
Please note: this course includes much of the material covered in previous Russian Revolution courses at the City Lit. Moreover this course is taught at an introductory level. Tutor: Zoe Quinn.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - Italian 3: practise and consolidate: module 1Course start date: Thu 9 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto MinardiQuesta classe di conversazione ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio di italiano praticando e perfezionando I punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 3 lower or 3 upper oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua. Attenzione: le lezioni si svolgeranno a settimane alterne, cioè ogni quindici giorni.
Please note this course takes place every other week.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Chinese 2: reading groupCourse start date: Fri 16 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fei WangIf you want to have the chance to read Chinese characters, expand your vocabulary, improve your pronunciation, and strengthen your reading comprehension level, please join us to practise your reading.Suitable for people who have learned Chinese for at least 1 year and have learned to read Chinese characters.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Award in education and training (City & Guilds 6502) - blendedCourse start date: Sat 11 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laila ShariffThe City & Guilds (6502) Award in Education and Training (blended) is an initial teacher training course ideal for anyone who teaches adult learners (or has some experience of teaching) in the Further Education and Adult and Community Learning sectors. We may also accept you if you have not taught before but have related work or voluntary experience. You will be asked to attend 4 Saturdays and 1 weekend - Saturdays: 12 and 19 October, 2 and 9 Nov; Weekend: 30 Nov & 1 Dec. Please note this course will be online except sessions 4 and 5 on 9 & 39 Nov Dec. You may also be asked to come in on 1 Dec. - French 2 upper: conversationCourse start date: Sat 11 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Silvana AvramCome and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles. Please note that this course takes place every other week.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Art and creative thinking with Rod JudkinsCourse start date: Sun 12 Oct 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rod JudkinsArt is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable.
This exciting, one day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of Creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making. You will receive a signed copy of Art and Creative Thinking when you attend this course.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Working with adults who stammer: a course for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Mon 13 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-JonesDesigned for speech and language therapists, this four-day interactive workshop will cover assessment and selection, stammering modification, interiorised stammering, cluttering, acquired stammering and an introduction to mindfulness. Opportunity to practise teaching techniques to clients included.
Note: this course runs on these days: October 13-15; and a final follow-up day on March 30..Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £599.00
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