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- Irish 2 upper: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: William BradyContinue building on your intermediate Irish language skills on this interective and lively class. Students will explore a variety of topics, using a variety of tenses, with a continuing emphasis on the spoken language. Choose either an in-person class in Covent Garden or a live online class.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Hindi 2 lower: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Geeta SharmaLearn Hindi on this lively online course.
This course will help you improve your Hindi in which you will develop more fluency in everyday situations. This is a second year course and it is suitable if you have studied Hindi for a year and a half or have an equivalent level.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - French 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabelle FontanImprove your upper intermediate French on this communicative course. The emphasis will be on developing your speaking and listening skills and on acquiring a greater understanding of French grammar and fluency.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Italian 2 upper: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Paola NorthItalian 2 upper is our third-year Italian course, so this year you'll be progressing through lower intermediate Italian towards intermediate. You'll find yourself learning new ways to express yourself more accurately and confidently. The emphasis is on the development of your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian 2 lower', or have studied Italian for about 2 years. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - German 2 intensive: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francine van den BergThis an intensive lower intermediate German course, with the emphasis on developing your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed German beginners intensive (Willkommen beginners book) or German 2 lower, module 3 or have studied German for an equivalent of about 2 years.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00 - Spanish 2 upper: module 2Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneFurther improve your Spanish. The emphasis is on listening, speaking and acquiring greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 upper: module 1' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional 2 Plus (Difusion 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 - Polish 2: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Agnieszka HerbaContinue developing your Polish language class on this fun and interactive course. Improve your elementary Polish and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative course, which emphasises the practical use of the language.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Irish 2 lower: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William BradyContinue learning Irish on this communicative and supportive class. Choose either an in-person class in central London or live online sessions.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Spanish 2 lower: module 3
Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Continue improving your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 lower: module 2' or equivalent. Based on units 11-15 of 'Ele Actual A2 (libro del alumno)' and exercise book (SM 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 - French 2 lower: module 1 Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelImprove your elementary French on this lively online interactive course. The emphasis of the course will be on the developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Writing for children Course start date: Tue 6 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil ArkseyAlways wanted to write a children's book? This practical course will develop your ability to write for different age groups and genres of contemporary children's fiction.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00 - Welsh 2 upper: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Join this lively course to consolidate and develop your intermediate Welsh.
Suitable if you have studied Welsh recently for 2 years or equivalent.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Korean 2 lower: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jaeran WonLearn Korean on this lively online course.
Continue your study of Korean and improve your speaking and listening skills while further developing your understanding of Korean grammar. Ideal for those students who have done Korean 2 or equivalent courses (2 years of learning).Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Developing your poetry Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christina DunhillFor those familiar with the basics of poetic form, this intermediate course explores craft and content through reading exercises, writing exercises and constructive feedback. Ideal if you have already attended 'Ways into poetry'.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00 - German 3 lower: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletChoose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This is an intermediate German course, with the emphasis on developing your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed German 2 upper module 3, or have studied German for an equivalent of about 3 years.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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