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- Develop your confidence in writing: sentence formation, grammar and punctuation in everyday writing (level 1-2)Course start date: Wed 1 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Would you like to be more confident in the way you write whether emails or reports at work or messages to friends? Do you want to work on how you form sentences, understand grammar and use punctuation so your writing is more creative? Do you want to learn how to create meaning in your writing?. This course will help you be more secure in your professional, academic or creative writing skills and help you improve some of your weak areas around forming and punctuating sentences with appropriate grammatical form. You will develop your confidence in the most essential areas of writing including different sentence structures, writing paragraphs, using punctuation effectively, using active and passive voices and proofreading.
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 hereFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - French 5: La France : le pays des revolutionsCourse start date: Thu 2 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Frédéric FournierImmerse yourself in "La France révolutionnaire" by looking at some of its most famous historical events and cultural symbols.
This course is designed for both advanced French learners as well as native speakers of French.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - French beginners: module 3Course start date: Wed 8 May 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabelle FontanLearn 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 £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - French 4/5: le français à l’oralCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henriette HarlallVous souhaitez perfectionner vos compétences en français oral pour des raisons professionnelles, pour poursuivre vos études supérieures ou simplement pour le plaisir ? Ce cours répondra à vos besoins.
Améliorez votre aisance en parlant français dans une ambiance décontractée qui comprend des conversations structurées ainsi que des jeux et l’exploration des cultures française et francophone.
Ce cours pluridisciplinaire est du niveau C1 du cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues (CECRL). Le cours fait une large place non seulement à compréhension et à la production orale mais aussi à l’apprentissage de vocabulaire lié aux thématiques abordées.
L’accent est mis sur la compréhension et l’expression orale afin de développer les compétences en écoute et prise de notes, en effectuant des tâches à l’aide d’exposés et de présentations dans une grande variété de domaines.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00 - Communication skills: develop your English for social media - podcasting (level 1-level 2)Course start date: Thu 16 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to podcasting? Would you like to start podcasting but unsure you have the communication skills? Or are you looking to improve your general speaking skills? This course will provide you with the skills you need. You will work on the key features needed to sound fluent and engaging. You will practise how to reduce your hesitations, sounding natural while also being controlled. You will develop techniques for changing and adapting your volume, tone, pitch and pace as well as breathing and pausing. You will work on how to prepare for speaking on a public platform whether through questioning or longer monologues and on how to create suitable scripts. Whether you are wanting to become a professional podcaster, produce family podcasts or simply improve your overall communication skills, this course will provide you with the tools you need.
You need to do a pre-course activity to make sure this is the right course for you. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for information and to book a pre-course assessment. Or you can click the Start Assessment button on this page.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click hereFull fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Course start date: Thu 16 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabelle FontanCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your lower intermediate French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course starting soon.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Introduction to the DALF certificateCourse start date: Tue 11 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henriette HarlallWould you like to improve your French and possibly gain an internationally recognised qualification at both academic and professional levels? Revise, practise and also gain an insight into the DALF courses starting next September. An advanced, post A-level command of the language is required.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - French 3/4: Revise and consolidateCourse start date: Thu 13 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Henriette HarlallCome and refresh your French language skills. Ideal to revise and consolidate your upper intermediate French. It is also a good course to do if you intend to enrol on French Delf B2.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00 - French 4: conversationCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelVenez discuter d'une diversité de sujets dans ce cours vivant et créatif qui vous aidera à renforcer vos compétences orales.
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 - French 4: small group conversationCourse start date: Wed 25 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronCome and join these small group conversation classes. Perfect to practise and consolidate your spoken French in a friendly environment.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00 - French 2 lower: module 3Course start date: Thu 10 Oct 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyContinue improving your elementary French in this lively interactive course. The course is suitable if you have completed a French 2 lower: module 2 course or have an equivalent level.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - French 2 upper: focus on speakingCourse start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
This skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of French and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to develop your fluency in French in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of French pronunciation to give you a better idea of how French is spoken.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - French 5: small group conversationCourse start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Isabelle FontanWould you like to practise your advanced French by discussing culture, current affairs, cinema and more? This engaging course is suitable if you have studied French for seven years or have an equivalent level.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - French 4/5 : Cinq semaines, un livreCourse start date: Mon 28 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Trista SelousWould you like to read a contemporary book in French? Join this class and delve into the world of a French author while simultaneously expanding your knowledge of vocabulary and appreciating a writing style.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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