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- Acting: improvers
Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: James Jarrett, Deirdre Strath ClydeContinue your development as you explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven a variety of scripts and scenes. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00 - Photography for beginners Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingAlways wondered what half the buttons on your camera actually do? Discover how to use them properly and produce impressive photographs, even as a complete beginner. Gain useful technical knowledge and get expert creative guidance in easy-to-understand language. An ideal first step before enrolling on our intermediate courses.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Italian beginners: module 2 Course start date: Thu 16 Jan 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosanna CarlàContinue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course for near beginners, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version).Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Biblical Hebrew advanced Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rachel MontaguDeepen your knowledge of Hebrew grammar and further develop your ability to translate from the Bible.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Ancient Greek 5 Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by ancient Greek authors to deepen your appreciation of their work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Modern Greek beginners: module 2 Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleni DalkafoukiContinue to speak Modern Greek in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course.
Develop your speaking and listening skills on this communicative course, which emphasises the practical use of the language. Suitable if you have completed Greek beginners: module 1 or equivalent (about 15 hrs of learning).Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Japanese 2 lower: module 2 Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaSuitable if you have completed Japanese 2 lower: module 1 or equivalent. Further develop your listening and speaking skills in Japanese.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Arabic beginners: module 2 Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Taïssir K MahmoudLearn Arabic in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course taught in Arabic with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.You should have completed Arabic beginners: module 1 or equivalent.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Chinese beginners: module 2Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Fei WangContinue learning Mandarin Chinese in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course. You should have completed Chinese beginners: module1 or equivalent (about 15hrs hours of learning).Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Arabic 3 lower: module 2 Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alaa SonjoqLearn Arabic on this live online course. Develop your fluency on this course taught in Arabic, with the emphasis on speaking and listening. You should have completed Arabic 3 lower: module 1, or studied Arabic for approximately 3 years recently or have developed an equivalent competence in the language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Introduction to Robotics Course start date: Thu 22 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanRobotics is transforming industries and daily life through automation. Building on your basic technical skills, this course teaches you to design, build, and program robots through hands-on projects.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1 Course start date: Thu 16 Jan 2025 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Óscar Salgado SuárezLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
Based on Units 1-3 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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - German 2 lower: module 2Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletLearn German in the heart of London. Improve your elementary German. Suitable if you have completed German 2 lower, module 1 or equivalent. Based on chapters 11-12 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold).Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Japanese beginners: module 1 Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kiyomi UntenLearn to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills. Suitable for complete beginners.
We offer one hour Japanese tasters: one online on 15/01/25 (LJT3) or in person on 13/01/25 (LJT5). Please check the details by using the following course codes in the above search function on this page.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Writing creative non-fictionCourse start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Paul LaffanExplore practical and imaginative approaches to creative non fiction, including travel writing, life writing and the essay. Analyse published work, produce your own pieces, and benefit from detailed feedback.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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