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- Get ready for the Dawn ChorusCourse start date: Thu 2 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
International Dawn Chorus Day takes place annually on the first Sunday of every May. Join us for this introductory session to explore the significance of the Dawn Chorus and learn to identify different bird songs.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Music of the Arab worldCourse start date: Fri 10 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Taïssir K MahmoudGet an insight into the various genres and styles of Arabic music and sample a selection of Arabic melodies. Open to all levels.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Social Media Engagement, Trends & AlgorithmsCourse start date: Fri 17 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeEngagement is an important part of social media. By not engaging on the platform you reduce your visibility and raking with the algorithm. This class will show you how to engage and use trends on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. When you engage with other posts on social media this helps to improve your performance on the algorithm.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Tokyo: an insider's guideCourse start date: Fri 31 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kiyomi UntenJoin this lively course and learn about this bustling capital that mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers and anime shops to cherry trees and temples. Open to all levels.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Preparing for maths GCSECourse start date: Tue 4 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Do you want to gain a Maths GCSE but are not ready yet to achieve this in a single year? Do you need to test your abilities before attempting the qualification course? Then this Preparing for Maths GCSE is the course for you. It will prepare you for the accreditation and familiarise you with its content, level and expectation. You will need to complete and pass an initial assessment before starting this course to demonstrate at least a Level 1 Functional Skills level of Maths.
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).
Free course: This is a Multiply course. Multiply is a new government programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills. This course is free for Londoners aged 19 or over. For more information Click here
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £0.00 Senior fee £0.00 Concession £0.00 - Micro-memoir: a tasterCourse start date: Fri 7 Jun 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie GartonA life is measured in moments as well as momentous occasions. This fun day workshop coaches students in the art of micro-memoir. Can you write about an instant that changed you in 200 words or less?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - French 2 upper: focus on listeningCourse start date: Sat 8 Jun 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of French and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken French in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of French pronunciation to give you a better idea of how French is spoken.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - War and Peace in Roman Love PoetryCourse start date: Tue 11 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiRoman love poets are proponents of peace as the condition where love can flourish. However, war permeates their poetry and is even turned into one of its characteristic motifs, the "campaign of love". This lecture will offer an overview of the themes of war and peace, with specific reference to the poems of Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - 'The future is now': an introduction to video artCourse start date: Thu 13 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Irina ChkhaidzeExplore the early history of video art, its rise as a medium and its significance as a contemporary art practice. We focus on the influential video works from the 1960s-1980s.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00 - Spanish 4/5: Espacios Indígenas: Reclamando el Presente en América LatinaCourse start date: Thu 13 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezEste curso inmersivo explorará los encuentros contemporáneos con el patrimonio indígena en América Latina, enlazándolos con las luchas actuales de los pueblos originarios. Se llevará a cabo una indagación crítica sobre la construcción del 'pasado' indígena, desafiando discursos coloniales arraigados,
Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).
This course will be delivered online in Spanish. It is open to students with an advanced level of Spanish and native speakers. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in the course details for more information.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00 - Friday lates: Agnes Martin - pioneer, painter, iconCourse start date: Fri 14 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henry MartinThis course examines the unconventional life and artworks of Agnes Martin (1912–2004), regarded as one of the great artists of the Twentieth Century. Topics covered include Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, LGBTQ artists, and the role of the biography in Art History.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Polish beginners: holiday kitCourse start date: Wed 19 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Barbara WojtczakMake the most of your holidays in a Poland with this short, intensive course. Learn all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations and have a friendly chat with the locals!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Aubrey Beardsley and the art of queer decadenceCourse start date: Wed 19 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayDiscover the subversive and wildly successful art of illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. Explore his illustrations and how his depictions of gender challenged the status quo of late Victorian Britain.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Friday lates: Pacific portraits - British artists, Pacific sitters and their impact on 18th century portraitureCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
From Joshua Reynold's portrati of Omai to portraits made during the voyages of Captain James Cook, discover how encounters with Pacific Islanders changed the course of British eighteenth-century.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Snapshot Queers: Nan Goldin and Wolfgang TillmansCourse start date: Tue 25 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henry MartinThis course explores how photographers Nan Goldin (b. 1953) and Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968) employ the aesthetic of the snapshot to document queer communities, with a focus on their early careers and unique installation and photographic practices.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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