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- Storytelling for business and pleasure 1Course start date: Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ariella EshedAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - German advanced: small group conversation
Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vera MessariusDieser Kurs bietet von allem etwas: Lesetexte zu aktuellen Themen sowie aus der modernen Literatur, Videoausschnitte, Deutschland heute, andere deutschsprachige Länder und Diskussion. Grammatik nur nach Bedarf! This course is at C2 level.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Introduction to Herbal MedicineCourse start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ellie HollyHerbal medicine has lot to offer when it comes to improving mood, reducing anxiety, improving cognitive function and increasing energy levels. Herbal medicine is the use of whole plant extracts to treat illness and to prevent disease. When used correctly, herbal medicines offer a safe and effective way to improve mental health. Many herbs can be used safely alongside orthodox medicines. This course is all about giving you the knowledge you need to feel confident buying and trying herbal medicines to support your own health.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Medieval Latin: module 1Course start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Mary RuskinImprove your fluency in reading Medieval Latin by translating original literary, religious, historical, and philosophical passages. Knowledge of classical Latin grammar is required.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Grammar in practice: advanced (level 2+) Course start date: Wed 7 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Is your grammar holding you back? Learn how to communicate more effectively by analysing, discussing and experimenting with English grammar. This course will help you realise that grammar is really about meaning: understanding better the meaning of what someone is saying and expressing yourself more meaningfully.
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). The course runs over three terms (though you may start any term, places allowing).
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 £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00 - Italian 4/5: cultura e attualita' Course start date: Thu 8 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto MinardiAttraverso attività basate su articoli, servizi di programmi, interviste ecc., questa classe ti offre la possibilità di dibattere e approfondire argomenti riguardanti l’attualità italiana e la cultura del Paese in generale. Praticherai e perfezionerai diversi punti grammaticali e accrescerai il tuo vocabolario. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 4 o 5 oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua.
Attenzione: le lezioni si svolgeranno a settimane alterne.
Please note that this course takes place on alternate weeks.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Ancient Greek 3: module 1Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jordan DyckSuitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can read more complex Ancient Greek prose.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - New Testament Greek 5: module 1Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbGain fluency in reading New Testament Greek by translating various texts, and improve your knowledge of Koine Greek.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - French DALF C2Course start date: Thu 3 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronCe cours de niveau très avancé vous prépare pour les examens en juin 2025 du 'Diplôme approfondi en langue française' (DALF), niveau C2. Vous pouvez arranger un interview. Pour cela, contacter languages : languages@citylit.ac.uk.
Possibilité de paiement en plusieurs versements. Les frais d'examen ne sont pas inclus dans le prix.
Voici les dates des trimestres:
Term 1: 03/10/2024-12/12/2024
Term 2: 16/01/2025-10/04/2025
Term 3: 01/05/2025-19/06/2025.Full fee £869.00 Senior fee £869.00 Concession £565.00 - German for Germany lovers (advanced)Course start date: Thu 8 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annette KossowThis advanced German language course for lovers of Germany is part of the series “Wanderlust” which will explore a variety of interesting destinations in Germany.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Writing an academic essay Course start date: Fri 2 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William BradyA crash course in essay writing – beginnings, middles and ends. Suitable for students on A level and access courses or undergraduates.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £55.00 - German advancedCourse start date: Sat 4 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Tim MatschakVertiefen 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. This is an advanced German course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Autobiography into poetry Course start date: Sun 5 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah WardleLearn how to translate real-life experiences into powerful poems in this stimulating course for those interested in the meeting place between autobiography and poetry.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Hitchcock's Horror Thrillers 2: The Birds, scene by sceneCourse start date: Sun 5 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyHitchcock's The Birds (1963), sees the director exploring a familiar theme: the 'romantic couple' tested by suspenseful events. But unlike his glossy 1950s hits, Hitchcock opts for muted visuals and performances in an unflinching examination of femininity under threat and masculine cruelty, framed by a dystopian revenge of nature narrative. Explore the master's last great film, scene by scene.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Advanced painting: practice and discourse Course start date: Mon 6 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Clare Barton-Harvey, Michael Harding, Stuart Jones, Mario Lautier Vella, Joe Richardson, Benjamin Senior, Ian TucknottDevelop your painting in greater depth on this advanced course, working with a team of artist-tutors and a committed network of peer-practitioners, across a set of projects focusing on a range of contemporary themes, processes, and debates. The course is intended for experienced painters with a positive and enquiring attitude to the practices and discourses of painting in its various forms, and a commitment to peer-dialogue and critical discussion. Focused and intensive studio-based weekend projects (once per month), are interspersed with weekly online tutorials, feedback, discussion and seminars.Full fee £2,649.00 Senior fee £2,119.00 Concession £1,854.00
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