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- Italian 4 pratica e perfezionamento: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Evi CampetellaQuesta classe ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio/avanzato di Italiano. Pratica e perfeziona i punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3 upper o Italian 4. Il corso è basato sull'uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura e conversazione.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Modern Greek 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosLearn Modern Greek on this in-person course in central London.
Improve your intermediate Greek on this practical course. The emphasis is on listening and speaking, and on extending your reading and writing skills.Suitable if you have completed Modern Greek 3 lower or equivalent (i.e. have studied Greek for 4 years recently).Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Calligraphy and illumination
Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emiko HashiguchiLearn how to write beautifully with a dip pen and design and produce a piece of work with illuminated letters using colour and gold leaf. All levels.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Masterclass: poetry (a one-term intensive workshop) Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CranitchThis intensive poetry masterclass is open by selective application to a maximum of ten students. You will receive inspiring tutor instruction and rigorous constructive feedback on your poems as you prepare them for publication and performance.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00 - Masterclass: fiction (a one-term intensive workshop) Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonathan BarnesThis intensive fiction workshop is open by selective application to a maximum of ten fiction writers working at the advanced and professional levels. You will receive rigorous constructive feedback on your novel or short story as you develop it with a view to publication, and participate in detailed tutor-led discussions on advanced elements of fictional craft.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00 - Spanish 3 lower at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto GallegoFurther improve your Spanish in this lively class, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You will also acquire a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 3 lower' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional 3 Plus, (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 £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Global finance: a brief introduction Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Caglar EzikogluExplore the essentials of global finance, learning about international markets, exchange rates, and financial instruments. Gain a foundational understanding of global economic dynamics.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - French 4/5 pratique et perfectionnement: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie RadetIf you would like to consolidate your French 4 level before moving to French 5, this course is ideal, as it will develop your speaking and listening skills and consolidate your grammar.
This is a non-accredited course. If you would like to take a further challenge and work towards a recognised qualification, you can enrol on our DELF B2 course which leads to a final exam. Click here for further details.
- Hungarian 3: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eva PallaghyContinue your study of Hungarian in this intermediate course, It is suitable for people who would like to use Hungarian in Hungary or want to understand and communicate with Hungarian people.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Pilates: balance and strength Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eleanor ShearnThis is a mixed levels Pilates course focusing on improving posture, mobility, muscle strength and balance. While conferring the benefits of a regular Pilates class, there is a particular emphasis on improving fitness to aid balance. - Advanced crime fiction workshopCourse start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Hone your understanding of the crime genre and push your fiction in new directions, on this advanced course for crime writers. This course is for experienced writers who are developing ongoing projects.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00 - Spanish 5: actualidad y debate Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Óscar Salgado SuárezEste curso te brinda la oportunidad de mejorar tu conocimiento de español mediante la discusión y el análisis de noticias televisivas y otros medios de comunicación. Ideal si has estudiado español al menos durante cinco años. - The Birth of English TragedyCourse start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexander Fairbairn-DixonCome and explore three pioneering tragedies of the early English Renaissance commercial stage (1585-1592): The Spanish Tragedy (1586), Arden of Faversham (1588-92), and Tamburlaine Part I (1587). These plays were to become the models setting the standard and blueprint for three influential sub-genres: Revenge Tragedy, Domestic Tragedy, and Heroic Tragedy. We’ll look at their dramatic inventiveness, creativity in handling sources, and why they enthralled contemporary audiences.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Advanced poetry workshop Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CranitchDevelop your poetry, taking it in new directions and maturing your poetic voice. Various approaches and techniques will be explored, and new poetry can be workshopped. For experienced poets only.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00 - French 3 upper: conversationCourse start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie RadetCome and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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