Learning for Leisure

Learning for LeisureAutumn/Winter 2010-11

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Contents

Contents 1Welcome 2Learning for Leisure at Oxford & Cherwell Valley College 3How to use this guide 4Autumn/ Winter Learning for Leisure courses 5

Creative Arts 5Botanical Illustration 5Creative Writing 5Digital Photography 6Drawing & Painting 7Dressmaking 8Figurative Sculpture 10Floristry 10Historic Banbury 11Jewellery & Metalwork 12Malaysian Chinese Cookery 12Photoshop 13Pottery 13Public Speaking 14Traditional Upholstery 14Woodworking 15

Languages 15British Sign Language 15French 16Italian 18Mandarin 18Spanish 19

How to enrol 21Fees & How to pay 22How to find us 23Index 25

2 | Part Time Course Guide | Learning for Leisure

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Welcome

Welcome to Oxford & Cherwell Valley College and our Learning for Leisure Guide. This Autumn we are offering a range of creative arts and language short courses for adults (anyone 19 and over), and I hope you will find something that will interest you. These courses have been designed to fit into your lifestyle, so that you can study around your commitments in the best way possible.

A part-time leisure course is a great way to develop your interests and skills in a stimulating environment. We offer experienced teaching and excellent facilities, and you are sure to make new friends as you learn.

If you are a regular learner, you will see that we have reduced the number of courses on offer this Autumn. Over the past five years, part time adult learning-for-leisure classes in colleges have been targeted nationally for substantial cuts by the Government. We have tried throughout this period to minimise fee increases for part time adult learning-for-leisure courses, but as we face further substantial funding cuts this year, we

are no longer in a financial position to carry the costs of the part time adult learning-for-leisure programme. This means that leisure course fees have risen by an average of 55% and, in line with normal practice across the college, we have introduced a separate fee to cover the materials students will need on their programme. However, we remain committed to keeping fees as low as possible and we know that our courses continue to offer tremendous value for money.

We hope that reading this guide will inspire and encourage you to broaden your horizons with a part-time course to enrich your leisure time.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Sally Dicketts Principal


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Learning for Leisure at Oxford &

Cherwell Valley College

As Oxfordshire’s premier college of further education, we currently have over ten thousand adult part-time learners. Many enjoy our leisure courses so much that they enrol on another course as soon as the first has finished. We find that once you have discovered your creative side, you may find no end to your talents, and with courses ranging from botanical illustration to woodworking, we can help you tap into them. And why not learn a language as well? We offer a range of beginner and improver courses in French, Italian, Spanish and Mandarin. Just consider, you could follow a creative arts course, and learn a language as a prelude to a marvellous foreign holiday.

Our Learning for Leisure courses are running at the Banbury and Oxford campuses this autumn. Both are easy to find and well-placed for the town centre with good transport links. We offer industry-standard facilities and have cafés open until 8.00pm during term-time. Please see below for Library hours. Parking is available at each campus after 5pm, although it is advisable to take public transport if possible.

At OCVC we foster a love for learning. Our talented teaching staff share your passion for learning and will give you the personal support you need to succeed. Our courses attract a wide variety of people from all over Oxfordshire and, together with our friendly staff, offer you the ideal opportunity to make new friends.

Library opening times

Oxford Campus Millstream Centre on the ground floor of Jericho Monday – Thursday 08.45 – 19.00; Friday 10.00 – 16.30

Banbury Campus Library on the ground floor of the New Building Monday 08.45 – 17.00; Tuesday – Thursday 08.45 – 19.00; Friday 10.00 – 16.45

e-learning Centre on ground floor of B block Monday – Friday 08.45 – 17.00



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This course guide contains summary information. For further information please visit www.ocvc.ac.uk/learningforleisure

The information in this guide was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change. Up-to-date information is available on our website.

How to use this guide

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Autumn/ Winter Learning

for Leisure courses

Creative Arts

Botanical Illustration Oxford

This 10 week course will teach you to observe plants and flowers, and record them accurately in watercolour, pencil and pen and ink. You will learn how to record, in detail, plant shape, form and structure; delicate use of watercolour; use of pencils to depict form and texture; and pen and ink to show line and structure.

OXAEL04EA Oxford 10 weeks 20 Sept Mon 18.30 - 20.30 £150 £5

Creative Writing Oxford

If you are interested in exploring your creative writing skills, this course is designed to brainstorm around any blocks you may be experiencing and encourage you to put pen to paper. Word games, imaginative exercises and practical suggestions are integral to this process, with emphasis on practice and enjoyment. Through supportive group discussions, there will be an opportunity to consider

the writing and look at ways to develop it. The course lecturer is an experienced tutor with a broad range of writing skills. You will understand and practise sound and image in poetry; ‘voice’ and poetry and fiction; characterisation, basic narrative styles, basic structural techniques; respond to and assess pieces of writing; increase your range of expression; gain a critical sense of your own strengths and areas for development.

OXAEL17EA Oxford 8 weeks 22 Sept Wed 18.30 - 21.00 £150 £10



Digital Photography for Beginners Banbury & Oxford

On this course you will learn to improve your pictures and increase your creativity by having more control over your camera’s diverse functions. You will benefit from the experience of a professional photographer, who makes the course a fun and informative learning experience. By the end of this course you will be able to explain aperture and shutter speed and apply these devices to your own camera; explore the possibilities of composition for more dynamic and powerful pictures; evaluate pictures to improve them even further; produce creative imagery; apply technical skills related to macro, portrait, low light and flash photography.

BYAEL05EA Banbury 10 weeks 23 Sept Wed 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £10

OXAEL05EA Oxford 10 weeks 20 Sept Mon 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £10

Digital Photography Workshop for Beginners Banbury

Learn to take good photographs and make the most of your digital camera in this one day Saturday workshop. You will learn the fundamentals of digital photography, how to use your camera in a practical project (either outside or inside depending on the weather), and learn how to bring your images together into an interesting arrangement. Please wear suitable clothing for working outside for part of the day.

BYAEL32DA Banbury 1 day 16 Oct Sat 10.30 - 16.00 £37.50 £5

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Drawing & Painting for Beginners Banbury

This is a 2hr mixed ability leisure evening class, conducted in a purpose-built studio equipped with easels. You will find the Art department a stimulating environment and benefit from seeing art displayed on the walls as well as work in progress. You will be introduced to a range of different drawing and painting media and cover the formal elements of drawing, using tone, line, form, perspective and how to arrange composition.

BYAEL01EA Banbury 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue 19.00 - 21.00 £150 £10

Drawing & Painting for Beginners Oxford

Discover the exciting skills of drawing and painting and create your own unique art samples. This intensive course provides the necessary information about the tools, techniques and process of drawing and painting. Absolutely no previous experience required. Topics covered on the course include: contour drawing to create the guide-line of the composition in basic shape and proportions; pen drawing technique to create different tone and decorative pattern; crosshatching technique to give an impression of shadow and depth in tonal drawing; develop crosshatching technique to create the three-dimensional image of the life model; use laying a wash, wet on wet and dry-brush techniques in gouache painting; basic rules of perspective; colour theory; evaluation of your own and peers’ art works in a class critique of the exhibited samples.

OXAEL01EA Oxford 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £10



Drawing & Painting – Mixed Ability Oxford

This course is designed to help you to improve your skills, while presenting new challenges, ideas and approaches. It is structured to suit learners’ pace and levels. Topics covered on the course include: contour drawing to create the guide-line of the composition in basic shape and proportions; pen drawing technique to create different tone and decorative pattern; crosshatching technique to give an impression of shadow and depth in tonal drawing; develop crosshatching technique to create the three-dimensional image of the life model; use laying a wash, wet on wet and dry-brush techniques in gouache painting; basic rules of perspective; colour theory; evaluation of your own and peers’ art works in a class critique of the exhibited samples.

OXAEL66EA Oxford 10 weeks 23 Sept Thur 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £10

Dressmaking Banbury

This course provides a general introduction to sewing skills and techniques. You will to learn how to follow a pattern, to cut out, fit garments and make simple pattern adaptations. Even if you have very little sewing experience this course will enable you to produce a garment. The following topics are covered: how to thread a sewing machine and spools;

machine and hand sewing techniques; how to take body measurements; how to prepare and adapt a pattern and fit; how to follow and understand instructions; basic fabric technology; and how the fashion industry works.

BYAEL13EA Banbury 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £10

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Dressmaking for Beginners Oxford

Using a commercial paper pattern, you will create a garment to your own measurements. It is possible to finish the garment by the end of the course and in doing this you will learn many garment construction techniques and have the pleasure of wearing the end result. This Dressmaking course begins with an introduction to the sewing machine and then you will learn to take and accurately record body measurements. From week two, you will create a garment made to your own measurements using a commercial paper pattern, having chosen an appropriate style and the right type and quantity of fabric with support from the tutor. This project gives you many opportunities to learn garment construction techniques including darts, pleats, gathers, zip insertion, buttonholes, sleeve insertion and seam and hem finishes.

OXAEL13EA Oxford 10 weeks 22 Sept Wed 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £10

Beginners’ Dressmaking for Returners Oxford

This dressmaking course is aimed at people who have attended the beginners’ dressmaking class or have basic sewing experience and want to refresh their skills. You will create a garment made to your own measurements using a commercial paper pattern, having chosen an appropriate style and the right type and quantity of fabric with support from the tutor. Whilst making a

garment for yourself, you will learn garment construction techniques including darts, pleats, gathers, zip insertion, buttonholes, sleeve insertion and seam and hem finishes.




Improvers’ Dressmaking/Tailoring Oxford

If you are comfortable with the basics of dressmaking (such as seams and darts), then be adventurous and make fitted clothes for a fraction of the retail cost. We can advise you on your choice of project and help you towards its completion each week. You will learn design tips and be able to experiment with different styles and ideas. You will learn how to improve on skills already learnt and learn how to set in sleeves, produce collars, pockets, cuffs, fly zips and make more advanced pattern adaptations using more complex fabrics. You will need to bring a commercial pattern or firm idea of what you want to make to the session. On this course you will build a reference file of terms, techniques and processes to enable you to follow a commercial pattern and make a garment successfully.


Figurative Sculpture Oxford

Learn to model the human form in this popular class and improve your awareness of anatomical shape and proportion. The course is suitable for both beginners and advanced students. You will learn about the techniques and how to use the tools needed to model the human figure using clay. The tutor will provide guidance on proportion and structure and teach you how to prepare your work for firing.

OXAEL07EA Oxford 10 weeks 23 Sept Thur 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £20

Floristry Banbury

A fun and friendly course which will take you through some contemporary floral designs and techniques. Learn modern floristry for your home and to inspire gift ideas. No need to have experience, just a love of flowers. We will cover hand tied bouquets, corsages, button holes and modern arrangements as well as vase ideas. We will advise on flowers and materials to bring each week. This course will include: hand tied bouquets, informal arrangements, display in a vase, and button hole/corsage.

BYAEL15EA Banbury 8 weeks 22 Sept Wed 18.30 - 21.00 £150 £16

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Christmas Floristry Banbury

Make a Christmas table centre, a festive door wreath and a small Christmas pot arrangement all in time for the festive season. You will learn practical techniques whilst assembling a table centre, a door wreath and a Christmas pot arrangement.

BYAEL43DB Banbury 1 day 4 Dec Sat 10.00 - 15.00 £37.50 £10

Historic Banbury Banbury

Where History and Nostalgia Meet: This course starts from the point that Banbury was a 12th Century new town that developed into a typical market town. Present day changes have greatly modified and even removed its unique hallmarks. If we are to make sense of Banbury it is essential to realise that people’s memories are often more significant than the persistence of buildings and activities which have previously moulded the town. This local Banbury History course will be covering important moments in the town’s history and will include the following topics: the cross and the rhyme; in search of Banbury: reactions to the way the town has grown; fond memories of Banbury; the changing significance of housing and travellers’ tales.

BYAEM07DA Banbury 10 weeks 22 Sept Wed 15.00 - 16.30 £112.50 £5



Jewellery & Metalwork (Silver Jewellery) Banbury & Oxford

This 10 week course will encourage you to design and make jewellery in silver or base metals using traditional techniques. The course is for both beginners and experienced students. You may choose to make rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc, working at your own pace with individual guidance from the tutor in a well-equipped open workshop. Beginners will learn basic techniques during a set project in the first weeks, followed by further skills appropriate to your own designs. More advanced students will develop their own ideas with design and technical guidance from the tutor. Subjects covered include design, cutting and sawing, annealling, soldering, texturing, plannishing, doming, chainwork, polishing and finishing.

BYAEL08EA Banbury 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue (Day)

18.45 - 21.15 £187.50 £15

OXAEL08DA Oxford 10 weeks 20 Sept Mon (Day)

10.00 - 12.30 £187.50 £15

OXAEL08EA Oxford 10 weeks 20 Sept Mon (Eve)

18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15

OXAEL08EB Oxford 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue (Eve)

18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15

OXAEL88EA Oxford 10 weeks 22 Sept Wed (Eve)

18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15

OXAEL08EC Oxford 10 weeks 23 Sept Thur (Eve)

18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15

Malaysian Chinese Cookery Banbury

Learn to cook basic recipes of Malaysian Chinese Style cuisine. Each week, you will cook a different dish following a demonstration by the tutor. You will learn how to cook interesting, simple and healthy Malaysian meals which will involve stir frying and using a wok, and also learn about the different spices and sauces used. Each week the tutor will cook/demonstrate in front of the class the dish of the week. Then you will taste the food and proceed to your own workspace to cook the dish under the tutor’s supervision.

BYAEH31EA Banbury 10 weeks 22 Sept Wed 19.00 - 21.00 £150 £15

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Photoshop Banbury & Oxford

This course aims to ‘start at the beginning’ and will build on the various techniques to work on images using the Photoshop tools to alter and enhance digital images. You will learn about the workspace, how to use the various selection tools, rotate, crop, use filters, clone and healing tools, history brush, layers, masking tools, repair damaged photographs and tinting a black and white image.

BYAEL31EA Banbury 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £10


Pottery Banbury and Oxford

This course is suitable for beginners and more experienced potters alike. You will learn to develop new skills and produce fine ceramics. Your completed work will require a couple of weeks to dry and be fired and glazed during the course and should be finished before it ends. You will gain a sound knowledge of a ceramics workshop and the processes used. You will be encouraged to explore the properties of clay using a variety of forming

and decorating techniques: forming: throwing, coiling, slabbing, slip casting. Decoration: slap trailing, glazing, on-glaze painting. Beginners will learn the basic techniques and more advanced students will develop their own ideas with the advice and guidance of the tutor.

BYAEL06EB Banbury 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue 19.00 - 21.00 £150 £15

BYAEL06EA Banbury 10 weeks 22 Sept Wed 19.00 - 21.00 £150 £15

BYAEL06EC Banbury 10 weeks 23 Sept Thur 19.00 - 21.00 £150 £15


OXAEL06EG Oxford 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15

OXAEL06EB Oxford 10 weeks 22 Sept Wed 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15

OXAEL06DB Oxford 10 weeks 24 Sept Fri 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15



Pottery Improvers Oxford

This course is suitable for students who have some ceramics experience and would like to improve their skills. Your completed work will require a couple of weeks to dry and be fired and glazed during the course and should be finished before it ends. You will work with an experienced pottery tutor who is an expert in their field. They will support you in developing your skills and creativity. You will gain a sound knowledge of a ceramics workshop and the processes used. You will be encouraged to explore the properties of clay using a variety of forming and decorating techniques: forming: throwing, coiling, slabbing, slip casting. Decoration: slap trailing, glazing, on-glaze painting. You will develop your own ideas with the advice and guidance of the tutor.

OXAEL06EK Oxford 10 weeks 23 Sept Thur 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £15

Public Speaking with Confidence – Autumn Oxford

This is an interactive course focussed on the skill of speaking so that others listen and do not get bored. You will practise at each meeting by giving short speeches, standing in front of an audience. You will also give and get feedback every week. It is an encouraging and friendly environment in which to practise and make progress. Topics covered on the course include preparing and structuring a speech; body language and gesture that works when speaking in public; voice skills; listening skills – why we listen and how we recall; overcoming nerves and anxiety about being the centre of attention; managing to be more confident when speaking before an audience.

OXAEK02EA Oxford 8 weeks 23 Sept Thur 18.30 - 21.00 £150 £5

Traditional Upholstery Banbury: North Oxford Academy

This is a practical upholstery class where you can work on your own furniture, either simple or more complex, e.g. fireside chair, winged chair or armchair with springs and buttoned back. You will learn how to restore it in the style of your choice under the guidance of our tutor, who will help you to acquire traditional manual restoration techniques. We are unable to store your furniture between classes and suggest you work on smaller items of furniture like chairs or stools. Techniques covered include: stripping to the frame; webbing; stuffing and applying hessian; stitching or tying springs; bridle ties; stitching edges; stitching through seat; applying calico, pad and applying top cover.

BYAEL35EA Banbury 10 weeks 20 Sept Mon 19.00 - 21.00 £150 £0

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Woodworking Oxford

Learn how to work with wood, including making a variety of joints. You will be given instruction in the use and care of hand tools and, at the end of the course, will have completed a small wooden object. This course is ideal for beginners. Beginners will learn basic techniques during a set project in the first weeks, followed by further skills appropriate to your own designs. More advanced students will develop your own ideas with design and technical guidance from the tutor.

OXAEC03EA Oxford 10 weeks 23 Sept Thur 18.30 - 21.00 £187.50 £20

Languages

British Sign Language (ABC) Level 1 Oxford

This qualification is designed to enable learners to acquire a basic ability to communicate with deaf people and develop signing and receiving skills using BSL in a range of familiar contexts. The course will also provide learners with information about deaf people and culture. The specification has been designed to be consistent with the National Language Standards at Level 1. Candidates must achieve all 3 units for the full qualification. The £98 examination fee is included in the course fee.

OXCTM01EA Oxford 1 Year 6 Sept Mon 18.30 - 21.00 £450 £0

British Sign Language (ABC) Level 2 Oxford

This qualification is designed to enable learners to develop an ability to communicate with deaf people and develop signing and receiving skills using BSL in a range of familiar contexts, participating in longer and more open-ended exchanges than at Level 1. The course will also provide learners with information about deaf people and culture. The specification has been

designed to be consistent with the National Language Standards at Level 2. Candidates must achieve all 3 units for the full qualification. The £98 examination fee is included in the course fee.

OXCTM02EA Oxford 1 Year 7 Sept Tue 18.30 - 21.00 £450 £0



French Conversation Plus Banbury & Oxford

This is an informal, stimulating and interactive course in which you will develop and practise your language skills in a more sophisticated way. Your starting point will be a refresher of what you have learnt at lower levels. You will develop and practise your speaking, listening and reading skills. You will learn to speak French with increasing confidence, by taking part in conversations, role-plays, surveys, discussions and simulations. You will give short presentations, express your opinion, evaluate and justify points of view.

BYAEN15DA Banbury 10 weeks 22 Sept Wed 13.30 - 15.30 £150 £10

OXAEN15DA Oxford 10 weeks 21 Sept Tue 10.30 - 12.30 £150 £10

French Level 1 for Beginners Banbury & Oxford

This is Part 1 of the French Level 1 course, for complete beginners. It is a hands-on, stimulating and interactive course, in which you will be communicating in the foreign language right from the start! Emphasis is on starting to build your confidence to have a go. You will learn how to meet and greet people, introduce yourself and others, and exchange basic personal information, as you would when you meet someone new. You will learn key survival phrases to give you the confidence to strike up that vital initial conversation with a French speaker. You will learn how to go shopping in French, what and how to ask for and specify your requirements. You will also learn about cultural highlights such as festivals and celebrations. Singing in French is a great way of getting to grips with pronunciation and develop confidence.

BYL1N10EA Banbury 12 weeks 22 Sept Wed 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

OXL1N10EA Oxford 12 weeks 20 Sept Mon 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

French Level 2 - Part 1 Banbury & Oxford

This is Part 1 of the French Level 2 course. It will enable you to pick up where you have left off at the end of French Level 1. It is a hands-on, stimulating and interactive course, with emphasis on using French as a main communication tool, which encourages you to practise what you are learning and so develop your language skills. Although accuracy is useful to be able to express yourself clearly, the main aim is to get you to communicate with increased confidence.

BYL2N12EA Banbury 12 weeks 22 Sept Wed 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

OXL2N12EA Oxford 12 weeks 22 Sept Wed 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

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Maintain Your French - Levels 2+3 Banbury & Oxford

This is the first part of the Maintain Your French course, an informal, stimulating and interactive mixed-level course in which you will develop and practise your language skills with increased confidence. Your starting point will be a refresher of what you have learnt at lower levels. You will develop and practise speaking, listening and reading, and to a lesser extent writing skills. You will take part in conversations, role-plays,

surveys, discussions and simulations. You will give short presentations, express your opinion, evaluate and justify points of view.

BYL2N13EA Banbury 12 weeks 21 Sept Tue 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

OXL2N13EA Oxford 12 weeks 21 Sept Tue 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

Maintain your French – Advanced Oxford

This is an informal, hands-on and challenging course in which you will develop and use your French communication skills in a sophisticated and creative way. Emphasis is on confidence, fluency, accuracy and the ability to select, manipulate and use a wide range of vocabulary, structure and register in a variety of contexts and cultural settings. The course is entirely

flexible and aims to meet the sophisticated language needs of its students. It is based on themes that relate to the societies and communities where the language is spoken. Topics of interest are agreed between course tutor and students.

OXAEN26EA Oxford 12 weeks 20 Sept Mon 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10



Italian Level 1 for Beginners Banbury & Oxford

This is Part 1 of the Italian Level 1 course, for complete beginners. It is a hands-on, stimulating and interactive course, in which you will be communicating in the foreign language right from the start. Emphasis is on starting to build your self-confidence to have a go. You will learn how to meet and greet people, introduce yourself and others, and exchange basic personal information, as you would when you meet

someone new. You will learn key survival phrases to give you the confidence to strike up that vital initial conversation with an Italian speaker. You will learn how to go shopping in Italian, what and how to ask for and specify your requirements. You will also learn about cultural highlights such as festivals and celebrations. Singing in Italian is a great way of getting to grips with pronunciation and boost confidence.



Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Oxford

This is Part 1 of the Mandarin Chinese Level 1 course for complete beginners. It is a hands-on, stimulating and interactive course, in which you will be communicating in the foreign language right from the start! Emphasis is on starting to build your confidence to have a go. You will learn how to meet and greet people, introduce yourself and others, and exchange basic personal information, as you would when

you meet someone new. You will learn key survival phrases to give you the confidence to strike up that vital initial conversation with a Mandarin Chinese speaker. You will learn how to talk about your family, your job, what and how to ask for and specify your requirements. You will also learn about cultural highlights such as festivals and celebrations. Singing in Mandarin Chinese is a great way of getting to grips with pronunciation, tonality and developing confidence.


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Spanish Level 1 for Beginners Banbury & Oxford

This is Part 1 of the Spanish Level 1 course, for complete beginners. It is a hands-on, stimulating and interactive course, in which you will be communicating in the foreign language right from the start. Emphasis is on starting to build your self-confidence to have a go. You will learn how to meet and greet people, introduce yourself and others, and exchange basic personal information, as you would when you meet

someone new. You will learn key survival phrases to give you the confidence to strike up that vital initial conversation with a Spanish speaker. You will learn how to go shopping in Spanish, what and how to ask for and specify your requirements. You will also learn about cultural highlights such as festivals and celebrations. Singing in Spanish is a great way of getting to grips with pronunciation and boost confidence.

BYL1N90EA Banbury 12 weeks 23 Sept Thur 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

OXL1N90DA Oxford 12 weeks 22 Sept Wed 13.30 - 15.30 £180 £10


Spanish Level 2 - Part 1 Banbury & Oxford

This is part 1 of the Spanish Level 2 course which will enable you to pick up where you left off from Level 1. It is a hands-on, stimulating and interactive course, with emphasis on building on the basics you have learnt at Beginners’ level, via a wider range of everyday topics and situations. In this part of the course you will study topics related to the personal world, such as talking about self, family, friends and colleagues, your job, your home and the area where you live.





Spanish Level 3 Stage 1 - Part 1 Oxford

This course follows on from Spanish Level 2. It is an informal, stimulating and interactive course in which you will develop and practise your language skills in a more sophisticated way. Your starting point will be a refresher of what you have learnt at lower levels. You will develop and practise your speaking, listening, reading, and to a lesser extent written skills. You will learn to speak Spanish with increasing confidence, by taking part in conversations, role-plays, surveys, discussions and simulations. You will give short presentations, express your opinion, evaluate and justify points of view. You will learn to select and use a wider range of vocabulary and language structures.

OXL3N93EA Oxford 12 weeks 22 Sept Wed 18.30 - 21.00 £180 £10

Spanish Conversation Plus Oxford

This is an informal, stimulating and interactive course in which you will develop and practise your language skills in a more sophisticated way. Your starting point will be a refresher of what you have learnt at lower levels. You will develop and practise your speaking, listening and reading skills. You will learn to speak Spanish with increasing confidence, by taking part in conversations, role-plays, surveys, discussions and simulations. You will give short presentations, express your opinion, evaluate and justify points of view.

OXAEN23DA Oxford 10 weeks 23 Sept Thur 10.30 - 12.30 £150 £10

Maintain your Spanish - Advanced Oxford

This is an informal, hands-on and challenging course in which you will develop and use your Spanish communication skills in a sophisticated and creative way. Emphasis is on confidence, fluency, accuracy and the ability to select, manipulate and use a wide range of vocabulary, structure and register in a variety of contexts and cultural settings. The course is entirely flexible and aims at meeting the sophisticated language needs of its students. It is based on themes that relate to the societies and communities where the language is spoken. Topics of interest are agreed between course tutor and students.

OXAEN23EA Oxford 12 weeks 23 Sept Thur 19.00 - 21.00 £180 £10

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How to enrol

1. Look through this course guide and decide which course or courses you would like to study.

2. If you need help to make a decision, talk to one of our Customer Service Advisers on 01865 550550.

3. Complete your enrolment form and make your payment to secure your place on the course.

You can enrol on a course in the following ways:• In person, by visiting reception. • By telephone, on 01865 550550,

8.30 – 17.00 Monday to Thursday, and 8.30 – 16.30 Fridays. Please have your credit card or debit card to hand.

• Visit our website at www.ocvc.ac.uk and enrol online and enjoy a 10% discount.

Reception opening times

Banbury Campus Monday 8.30 – 17.00; Tuesday – Thursday 8.30 – 20.00; Friday 8.30 – 16.30

Bicester Campus Monday-Thursday 8.30 – 17.00; Friday 8.30 – 16.30

Blackbird Leys Campus Monday-Thursday 8.30 – 17.00; Friday 8.30 – 16.30

Oxford Campus Monday-Thursday 8.30 – 20.00; Friday 8.30 – 16.30



How to pay

Important information

Please note that all courses run subject to sufficient demand. We strongly recommend that you book your place as soon as possible as places are allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

All fees are payable when you enrol and payment can be made by cash, cheque, debit card or credit card. If fees are more than £150 and the course runs for a minimum of 12 weeks, Direct Debit instalments can be arranged.

In the unlikely event that we cancel a course, we will refund your fees. We will not refund fees if you choose to leave before completion. Our Refund Policy is available on request.

You are advised not to purchase any materials or equipment for a course until you have received confirmation from the college that there are enough students enrolled for the course to definitely run. In the unfortunate circumstance of a course needing to be cancelled you will be informed at least one week prior to its start date.

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How to find us

Directions to Banbury Campus

From M40, leave the motorway at Junction 11 and leave roundabout onto A422.

Continue down A422 and leave roundabout onto A361, Southam Road. Turn left on A361 (Southam Road) on to Horse Fair. Leave the roundabout onto B4035, West Bar Street. Follow West Bar Street on to Broughton Road and the main entrance to the campus is on the right hand side.

The Banbury campus is approximately 15-20 minutes walk from the train and bus stations.



Directions to Oxford Campus

From Ring Road use EITHER Banbury Road or Woodstock Road to City Centre. At traffic lights, end of St. Giles, turn right into Beaumont Street and follow signs to Rail Station. At second set of traffic lights, i.e. at the bottom of Park End Street, turn left into Oxpens Road (ice rink). The college is ¼ mile on the left.

From South (Newbury) A34. Turn off A34 to Southern bypass towards Cowley. At next roundabout, turn left to City Centre (park and ride on left). Follow Abingdon Road to end, turn left towards ice rink and parks. The college is opposite the ice rink.

From A423 (Henley/Reading) join Ring Road (at Sainsbury’s) and turn left at next roundabout and right at following roundabout towards city centre and ice rink.

From East (London) M40/A40. At the end of A40 turn left at roundabout signed Cowley. Continue on the Ring Road, (4 roundabouts) to Abingdon Road, City Centre and Ice Rink.

The Oxford campus is 10 minutes walk from the main rail and coach stations in Oxford.

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A

Advanced: 17, 20

B

Beginners: 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19Botanical Illustration: 5

C

Camera: 6Ceramics: 13Chinese: 12, 18Christmas: 11Cookery: 12Creative writing: 5

D

Digital Photography: 6Drawing: 7Dressmaking: 8, 9

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Figurative Sculpture: 10Floristry: 10, 11French: 3, 16, 17Furniture: 14

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Historic: 11Historic Banbury: 11

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Italian: 3, 18

J

Jewellery: 12

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Languages: 15Listening skills: 14

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Malaysian: 12Mandarin: 3, 18Metalwork: 12

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Photograph: 13Photoshop: 13Poetry: 5Pottery: 13, 14

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Restoration: 14

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Sculpture: 10Sewing: 8Sign Language: 15Silver: 12Spanish: 3, 19, 20Speak French: 16Speaking: 14Speaking before an audience: 14

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Tailoring: 10

U

Upholstery: 14

V

Voice skills: 14

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Watercolour: 5Woodworking: 15

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Banbury Campus Broughton Road, Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9QA

01865 550550 01865 551777

Oxford City Centre Campus Oxpens Road, Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1SA

01865 550550 01865 551386

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