- Spanish 2: focus on listening
Course start date: Thu 21 May 2026Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Monica ToroThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Spanish and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken Spanish in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of pronunciation to give you a better idea of how Spanish is spoken.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Podcasting: introduction Course start date: Thu 21 May 2026 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lyndon IvesDo you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a podcast which you will produce in this course.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1 Course start date: Thu 21 May 2026 (and 12 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Montserrat TrujilloLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. The course is taught in Spanish with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.
If you feel you may benefit from learning at a slower pace, please check our Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 1 courses, and if you already speak a Romance language fluently, you may want to check our Spanish rápidamente: module 1 courses.
Did you know that we offer support sessions for beginner students over the term? More information is available in the how will I be taught section below.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Global History Friday Lates: The Medieval Spice TradeCourse start date: Fri 22 May 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingJoin our Global History Friday Late session to discover how spice became the most valuable trade commodity in the pre-modern world that would ultimately lead to the discovery of America.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Myofascial release: a CPD workshop Course start date: Fri 22 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardMyofascial release is a hands-on therapy that uses sustained pressure to release restrictions in the fascia, It is very effective in the treatment of pain, stiffness, and restricted range of motion, and is a great addition to a massage treatment.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £239.00 - Iran in the 20th CenturyCourse start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jean-Baptiste de VaulxAn introduction to modern Iranian history, tracing the rise and rule of the Pahlavi dynasty, the revolution, and the Islamic Republic, while exploring recurring themes of power, reform, resistance, and social change.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Writing children's poetry Course start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeIn this interactive workshop you will be exploring a range of poetic styles for the different age groups. There will be plenty of practical activities, and a chance to perform a poem in a final ‘slam’.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Autobiography into fiction: getting started Course start date: Sat 23 May 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick BarlayLearn how to turn real-life experiences into gripping fiction in this fun short course for fiction writing beginners and experienced writers. Develop your writing skills and explore techniques for transforming personal stories into strong narratives.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - The Birds of London: a spring ornithology course Course start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ben ChappleLearn about diverse bird life, including basic identification, behaviour and ecology (with a special focus on birdsong and migration), and conservation.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Communication Skills for Life and Work (ESOL Entry 3 - Level 1) Course start date: Sat 23 May 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Are you quite confident about your everyday English? Can you go shopping, talk about simple subjects, and write emails or letters - but still make some mistakes? Do you find it hard to speak, read, or write about more difficult subjects?
This pre-intermediate course will help you improve your speaking, listening, reading, and writing. You will learn to understand people more easily, talk about most daily topics with more than one person, read short, simple texts like emails and news stories and write different types of sentences and check your own work effectively.
You can join the course during terms 1,2 or 3. You need to do a short test before joining. Contact: universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk or call 0204 582 0423
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 £289.00 Senior fee £289.00 Concession £202.00 - From Goths to Mongols: A Horde-able History (with British museum visit)Course start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingDiscover who were the barbarians in the Ancient and Medieval World. How did the Chinese and the West interact with ‘the other’? Were the Vikings simply ‘long-haired tourists who occasionally roughed up the natives’ (Wallace-Hadrill 1975)? We will spend the morning at the City Lit and afternoon at the British museum.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Printmaking weekend: printing with recycled materialsCourse start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosey PrinceExciting and imaginative prints can be made from the most humble and unexpected materials creating wonderful textures that will add line and tone to your images. Make prints exploiting texture and colour using readily available and simple materials with a low environmental impact.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Prompt Engineering for Non-Coders: Getting the Best from GenAICourse start date: Sat 23 May 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: June LimLearn how to get the best results from free generative AI tools. Discover practical prompt techniques for writing, creativity and productivity - no coding required, just clear thinking and ethical use.
Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Craft focus: how to edit your novel Course start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah LeipcigerOnce your story is on the page, the editing process begins. Where do you start and what skills do you need? This course guides learners through the editing of a story or manuscript, exploring approaches to making line edits, improving narrative structure and more.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00 - Radio and podcast presenting: beginners (intensive)Course start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David SpencerWhat makes a good radio presenter and podcaster? From getting the script off the page and ad-libbing to music presenting and news reading, develop your own on-air identity, working as live ‘on mic’ each week. This course will be delivered in the media studio.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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