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Unheard Voices Scholarship
City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for 'Unheard Voices' provide three annual awards to fund one year’s study within the Creative Writing department at City Lit. Learn more >
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- 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 - 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.
- Spanish 5: actualidad y debate
Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025Location 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 - German 3 consolidation Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Tatjana PisarskiCome and improve your upper-intermediate German. Suitable if you have studied the language for at least four years (1.5 hours per week) or 2 years (3 hours per week). Based on Aspekte NEU B1+, 2. Teil. Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - 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 - New Testament Greek 3: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jordan DyckImprove your ability to read unadapted New Testament and early Christian writings, and refine your knowledge of the Koine Greek verb system, diving deep into the nuances of participles, tense-forms and verbal aspect.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Welsh 4: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Macsen BrownJoin this friendly and supportive live online Welsh course to push your Welsh learning to the next communicative stage.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - German 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Tim MatschakChoose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. Come and improve your upper-intermediate German. Suitable if you have studied the language for at least four years (1.5 hours per week) or 2 years (3 hours per week). Based on Aspekte NEU B1+, 1. Teil
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Japanese 4/5: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Junko FuseStart learning advanced Japanese. You will be able to understand, speak and listen to more complex expressions in Japanese in various everyday situations.
Suitable if you have studied Japanese for 5/6 years or have an equivalent level (JLPT N4 level or above). Consolidate your knowledge and understanding of the structures of the Japanese language and work on more
complex grammatical structures and functions. Suitable if you have studied Japanese for about 5 years or have an equivalent level.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Breathe and Relax Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Bram WilliamsIncorporating gentle relaxation, Chi Kung practices, and simple movement to free the restrictions to breath. Explore breath practices from varied Yoga, Meditation & wholistic approaches.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Lithography print workshopCourse start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon BurderLearn how to produce work that mimics a painterly style using lithography printmaking processes. Lithography depends on the delicate balance between grease and water and can provide a broad range of outcomes. Learn how marks and brush strokes drawn and painted on the printing plate can be faithfully reproduced to create bold or subtle prints.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Italian 3 upper: revision and consolidationCourse start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Veronica De FeliceA revision course for learners at an upper intermediate level who wish to brush up on the grammar and vocabulary they’ve covered so far on their Italian learning journey. If you feel like you could do with another look at some key grammar points, perhaps from a different angle, this course should get you feeling more confident about your grasp of Italian grammar. You'll also have opportunities to practise your speaking and listening skills to improve your fluency.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Chinese 3 lower: module 1Course start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ting PoonLearn Chinese Mandarin on this lively online course.
Develop your fluency in this course taught in Chinese (Mandarin), with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have studied Mandarin for about four years, know around 500-600 Chinese characters and have a good command of the language.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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