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- French beginners: module 1
Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 9 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelLearn French on this lively interactive course for beginners. The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.
Please note that course LF182 is a blended delivery course. Sessions on 25/10, 01/11, 06/12 and 13/12 for this course will be delivered in person in our main buiding on Keeley Street. Sessions on 08/11, 15/11, 22/11 and 29/11 will be delivered online.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - German beginners: module 1 Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna RiolandChoose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations.The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on chapters 1-4 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold).
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - French beginners: module 2 Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezLearn French on this lively interactive course for near beginners. The course will be taught in French with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Documentary filmmakingCourse start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczDocumentary-style films are the most popular genre on Social Media, on TV, and in Film festivals. Come and learn the essential techniques that make a gripping documentary.Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00 - Zumba gold Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor ShearnLearn dance fitness moves and enjoy a fun workout to help with cardiovascular fitness, muscular conditioning, flexibility, co-ordination and balance. Suitable for active older adults, beginners and those who prefer lower intensity Zumba®.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Pilates beginners Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eleanor ShearnDiscover the difference Pilates can make to your life. Develop your core control, tone muscles and improve strength and posture. Ideal if you are new to Pilates or if you want to work at a more gentle level.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Pilates mixed levels Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor ShearnLearn unique Pilates exercises to improve your core strength, muscular strength, balance, posture and relaxation. Develop your technique, use small equipment, and progress your practise. Include these enjoyable exercises into your daily routine for improved health.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £146.00 - Italian beginners: module 3Course start date: Mon 19 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paola NorthFull fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Korean beginners: module 1Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jaeran WonLearn Korean in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course and develop your speaking and listening skills in these communicative classes, which emphasise the practical use of the language. Suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Spanish beginners: module 3Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
Based on units 7 and 9 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 (Publisher: Difusión)
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 £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Biblical Hebrew 1: module 1 Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jordan DyckLearn the basic grammatical structures for reading and translating Biblical Hebrew. Also suitable for those who have a rusty knowledge of the language.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Swedish beginners: module 3 Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Suitable if you have completed Swedish beginners: module 2 or have equivalent experience. - Scottish Gaelic beginners: module 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Michael HillStart learning Scottish Gaelic this September! Suitable for complete beginners. Learn Gaelic in this communicative course. Suitable for complete beginners, which also provides an introduction to Gaelic culture, poetry and songs.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Italian rapidamente: module 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria FontanaThis course for beginners is suitable if you already speak a Romance language such as Spanish, French, Portuguese or Romanian. It might also be suitable if you would like to learn at a much faster pace. This course, together with Italian rapidamente: module 2 and Italian rapidamente: module 3 covers years one and two (Italian 1 and Italian 2 Lower) of our Italian programme. Expect more homework than in other courses.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Swedish beginners: module 1Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yohanna JacobssonStart your Swedish learning journey with City Lit! Our fun and interactive courses are suitable for complete beginners.
Choose either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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