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Improve your knowledge of Italian through on this short literature course which will give you an opportunity to learn new vocabulary and practise your grammar by being exposed to authentic Italian texts. This term we'll be reading Le piccole virtù by Natalia Ginzburg.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Do you find it hard to understand and conjugate Arabic verbs? Do you feel confused about which tense of the verb to use in your speaking and writing ? Join this course to help you understand how verbs work in Arabic.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and aims to provide you with special training in how to listen more effectively to spoken Italian in a variety of different contexts. You'll also look at elements of Italian pronunciation to give you a better idea of how Italian is spoken.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Get a short introduction to Welsh and discover aspects of the Welsh culture in these face-to-face communicative classes in central London. Suitable for complete beginners.

Flaubert est le contemporain de Baudelaire et, comme l’auteur de « Les Fleurs du mal », il occupe une position charnière dans la littérature du XIXème siècle. À la fois contesté pour des raisons morales et admiré pour sa force littéraire de son temps, il apparaît aujourd'hui comme l'un des plus grands romanciers de son siècle, avec en particulier « Madame Bovary », roman qui fonde le bovarysme, puis « L'Éducation sentimentale ». Il se place entre le roman psychologique de Stendhal et le mouvement naturaliste de Zola et Maupassant, ces derniers considérant Flaubert comme leur maître. Lui-même fortement marqué par l'œuvre d’Honoré de Balzac dont il reprendra les thèmes sous une forme très personnelle - « L'Éducation sentimentale » est une autre version de « Le Lys dans la vallée » et « Madame Bovary » s'inspire de « La Femme de trente ans » - il s'inscrit dans sa lignée du roman réaliste. Il est aussi très préoccupé d'esthétisme, d'où son long travail d'élaboration pour chaque œuvre : il teste ses textes en les soumettant à la fameuse épreuve du « gueuloir », qui consiste à les lire à pleine voix, parfois pendant des heures. On a également souvent souligné la volonté de Flaubert de s'opposer à l'esthétique du roman-feuilleton, en écrivant un « roman de la lenteur ». Enfin, son regard ironique et pessimiste sur l'humanité fait de lui un grand moraliste. Son « Dictionnaire des idées reçues » donne un aperçu de ce talent.







This course is designed for both advanced French learners as well as native speakers of French.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Continue to learn to speak French on this short course for near beginners. Suitable if you have completed French beginners: module 1A or if you have a very basic knowledge of the language.

The course aims to develop students` basic reading skills in Russian.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Learn Arabic on this short course with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills. You can will learn the basics of Arabic.







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Learn Japanese with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills on this intensive course.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Get off to a flying start in Korean. This is a stand alone course to give you a basic introduction to the Korean language.

Join this lively course to learn basic Chinese. Ideal if you are going on holiday to China.



Suitable for complete beginners.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This course is for lovers of German operas.

Enjoy reading in French? Like translating? Come to join this short lively translation course to discuss the subtlety of the language.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Esploreremo alcune delle città portuali italiani più importanti (Ancona, Bari, Genova, Napoli, Palermo, Trieste) cercando di comprenderne l’importanza storica, culturale e lo spirito che le caratterizza.







This course is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.