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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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- Tai Chi Chuan: BeginnersCourse start date: Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carla DraytonLearn the Yang-style Tai Chi form. This flowing movement sequence contains the basic movements of Tai Chi which will help you to develop and practice smooth movement, good alignment and improved balance. Develop good personal practice that will enable you to fully realise the benefits of this absorbing Taoist art.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Return to French (elementary)Course start date: Wed 14 Feb 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronCome 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.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Victorian networks: How trains and telegraphs shaped 19th century cultureCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Harriet ThompsonEver wondered about the origins of our current networked culture and technology-saturated society? Taking a deep delve into the weird and wonderful world of Victorian technologies, this course considers how advancements in transport and communication produced new sensations and subjectivities in the nineteenth century. We will read texts by major authors like Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope alongside critical theorists like Sadie Plant and Donna Haraway to help us understand the impact of new technologies on human experiences.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 - German 4/5: Literatur und KonversationCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Friederike SchroederDieser Kurs konzentriert sich auf Literatur und Konversation: Lesetexte aus der modernen Literatur, Videoausschnitte, intensive Spracharbeit und viele Möglichkeiten zur Diskussion. Please note that this class meets fortnightly.
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 £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Return to French (Advanced)Course start date: Wed 14 Feb 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Henriette HarlallCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your advanced French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 4 course in April.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Course start date: Tue 20 Feb 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyCome 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 £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Picture book writingCourse start date: Wed 14 Feb 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lou KuenzlerWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.
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 - Chinese beginners: short introductionCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fei WangIf you are planning to visit a Chinese-speaking area and would like to grasp a few daily survival Chinese sentences, or if you have Chinese family or friends and would like to understand a bit more about their language and background, perhaps you are just interested in Chinese culture and would like to have a taste of the Chinese language, this course is for you.
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 £99.00 - French 5: Flaubert : une vie, une oeuvreCourse start date: Wed 29 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronFlaubert est le contemporain de Baudelaire et, comme l’auteur de « Les Fleurs du mal », il occupe une position charnière dans la littérature du XIXème siècle. À la fois contesté pour des raisons morales et admiré pour sa force littéraire de son temps, il apparaît aujourd'hui comme l'un des plus grands romanciers de son siècle, avec en particulier « Madame Bovary », roman qui fonde le bovarysme, puis « L'Éducation sentimentale ». Il se place entre le roman psychologique de Stendhal et le mouvement naturaliste de Zola et Maupassant, ces derniers considérant Flaubert comme leur maître. Lui-même fortement marqué par l'œuvre d’Honoré de Balzac dont il reprendra les thèmes sous une forme très personnelle - « L'Éducation sentimentale » est une autre version de « Le Lys dans la vallée » et « Madame Bovary » s'inspire de « La Femme de trente ans » - il s'inscrit dans sa lignée du roman réaliste. Il est aussi très préoccupé d'esthétisme, d'où son long travail d'élaboration pour chaque œuvre : il teste ses textes en les soumettant à la fameuse épreuve du « gueuloir », qui consiste à les lire à pleine voix, parfois pendant des heures. On a également souvent souligné la volonté de Flaubert de s'opposer à l'esthétique du roman-feuilleton, en écrivant un « roman de la lenteur ». Enfin, son regard ironique et pessimiste sur l'humanité fait de lui un grand moraliste. Son « Dictionnaire des idées reçues » donne un aperçu de ce talent.
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 £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Cyprus and partitionCourse start date: Wed 29 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Angelos SeposWhy is Cyprus divided? Why is Nicosia the last divided capital in the world? We delve into the island’s turmoil-ridden history to uncover the roots and dynamics of this long-standing conflict.
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 £79.00 Concession £64.00 - French 2: jump into year 2 upperCourse start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyThis intensive course is suitable if you have studied French for about two years in the past but are not sure whether you are ready to join our third year course, 'French 2 upper' course. You will revise the main points of the second year in this one-week revision course and feel ready for 'French 2 upper: module 1' starting soon.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00 - Gentle Yin YogaCourse start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottLearn yoga postures and breathing practices. Increase awareness of body and breath, posture, strength and flexibility, and practice relaxation techniques. For those with little or no experience of yoga. This is also open to those who are not comfortable sitting on the floor (chairs are available to work with).Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00 - Yoga for a healthy backCourse start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottLearn Yoga techniques to release, create space and strengthen your back, neck and shoulders safely. With these practices you can alleviate pain and discomfort, increase your mobility and generate a feeling of wellbeing. Please note this course will be taught with voice and also in sign language simultaneously, so it is suitable for hearing and deaf students.
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