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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Chinese beginners: module 3Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Zhonghan LinContinue learning Chinese on this beginners course.Suitable for students who have completed at least 25 teaching hours (or two terms) of Mandarin.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Public speaking (online)Course start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Allis MossWhatever your reasons for speaking publicly, allay your fears in this intensive online course by learning techniques for formal and impromptu speeches, introductions, discussion leading and public questioning, and boost your general confidence at the same time.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Modern Greek beginners: module 3Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosSuitable if you have completed Greek beginners: module 2 or equivalent.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Arabic beginners: revision courseCourse start date: Mon 8 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nora Allali-CarlingConsolidate your elementary knowledge of Arabic with this online revision course. Suitable if you have studied Arabic for a year or have an equivalent level. Based on the tutor’s own materials.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - French beginners: module 3Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyLearn French on this lively interactive course for near beginners.The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Arabic 2 revisionCourse start date: Tue 9 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nora Allali-CarlingConsolidate your elementary knowledge of Arabic with this online course. Suitable if you have studied Arabic for two years or have an equivalent level.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - The Odyssey reading group (in translation)
Course start date: Thu 11 Jul 2024Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayHomer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work in translation.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Spanish 3: revisionCourse start date: Mon 15 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: María IsaltBrush up and improve your Spanish through grammar revision focusing on listening and speaking. You should have studied Spanish for at least three years. Based on the tutor's own materials.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Spanish 2 upper: revisionCourse start date: Mon 15 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneThis intensive course is suitable if you have completed a level 2 upper module 3, or learnt the language for about 3 years in the past but are not sure whether you are ready to join the 4th year.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Oral Storytelling and Historical NarrativesCourse start date: Wed 17 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maame BlueUsing Afro-Caribbean oral storytelling techniques, Black British history and contemporary literature, develop your creative writing and narrative storytelling abilities with this 6-week online course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £66.00 - Spanish 2 lower: revisionCourse start date: Mon 22 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 lower' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (two years of study).
This course combines an independent study unit and three (online) group sessions.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Autobiographical writing: intensive Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul LaffanThis shorter version of our introductory autobiographical writing course covers the basic elements of the genre, drawing on memories, diaries, photos, dreams and fantasies with a focus on the forms of autobiography, memoir and the personal essay.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Reading for writers: queer fiction (a fortnightly course)
Course start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024Location on this date: Online
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Art history and cinemaCourse start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gillian McIverSince cinema's earliest days, literature has provided movies with stories. But there is another way of looking at film: through its relationship with painting, the oldest of the art forms.
We’ll look at paintings by Friedrich, Titian, Hopper, Bacon, Delaroche and many more. We’ll view Red Desert, Pan’s Labyrinth, Easy Rider – looking at realism, surrealism and more.
As you can see, all of these are quite different! Let’s see how movies connect us to art history.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Writing song lyrics for popular musicCourse start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Polly HewettCreate original, catchy and memorable lyrics from scratch. Learn how to generate lyrics from your everyday experiences. Look at structure, creating a hook and finding your unique writing style. This short course of 6 classes will run online. It functions as a preparation for song writing studies to follow.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00
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