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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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- City Lit at the BFI: Italian Neo-Realism - The cinema of everyday lifeCourse start date: Wed 8 May 2024
Location on this date: BFI Southbank
Tutors: Paul SuttonThe filmmakers associated with Italian Neorealism are celebrated for their commitment to representing post-World War 2 Italy as realistically as possible and their influence has been significant. In this 6-week course, Dr Paul Sutton will examine the richness of this ‘movement’ and consider the reasons for its enduring legacy, while countering some of the myths that have grown up around it on the way.
Please note that this course takes place in The Studio at the BFI Southbank.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Return to French (Advanced)Course start date: Wed 8 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
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 September.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Spanish beginners: module 1Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
Based on Units 1-4 of 'Nos Vemos Hoy' (Campus Difusión). PLEASE DO NOT BUY IT UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST CLASS (see the 'Are there any other costs' section).
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 - Developing photography skillsCourse start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Rachel WeghAlready know the basics of photography but want to take things further? Refresh your knowledge, learn more advanced skills and develop your creative ideas, with an established professional photographer on hand for technical guidance and creative inspiration.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - French 3 upper: conversational FrenchCourse start date: Wed 9 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronFurther improve your upper intermediate French on this lively, communicative class. This course combines structural language work with discussion on French political and cultural news.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Picture book writing
Course start date: Wed 19 Feb 2025 (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 £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Latin 4 lower: module 2Course start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Judith RiceContinue to study Latin grammar and improve your skills at reading and translating Latin texts as well as exploring Roman culture and history. Starting with Reading Latin, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2 volumes then moving on to original texts.
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 - Presenting on the spotCourse start date: Wed 29 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie LunnLearn key vocal techniques and public speaking strategies that will support you when you need to give a memorable impromptu presentation or speech with gravitas and confidence. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - German beginners: module 1Course start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Friederike SchroederThe emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on chapters 1-4 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold). 1.5 hours per week over 7 weeks.
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 £169.00 Concession £110.00 - Chinese beginners: short introductionCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 4 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 - Writing for magazines Course start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laura SilvermanGet 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 - Introduction to BSL Course start date: Wed 5 Jun 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Peter BrownInterested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar, and decide if you want to progress to the level 1 qualification.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £167.00 - Workplace communication skills: how to write a successful CV and be confident in interviews (entry 3-level 1)Course start date: Wed 15 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to learn how to write a CV that will attract an employer's attention and get you an interview? Do you want to learn how to prepare for that interview and answer the questions confidently when you are there? This course will help you do that. By the end of the course you will be confident you have all the skills you need to write a job application that meets the criteria the employer is looking for, in language that impresses them, and that you will perform well in any job interview.
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 £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00 - Advance your life drawingCourse start date: Wed 15 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyAdvance your practice of drawing the human figure from observation. You will be encouraged to consider anatomy and perspective in order to develop how you represent the human figure in space.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £258.00 - Communism in the USSR: 1945-1991
Course start date: Wed 15 May 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick MorganThis course is an introduction to the history of the Soviet regime from the moment of its victory in the Second World
War to its collapse in 1991.
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