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- French 3 lower at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Daniel FernandezDo you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French courses, 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 - Biblical Hebrew 3: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jordan DyckFurther your knowledge of Hebrew grammar and develop your ability to translate from the Bible. Suitable for those who have completed Level 2 at City Lit or have an equivalent knowledge.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Italian 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Paola NorthQuesti corsi ti daranno la possibilità di migliorare le tue capacità di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull'uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. È necessario aver completato il livello 3 lower o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Nuovo Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Spanish 3 upper: module 1
Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenFurther improve your Spanish in this lively class, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You will also acquire a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 3 lower' 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.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 Spanish preparation for DELE B1 or Spanish preparation for DELE B2 course which leads to a final exam. Click here and here for further details.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - The saxophone story Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Albi GravenerHow did a musical joke became arguably one of the most distinctive and expressive of all instruments? We will focus on this strand within the history of jazz but not exclusively. - German beginners intensive: module 1 + 2 Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Heiner SchenkeChoose between studying in the heart of London or online. This course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations. This is an intensive programme for beginners to German, with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. Suitable for complete beginners. Based on Willkommen Chapters 1-6 (Hodder Arnold).
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00 - French 2 upper: module 1 Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezCome and join this lively online interactive intermediate French course. The course will give you a greater understand understing of French and of the French speaking world. Suitable if you have completed a French 2 lower course or if you have recently studied French for 2 years.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Spanish 2 upper: module 1Course start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: María IsaltFurther improve your Spanish. The emphasis is on listening, speaking and acquiring greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed if have completed "Spanish 2 lower" or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional 2 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 £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Spanish 2 lower: module 1 Course start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: María IsaltImprove your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish beginners: module 3' or equivalent.
Based on Units 10-11 of "Nos vemos Hoy 1", publisher: "Campus Difusión" (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)
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 - Modern copperplate calligraphy for improvers Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to write elegant letterforms using a pointed pen with ink. Once you have learnt how to write a basic copperplate alphabet, we will begin breaking the rules of traditional calligraphy to find a style that is all your own. The course is suitable for beginners as well as improvers, and both left-handers and right-handers.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Early morning Yoga Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolina SanchezA great way to start your day, this yoga class will help improve body awareness, posture and flexibility. Practise relaxation and concentration exercises before work. For all ages, levels of fitness and experience.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Grammar in practice: intermediate (entry 3-level 1) Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Confused by verb tenses? Need to know when to use past simple or present perfect? Puzzled by the passive? This course will make English grammar simpler for you and increase your confidence by giving you lots of opportunities to put your grammar into practice.
You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00 - Italian 2 lower: module 1Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Evi CampetellaContinue consolidating your Italian and find yourself speaking with increasing confidence on this communicative course for students who have studied Italian for year and are now starting their second year. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners' or have an equivalent level (about a year of part-time study). Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Japanese 2 upper: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaOn this course you will learn to communicate more fully and fluently in a wider range of everyday situations and conversations. Suitable if you have completed 'Japanese 2 lower' or have studied Japanese for at least 2 years. Choose either an in-person class in central London or live online sessions.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - French 2 upper at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Do you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French courses, 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
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