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- Modern Greek 2 lower: module 2Course start date: Tue 21 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosImprove your elementary Greek on this lively online course. The emphasis is on listening and speaking, and on extending your reading and writing skills.Suitable if you have completed Modern Greek 2 lower: module 1 or equivalent (more than one year of study).
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 - Spanish beginners: module 1
Course start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 10 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Óscar Salgado SuárezLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
Based on Units 1-3 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1; publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)
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 - German 2 lower: module 2Course start date: Tue 21 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Barbara PölletImprove your elementary German. Suitable if you have completed German 2 lower, module 1 or equivalent. Based on chapters 11-12 of Willkommen (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 £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Ancient Greek 5 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbContinue to study Ancient Greek grammar and improve your skills at reading and translating Greek texts. Based on Reading Greek, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2 volumes.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Writing creative non-fictionCourse start date: Wed 15 Jan 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul LaffanExplore practical and imaginative approaches to creative non fiction, including travel writing, life writing and the essay. Analyse published work, produce your own pieces, and benefit from detailed feedback.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00 - Arabic beginners: module 2 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alaa SonjoqLearn Arabic in the heart of London on this live online course taught in Arabic with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.You should have completed Arabic beginners: module 1 or equivalent.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Latin 1: module 2 Course start date: Tue 21 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Justin MurrayContinue to study elementary Latin. Suitable for those who have completed level 1 module 1, or a reminder of what you have forgotten, if you are rusty. Based on Latin to GCSE by H. Cullen and J. Taylor (Bloomsbury 2016).Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Reading Shakespeare: a director's perspective - Pericles and King LearCourse start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyTake a fresh look at Shakespeare, exploring King Lear and Pericles in the company of an experienced theatre director. With performance in mind, we will examine the language and genres of two plays written late in Shakespeare’s career, and discuss how key themes echo through these drastically different works.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Modern Greek 2 upper: module 2 Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Florendia YiannoullouImprove your lower intermediate Modern Greekon this lively online course. The emphasis is on listening and speaking, and on extending your reading and writing skills. Suitable if you have completed Modern Greek 2 upper: module 1 or equivalent i.e have studied Modern Greek for around 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 - Contemporary Asian fictionsCourse start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Aamer HusseinDiscover a careful selection of novels from East and South Asia, by writers living at home and abroad, which reflect the thematic versatility and narrative innovations which are bringing readers to these novels. Ranging from large canvases to intimate portraits, the choice includes: At Dusk by Hwang Sok-Young (Korea), Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai (Japan), Cocoon by Zhang Yueran (Japan), Brotherless Night by V.V Ganeshanathan (Sri Lanks/US).Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Latin 1: module 3 Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Elena VaccaContinue to learn the basic grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can improve your ability to read and translate straightforward Latin. Suitable also if you have some basic or rusty knowledge of the language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - German 4 Course start date: Mon 20 Jan 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Heike ClarkeVertiefen Sie Ihre Deutschkenntnisse durch eine vielseitige Auswahl an aktuellen Materialien, Texten, Videos und Hörverständnissen. In diesem Kurs können Sie auch Ihre Diskussionfähigkeit, Ihre Grammatik und Ihren Wortschatz erweitern. European Framework B2.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Writing fiction Course start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tasha KavanaghDevelop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00 - Greek myths and their symbolism Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosMyth permeated all aspects of ancient society and much the same can be said today. Investigate the relevance and perseverance of the Greek myth and why these tales continue to fascinate. - English communication skills - improve your confidence and fluency when you speak (entry 3-level 1)Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to speak more easily and communicate in English without translating from your first language? Do you think too much about what to say or write? Would you like your English to be more automatic? This course will help you become more relaxed when you speak and write English so you can be confident you can express yourself in a way people understand and not be worried about making mistakes. You will develop your fluency in both speaking and writing but you will focus more on speaking.
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).
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 £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00
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