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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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- Spanish beginners: small groupCourse start date: Mon 20 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gracia Chinchilla, Eleni DalkafoukiLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. This course has a maximum of 8 learners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £239.00 - Writing fiction
Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 8 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna RichardsDevelop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00 - Advanced fiction writing workshop Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire CollisonFor experienced writers, this supportive but rigorous workshop offers the perfect opportunity to develop your novel or short story. Receive in-depth feedback and benefit from detailed group discussions on the art of fiction.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00 - Japanese beginners: module 1Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaLearn to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.Suitable for complete beginners.
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 £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Short story writing Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vicky GrutA hands-on introduction to the art of writing short stories. You will receive technical advice, creative exercises to generate ideas, and feedback to develop your writing skills.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00 - French 3 upper at a gentle pace: module 1Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Stephanie RadetDo you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French courses, 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 - French 3 lower: module 1Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Michel WillameContinue improving your lower intermediate French on this communicative course. The emphasis will be on developing your speaking and listening skills and on acquiring a greater understanding of French grammar and fluency.
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 - Copywriting Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Deborah MartinOn this practical course, you’ll learn the skills you need to create great copy and content for websites, social media and print.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £135.00 - City Lit photography course Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew Ward, Neil WhiteDelve deep into the world of photography, working with a selection of fundamental projects that will support you in developing the confidence and skills required for your own photographic practice.
The City Lit photography course offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. You will get to grips with your camera, explore different photographic techniques and gain new skills using industry equipment and software. Working through a series of creative projects you will start developing your own ideas and finish the course with an extensive portfolio of photographic work.Full fee £1,599.00 Senior fee £1,279.00 Concession £1,039.00 - Masterclass: fiction (a year-long workshop) Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Thomas McMullanThis intensive three-term fiction workshop is open by selective application and interview to a maximum of ten fiction writers working at the advanced and professional levels. Please note: the deadline for applications is 1st September. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview via Zoom on 11th September.Full fee £999.00 Senior fee £999.00 Concession £999.00 - Latin 1: module 1Course start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
An introduction to Latin, or a reminder of what you have forgotten, if you are rusty.
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 - Masterclass: poetry (a year-long workshop)Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This year-long poetry masterclass is open by selective application to a maximum of ten students. You will receive inspiring tutor instruction and rigorous constructive feedback on your poems as you prepare them for publication and performance.Full fee £999.00 Senior fee £999.00 Concession £999.00 - Russian Through ArtCourse start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eugeniya ClarkSuitable if you have completed Russian at Level 3, Level 4 or above. Learn Russian through this culturally immersive language course with the focus on Russian art. The emphasis is on developing listening and speaking skills. There will be some writing assignments too.
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 - Brazilian Portuguese rapidamente: module 1Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Denise DelfThis course aims to introduce you to Portuguese mainly as spoken in Brazil, and is taught by a native Brazilian, though you'll cover other varieties of Portuguese as well. You'll learn how to introduce yourself, talk about yourself and your family, and begin building your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills so that you can build a solid base for future study.
This Rapidamente course is suitable if you already speak a Romance language such as French, Italian, Romanian or Spanish. It might also be suitable if you would like to learn at a much faster pace.
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 - City Lit year of the figure and portrait
Course start date: Wed 9 Oct 2024 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca Allen, Desmond Haughton, Joe Richardson, Kim ScoullerThis is a year-long course that explores the endlessly fascinating subject of the human form through various aspects of drawing and painting the figure and portrait. For those interested in building real progress and confidence in practical skills and taught by a team of specialist tutors, you will be inspired by stimulating projects that explore historical and contemporary artists' contexts to support your creative work.Full fee £1,199.00 Senior fee £959.00 Concession £779.00
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