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- Portraits and people photographyCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Lorenzo BerniDiscover the secrets of successful portraiture, from the studio-lit portrait to street and documentary photography, or those special moments for the family album. Gain confidence in photographing people through practical work indoors and out, teaching you invaluable skills in lighting, composition and poses, to produce a beautiful portrait portfolio.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing and mindfulnessCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore how mindfulness can enrich drawing and lead to new ways of relating to it. A practical drawing course from observation, and the imagination. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or a way for you to further integrate mindfulness into your drawing.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Welsh 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare WhiteheadJoin this lively course to consolidate and develop your upper-intermediate Welsh.
Suitable if you have actively studied Welsh for 3 years or equivalent experience.
No class on 30/10/24.
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 £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Sing jazz: Fats WallerCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare FosterFats Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, wrote many more, and this new course will guide you through several and prepare you to perform his memorable work. For singers with enthusiasm for and experience in the jazz idiom and newcomers to jazz are also welcome to join. no class on 15th October.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Spanish 2 upper at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto GallegoWant to continue learning Spanish but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Spanish 2 upper at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish 2 upper course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Writing for childrenCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
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 - German 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tatjana PisarskiLearn German in the heart of London. Come and improve your upper-intermediate German. Suitable if you have studied the language for at least four years (1.5 hours per week) or 2 years (3 hours per week). Based on Aspekte NEU B1+, 1. Teil
You might be interested in joining our German intermediate taster https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/german-intermediate-taster/lgt4-2324 before this course.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - German advanced: Konversation und SpracheCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Tim MatschakDieser Kurs bietet von allem etwas: Lesetexte zu aktuellen Themen sowie aus der modernen Literatur, Videoausschnitte, Deutschland heute, andere deutschsprachige Länder, Diskussion, und etwas Grammatik zur Auffrischung!
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 - Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Óscar Salgado SuárezWant to learn Spanish but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Spanish beginners at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish beginners course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Great European Short StoriesCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julian BirkettThe short story in Europe has characteristics all of its own. While British, Irish and American stories are rooted in psychological realism, many European writers have tended towards a more philosophical approach, reflecting the concerns of the modern age as experienced by the sensibilities of individual writers. Authors such as Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka and Albert Camus are masters of the kinds of tale which ask profound question about the nature of our existence. They are also supreme stylists capable of sustaining a gripping narrative. - Modern Greek 2 lower: module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosLearn Modern Greek on this lively online course.
Improve your elementary Greek on this practical course. The emphasis is on listening and speaking, and on extending your reading and writing skills.Suitable if you have completed the first year of Modern Greek.
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 £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Irish Gaelic 3: Module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Niall CulliganBuilding on foundations set in Irish 2, students will explore a variety of topics, using a variety of tenses, with a continuing emphasis on the spoken language.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - French 5: litterature et sociétéCourse start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henriette HarlallENJEUX SOCIAUX ET SOCIETAUX ET « LE ROMAN VRAI DE LA SOCIETE»
RACONTER LA VIE : Etude d’un projet pour un « roman vrai »
L'époque est ainsi. Crispations de la société sur ses extrêmes, désespoir pour certains, et recherche d'autres façons de s'engager, hors du champ politique traditionnel, pour d'autres. Aujourd'hui se pose la question de maintenir une démocratie équitable et solidaire et de donner la parole à ceux qu'il appelle les "invisibles". Le projet politique Raconter la vie, en ouvre la possibilité à chacun d'écrire et d'être lu, en ligne ou en librairie.
Parmi les textes choisis, certains sont d’auteur.e.s connu.e.s ; d’autres sont de ceux qui le souhaitent à en être les personnages et les auteurs.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Modern Greek 3 lower module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosSuitable if you have completed Modern Greek 2 upper or equivalent (3 years of Greek).
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 £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Spanish 2 lower at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaWant to continue learning Spanish but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Spanish 2 lower at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish 2 lower course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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