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Creative Writing: Weekend Bootcamp: Essentials of story!
Over 5 hours in one weekend, you’ll set a daily achievable goal, refresh an element of story craft through the tutor’s stimulating exercises and extracts from published texts and write! We’ll immerse ourselves in short and longer writing exercises and get feedback from the tutor and peers when you share in pairs.
Imagine the amount of work and momentum you’ll build over these two mornings. Set yourself up for success.
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Dates:Sat 16/11/2024 -
Sun 17/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:30pmDuration:2 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Nicola TorodeCourse code:Q00019288How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £21.00
Literature: The American Short Story
The postwar period saw a major change in the significance of the short story in the USA and Canada, as it developed into a form for more serious explorations of character and psychology.
Each week we will look at two stories by a major North American writer and discuss how they use such techniques as narration, subtext, and imagery to portray complex, layered characters. Featured writers include Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, John Updike, Mavis Gallant, Shirley Jackson, and Elizabeth Strout.
In the final two weeks we will look at stories about Christmas in particular.
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Dates:Mon 18/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:Jubilee Hall Loddon (Loddon)
George Lane
Loddon
NR14 6NBTutor:Joseph WilliamsCourse code:Q00019239How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Film & Media: A Short History of Italian Cinema
Full of iconic moments, stories that capture everyday and life with great authenticity, Italian cinema has produced film-makers of singular vision and style who have pushed the boundaries of visual storytelling and film form. This course will introduce you to a national cinema that has made a unique contribution to world cinema
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Dates:Mon 18/11/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Ruth MulandiCourse code:Q00017438How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:3 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
Pre-Entry ESOL: Improve your Reading ̨Íåswag
The "ESOL Improve Your Reading ̨Íåswag" course is for beginners learning English. It helps you read better and understand simple texts. You will learn new words and practice reading everyday materials like signs, forms, and short stories. The course includes fun activities to find the main idea and details in what you read. You will work alone and with others to build your ̨Íåswag. This course makes reading in English easier and more enjoyable for you.
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Dates:Mon 02/12/2024 -
Mon 03/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:Mount Pleasant School (Southampton)
Mount Pleasant Road
Newtown
Southampton
SO14 0WZTutor:Irma GoughCourse code:Q00019120How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £92.40
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Pre-Entry ESOL: Improve your Reading ̨Íåswag
The "ESOL Improve Your Reading ̨Íåswag" course is for beginners learning English. It helps you read better and understand simple texts. You will learn new words and practice reading everyday materials like signs, forms, and short stories. The course includes fun activities to find the main idea and details in what you read. You will work alone and with others to build your ̨Íåswag. This course makes reading in English easier and more enjoyable for you.
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Dates:Fri 06/12/2024 -
Fri 14/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:Bevois Town Primary School (Southampton)
Cedar Road
Southampton
SO14 6RUTutor:Irma GoughCourse code:Q00019191How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £92.40
Creative Writing: Creative Writing Workshop – Fiction, Poetry and Memoirs
This course will cover all forms of writing – fiction, including novels, short stories and plays, also poetry and autobiography and memoirs. The aim is to help develop and channel your writing ability, whether as a hobby or for publication with discussion of many aspects of writing, projects and readings of your work in a constructive and friendly setting. The emphasis is on individual development. For improvers and beginners, who are welcome. All that is needed is an int.erest in developing and enjoying your writing ̨Íåswag
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Dates:Wed 08/01/2025 -
Wed 12/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stella StockerCourse code:Q00018502How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Psychology: Perspectives on Mental Health Part 1 (online)
We will explore the experience of mental distress from four very different viewpoints. Each has something to offer, none has the whole story.
• The Biological aims to understand what is going on in the brain and the body. It underpins the medical model.
• The Psychological perspectives seek to explain our mental states in terms of our thinking, feelings and habits. It’s all in the mind.
• The Social perspective shifts the focus away from the individual. It is society that needs to change.
• A Spiritual perspective goes beyond our limited sense of self to seek deeper meaning in our life journey.
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Dates:Wed 08/01/2025 -
Wed 12/02/2025Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Kevin WalkerCourse code:Q00019523How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£44.40
Literature: The Literature of Migration
Migration always brings a story. Whether migration stems from joyful exploration and curiosity, or is the result of loss, coercion or danger, each narrative tells us something new. In this course, we will be considering the portrayal of migration, the many contexts which lead to authors writing about migration, and how other themes are bound in with this idea. In our discussions together, we will be considering a wide range of texts and genres from across the ages, and working to expand our understanding of such a fundamental experience.
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Dates:Tue 14/01/2025 -
Tue 25/03/2025Times:1:30pm - 3:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Clare JacksonCourse code:Q00018507How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Pre-Entry ESOL: Intermediate Part 1
This is part 1 of intermediate pre-entry ESOL. This course will be held at Foleshill Women’s Training in Coventry. You will have ideally completed part 1 and part 2 of Beginners Pre-entry ESOL. This course is suitable for anyone who has some basic English ̨Íåswag and is looking to develop further. This can be great if you are looking to get into work or just want to improve your confidence in English. Our expert tutors will help you improve your ̨Íåswag and work towards your personal goals. This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority and is run by the WEA.
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Dates:Tue 14/01/2025 -
Tue 11/02/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Foleshill Women's Training (Coventry)
70-72 Elmsdale Avenue
Foleshill
Coventry
CV6 6ESTutor:Humera MehrbanCourse code:Q00015598How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00
Creative Writing: 'Roots' Creative Writing: Structure & Point-of-ViewÂ
Practice techniques for creating short stories, true or untrue in fortnightly sessions. We'll apply the principles of short fiction to our writing, with the focus this term on thinking about how point-of-view impacts on structure. There will be writing exercises, discussions, an optional weekly homework task and feedback. Guidance on feedback techniques will be provided. The course content has flexibility, and will be adapted to suit the needs of the group. Suitable for improvers.
This course uses the same content as the other fortnightly class, Creative Writing: Structure & Point of View Q00012330, the Thursday evening course, Structure & Point-of-View, and the Friday morning course, Creative Writing: Structure & Point-of-View, therefore you need only enrol on to one of them.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Catherine HumphrisCourse code:Q00012725How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £55.50