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- French 4 pratique et perfectionnement: module 3Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anais PerdaemsUn cours de français animé pour réviser et pratiquer la langue tout en participant à des discussions sur différents sujets d'actualité.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Italian 4: module 3
Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Evi CampetellaQuesti corsi ti daranno la possibilitá di analizzare e discutere articoli giornalistici, testi letterari e programmi televisi. Praticherai continuamente tutte le abilitá linguistiche di ascolto, comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale. É necessario un livello avanzato di Italiano ('Italian 4: module 1' o equivalente).Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Japanese beginners: module 2 Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaContinue learning to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills,
Suitable if you have completed Japanese beginners: module 1 or learn Japanese in a complete beginners course for a term.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - German 4: consolidation Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Barbara PölletVertiefen 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. - Ancient Greek 3: module 2Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hugo CookSuitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 3: module 1 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 £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Spanish 5 práctica y perfeccionamiento: module 3Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Diego IudicissaEste curso es para aquellos estudiantes que han estudiado al menos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante.
Based on units 8-9 of AULA C1.
Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Spanish 4 práctica y perfeccionamiento: module 3Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Diego IudicissaEste curso es ideal si has completado 'Spanish 3 upper' o 'Spanish consolidation' o has estudiado unos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante. En este curso consolidarás aspectos gramaticales de la lengua con noticias y temas de actualidad a un nivel B2.2. Based on Aula Internacional Plus 5, new edition, (Difusión Publishers).
Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Dutch upper intermediate Course start date: Tue 29 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francine van den BergPractise and improve your advanced Dutch on this communicative course, with the emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Suitable if you have been learning Dutch for at least 3 years. - Welsh 4: module 3Course start date: Tue 29 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Macsen BrownThe aim of this course is to give students the opportunity to practise using Welsh in a wider range of contexts and for a wider range of purposes; to expand their grammatical and communicative abilities in the language; and to promote interest in and awareness of the language and its culture today.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Stories of London Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonExplore London’s rich history in a series of guided walks. Each week we examine a different neighbourhood & era from the capital’s past. We look at its people, both rich and poor, & the events that shaped the city.
Initial lecture via Zoom followed by 6 guided walks. - Modern Greek 3 upper: module 3Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria Contos, Florendia YiannoullouImprove your intermediate 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 3 upper: module 2 or equivalent (4 and a half years of Greek).Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Exploring American cinema Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyAmerican, or 'Hollywood' cinema, remains the dominant form of popular film and filmmaking, seen and enjoyed by millions of cinemagoers around the world. Explore its history, from the earliest days of the industry to its 'golden age' and its contemporary incarnation in popular culture, and the ways in which it has continually transformed itself in order to retain its position as the popular cinema.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Korean 4/5: module 3Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jaeran WonContinue your study of Korean on this lively online course. This course is designed for students who have completed Korean 4 or have studied Korean for about 4 years. The course will focus on practical communication in everyday situations.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Italian 3 lower: module 3Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veronica De FeliceImprove your intermediate Italian on this communicative course. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills and acquiring a greater understanding of Italian grammar. Suitable if you have completed module 2 or equivalent. Based on Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Chinese 3 upper: module 3Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fei WangDevelop your fluency on this lively live online course with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have studied Chinese Mandarin for 4 and a half years or have a fairly good command of the language.
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