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- Return to Spanish (elementary)Course start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaIf you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your elementary Spanish. You wil review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 lower course starting in January.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Brazilian Portuguese 2 upper: module 1Course start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
This course aims to help you continue to develop your Portuguese. It is taught by a native Brazilian, though you'll cover other varieties of Portuguese as well. You'll learn how to introduce yourself, talk about yourself and your family, and begin building your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills so that you can build a solid base for future study.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Irish 4: module 1Course start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William BradyContinue your study of Irish on this interactive course for experienced learners who have actively studied Irish for least 4 years.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Exploring classical music 2Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil LuckDo you want to know more about classical music history? Explore selected topics and key works in Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on this highly informative 10-week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. Break week: 30 Oct 2025.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00 - Preparation for A-level Italian part 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto MinardiThis course follows the A-level syllabus and is suitable for those who would like to progress in Italian in a structured way. The course does not lead to the exam but aims to prepare you to join the Italian A Level course next year. Ideally you should have taken GCSE Italian (having achieved a grade 7, 8 or 9) or have equivalent upper intermediate knowledge. The course is divided into three parts (parts 2 and 3 will take place in term 2 and 3). - Ancient Greek 3: module 1Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jordan DyckSuitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 2 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 £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Scottish Gaelic beginners: module 3Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Morag TraynorContinue learning Scottish Gaelic this September!
Suitable if you have completed Scottish Gaelic beginners: module 2 or have an equivalent experience (e.g. have studied the language for 33 classroom hours). Continue learning to speak and understand Gaelic in this communicative course for beginners. The course also provides an introduction to Gaelic culture, poetry and songs. Based on units 8-10 of the coursebook 'Teach Yourself Gaelic'.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Japanese 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaDevelop your intermediate Japanese. Suitable if you have completed 'Japanese 3 lower module 3' or studied Japanese for at least 4 years recently. Improve your level of intermediate Japanese on this communicative course which will give you the opportunity to develop your oral and listening skills as well as consolidate your reading and writing skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Japanese 3 lower' or equivalent.. - Italian GCSECourse start date: Thu 26 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francesco BucciolGain a GCSE qualification and develop your practical language and exam skills. Suitable if you have studied Italian for about two years. The course fee includes non-refundable exam costs, payable in advance. Course fees are payable in instalments.
This course will be delivered online. However, a mock exam will take place in February 2025 at our central London college. You will therefore need to make sure that you make the necessary arrangements so that you can attend. The date will be posted when the mock exam has been set up.
The official exams will also take place at our Covent Garden college during the months of May and June (exact dates to be confirmed). Please note that the end date of the course may change depending on when the official exams are scheduled.
* Please note that, subject to government guidance, we might need to implement a contingency plan to be followed in the event of exam cancellations.
**City Lit is an adult education college, so we are only able to accept candidates who are aged 19 or over.Full fee £884.00 Senior fee £884.00 Concession £55.00 - Getting away with murder: how to write crime fictionCourse start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Want to write a murder mystery that will knock readers dead? On this course you'll learn how to plot a murder most horrid and develop your writing to create maximum suspense.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00 - Dutch 3: module 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francine van den BergPractise and improve your upper intermediate Dutch in this communicative course, with the emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Dutch intermediate' or have studied Dutch for about 2 years. - Exploring classical music 4Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil LuckThis course explores key ideas in art music during the twentieth century. Each week’s topic is introduced through study of a seminal musical work. **Break week: 30th Oct 2025.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00 - New Testament Greek 1: module 1Course start date: Thu 2 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jordan DyckBegin to learn New Testament Greek, starting with the alphabet and pronunciation, basic grammar and reading a passage from John’s Gospel.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - French 4 at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Estelle HélouinWant to learn (continue learning) French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? French 4 at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard French 4 at a gentle pace class, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Russian 4: module 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alla YoungDiscuss aspects of Russian literature and other cultural matters and learn some advanced grammar. Suitable if you have completed Russian 3 at City Lit or have actively studied the language for at least 3 years.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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