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- Welsh beginners: module 3Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jack Pulman-SlaterContinue learning to speak Welsh on this lively course, with the emphasis on the practical use of Welsh and the development of your listening and speaking skills. Based on the book 'Cwrs Mynediad'. Suitable if you have completed Welsh beginners module 2 or studied Welsh for at least 6 month.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Drawing 3Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore a range of materials and challenging approaches to develop your creative potential in drawing. Building on your previous experience, develop your drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Cornish beginners: module 3Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gary RetallickThis course incorporates a near-beginners' group and an intermediate group. The near-beginners' group is suitable for those who have studied basic Cornish before to the language and the intermediate group is suitable for those who wish to develop their speaking and listening skills. To enrol you should have completed module 2 or equivalent.
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 £90.00 - Hell, Heaven and Purgatory in the Middle AgesCourse start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberWhy were images to do with the afterlife so prevalent in the Middle Ages? Come, face your eternal destinies and look at images such as the Last Judgement, skeletons, filthy flesh, worms, ghosts and Hell mouths.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - String ensembleCourse start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert PuzeyCome and play string repertoire in a friendly group, and develop your confidence in ensemble playing. Suitable for those who have been playing violin, viola, cello or double bass for at least two years, playing at Grade 3 standard or above. Please click the 'start interview' button to apply. This is to make sure we have a balanced array of instruments for our ensemble. Break week 28 May 2024.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - English pronunciation: stage 3Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David John GwillimDesigned for fluent non- native students and all who have completed 'English Pronunciation' stages 1 and 2. Conversation and the reading aloud of a variety of texts will help to pinpoint those pronunciation worries still to be addressed.
This course will be taught online.
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 £153.00 - Change must come: art, politics and society
Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn exploration of art history that draws on specific political and social movements in modern, Western history and how artists contribute to and/or influence the dialogue. We will conclude with an engagement with contemporary art and politics. - Stanislavski workshopCourse start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Juliet PragueDrawing on Stanislavski’s system you will gain skills to extend your physical, vocal and emotional expression. Suitable for students who wish to work with greater authenticity and depth in their acting. Explore the principles of psychological realism pioneered by Stanislavski and developed by the Method practitioners to enrich and enhance your performances and characterisations in this supportive and expressive environment.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Communication skills for business: using drama to communicate with impact (level 2)Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you manage a team? Are you taking part in work meetings feeling your voice isn't heard? Do you need to give presentations, make sales pitches, or persuade others to follow your proposals? If so, then this course will help you. You will learn different techniques used in drama to enable you to create an effect. You will practise how respond to others so that they engage with you. You will focus on how to manipulate your voice, how to project and how to focus on the emphasising the meaning of what you want to say.
You need to do a pre-course assessment activity to make sure this is the right course for you. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 to book a face-to-face appointment. Or 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 £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £45.00 - Spanish 2 lower: module 3Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto GallegoContinue 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).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Latin 2: module 3Course start date: Tue 1 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Doukissa KaminiContinue to learn the basic grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can improve your ability to read and translate straightforward Latin. Suitable also if you have some basic or rusty knowledge of the language.
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 - Storytelling for business and pleasure 1Course start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John EastmanAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Developing watercolour paintingCourse start date: Tue 12 Nov 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul DixonExplore the specific qualities of watercolour and the opportunities this adaptable medium offers to create dynamic painting compositions. Develop a fluency with brush work and layering of colour to develop compositional possibilities.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Old English level 2Course start date: Tue 8 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Stephen PollingtonThis course follows on the level 1 class. Continue to learn the Old English grammar and become familiar with more of its features.
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 - Writing for magazines
Course start date: Tue 14 May 2024 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Susan GrossmanGet inspired to write on this practical course for freelance journalists and bloggers. Learn to carry out research, interview people, pitch and publish stories, and build your presence on social media.
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 £70.00
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