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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Return to French (elementary)Course start date: Thu 8 Feb 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyCome and join this lively course to refresh your elementary French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course starting soon.
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 - Piano masterclassCourse start date: Thu 7 Dec 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karl LutchmayerAn intensive masterclass for pianists at Grade 8 standard and above, comprising two three-hour sessions. This insightful class will address issues of interpretation and style as well as dealing with technique. - Flash photography with speedlightCourse start date: Thu 7 Dec 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew WardLighten things up: join this practical course to learn the basics of using portable flash (speedlights) to enhance your images. Experiment creatively indoors and outdoors with different flash techniques, with a professional photographer on hand to guide you throughout.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - The 60 minute writerCourse start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Yvonne SinghFit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.
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 £55.00 - Greek philosophy: the late ancient periodCourse start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: John GoffThe ‘mystical’ philosophy of Plotinus was key to the transition from ancient Greek to early Christian thought. This period gave rise to both modern esotericism and Christian theology. What ideas connect them?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - African resistance against empireCourse start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Martin JorgensenThe end of the Second World War marked a watershed in African history, catalysing resistance against colonial rule that had been in place for a century. This module examines the history of such growing anti-colonial resistance from the late 19th century onwards.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Restorative YogaCourse start date: Thu 21 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Madlyn Ray-JonesWould you like to relax your mind and body deeply, improve wellbeing and develop a calm and focused awareness? Learn the relaxing practice of restorative yoga combined with yogic breathing techniques which can calm and rejuvenate.
This is an in-person course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Workplace communication skills: letters, emails, memos, notes, meetings and presentations (level 1)Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Do you need to improve your English so you can work in an office or be self-employed? Would you like to be an administrator but want to develop your email writing, reading, spelling and punctuation? This course will improve all your communication skills so you can feel confident at work You will work on how to speak well when working with the public or other clients, how to respond calmly to difficult situations. You will practise how t to write emails and messages, how to organise them, use paragraphs and write good introductions and conclusions. You will develop your sentences using good grammar and vocabulary, plus correct spelling and punctuation. Throughout the course, you will work on your reading so you can understand the overall meaning of work-based texts, see the bigger picture, find details and specific information, and make decisions based on your reading. By the end of the course you will have the range of expression and accuracy in English to work with confidence.
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 a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click here
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 - French 3 upper: conversationCourse start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Daniel FernandezThis course is for intermediate learners of French (French 3 lower and French 3 upper levels) who would like to improve their reading skills and learn new grammar and vocabulary through reading and discussingthe news.
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 - Becoming confident in file management and Windows 10 on your PC (beginner)Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you able to find the files you need on your PC or on your work's shared drive? Do you know how to search for
missing files? Have you got a system to organise your work or home files? Files are the essential components of
computer use and it is vital to manage them well, especially as cloud use becomes more common. On this course you will learn how to navigate Windows 10, essential to good file management, as well discover more about files, become confident with the terminology and develop strategies for saving, organising, navigating and searching files of all types. You will also learn how to back up your files so you never lose them!
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click here - Get together and readCourse start date: Thu 28 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire AllenEnjoy talking with other people about the things you have read? Want to share great stories, poems and drama? Come along and join the conversation. The group is led by a shared reading practitioner trained by The Reader Organisation.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00 - Cyanotype printmaking in a dayCourse start date: Thu 28 Mar 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthCyanotype is a photographic printing process which produces a beautiful deep blue print from a variety of artwork, including drawings, photographs, physical objects or combinations of all of these. All levels welcome.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Speaking with Clarity - for People who ClutterCourse start date: Thu 25 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vivien Grant-JonesCluttering can be present as the only communication challenge or alongside stammering. The course aims to help people gain greater awareness of their speech, develop more effective communication strategies and to build confidence in speaking.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Sketching at the museum: William Morris GalleryCourse start date: Thu 25 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Heidi WigmoreExplore the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; practice and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding by working from a fascinating range of objects and artifacts in The William Morris Museum.
Meet in main entrance Lloyd Park House, 531 Forest Rd, Walthamstow E17 4PP.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Spanish 2 conversationCourse start date: Thu 12 Oct 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenRevise, consolidate and improve your listening and speaking skills on this lively course, which will help you communicate more confidently in daily life situations. Ideal if you are doing 'Spanish 2 lower', 'Spanish 2 upper' or have an equivalent level (A2 level).
This course runs every other Thursday on the following dates: 12 Oct, 26 Oct, 9 Nov, 23 Nov, 7 Dec.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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