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- Swedish 4: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Yohanna JacobssonJoin this fun and informative course for advanced learners of Swedish.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Ancient Greek 5
Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 11 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jordan DyckIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by ancient Greek authors to deepen your appreciation of their work.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Italian 5: Italia oggiCourse start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Italian 5: Italia oggi è un corso avanzato per praticare l'Italiano, utilizzando testi e materiale audio-visivo. Affronteremo temi sull'Italia contemporanea attraverso letteratura, programmi televisi, giornalismo, film, pubblicità ed….esperienze personali.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - German 4 Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
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. European Framework B2.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - British Cinema: The Whole StoryCourse start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John WischmeyerThis course will take you on a journey through the development of British Cinema from its earliest films through to some of its most recent. We will explore some of the most significant periods of British filmmaking creativity and commercial enterprise and consider some of the famous names associated with it. Join me in City Lit’s Cultureplex as I tell – through image and sound – the whole story of British Cinema.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - Arabic 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alaa SonjoqLearn Arabic on this lively online course.
Suitable if you have studied Arabic for three years or equivalent and have a fairly good command of the Arabic language.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Meditation De-mystified and Made Easy Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sally PageLearn all about meditation and learn how to make it easy, simple and enjoyable. 10 sessions will take you through the basic theory and a step by step meditation practice which we build as the course progresses. Includes mantra, breath and visualisation meditation techniques.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Japanese 5: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Junko FuseJoin this lively class for experienced learners of 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 6/7 years.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £239.00 - Spanish 5 práctica y perfeccionamiento: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
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 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 £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Italian 3 lower: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Italian 3 lower is our course for learners in their fourth year of Italian, so it's meant for intermediate learners who are at CEFR level B1. Italian 3 lower comes after Italian beginners, Italian 2 lower and then Italian 2 upper. You'll improve your intermediate Italian on this communicative course through speaking and listening activities, so the emphasis is on developing your oral skills, but you'll continue to learn more complex grammar and expand your vocabulary.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Spanish 3 lower: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenImprove your intermediate Spanish on this lively course, with the emphasis on speaking, listening and acquiring a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2: upper' 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 £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Hindi 4: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £239.00 - German 4/5: Fokus Sprechen Course start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
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. European Framework B2- C1.1.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Korean 4: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jaeran WonLearn Korean on this lively online course.
Continue your study of Korean and keep improving your speaking and listening skills while further developing your understanding of Korean grammar.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Meditation for Emotional Wellbeing Course start date: Wed 7 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sally PageLearn how to de-stress, rejuvenate and cultivate calm using a variety of Mindfulness and Meditation techniques. From understanding why we get stressed, to applying this understanding in everyday real life situations. Releasing stress to cultivate an experience of calm, a positive state of mind, and significantly reduce stress levels and tension held in the body.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00
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