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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Narration for podcast and documentary
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 26 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Spencer
    A fun and intensive course about the incredible world of narration. This enormous and lucrative area of the voiceover world includes podcasts, e-learning, documentaries, audio books, medical/technical narration, explainer videos and more. You’ll learn how to deliver great reads from the inside out. It’s not just about the sound of your voice! The course will be delivered in the media studio.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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  3. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  4. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  5. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  6. Piano/keyboards 4A
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Henderson
    For pianists with around three years' experience. Improve your finger technique, coordination, phrasing, music



    reading, and your confidence.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  7. Aural training (solfa): workshop
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Selena Kay

    A continuation from year 3, this workshop consolidates students’ aural awareness, sight singing and transcription skills through continued study of new repertoire. The course is suitable for those who have already studied Aural training with Solfa Level 3 or who have grade 6+ theory skills as well some familiarity with tonic solfa (‘moveable doh’)

    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00
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  8. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £181.00
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  9. Italian 5: Italia oggi
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Paola Roncagliolo
    Italian 5: Italia oggi è un corso avanzato per praticare l'Italiano, utilizzando testi e materiale audio-visivo. Affronteremo temi sull'Italia contemporanea attraverso letteratura, programmi televisi, giornalismo, film, pubblicità ed….esperienze personali.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. French 4 pratique et perfectionnement: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anais Perdaems

    Un cours de français animé et structuré pour réviser et pratiquer la langue tout en participant à des discussions sur différents sujets d'actualité.

    This is a non-accredited course. If you would like to take a further challenge and work towards a recognised qualification, you can enrol on our DELF B2 course which leads to a final exam. Click here for further details.

     

    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00
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  11. French 3 lower at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Daniel Fernandez
    Do 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.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  12. Italian 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilità di migliorare le tue capacità di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull'uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. È necessario aver completato il livello 3 lower o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Nuovo Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  13. Return to German (intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Barbara Pöllet
    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This course is suitable if you have done GCSE, O Level or A level German some time ago and would like to return to studying German or are studying 2 upper at City Lit and would like to revise your intermediate German.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  14. French 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Isabelle Fontan
    Improve your upper 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.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  15. Italian 4: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilità di analizzare e discutere articoli giornalistici, testi letterari e programmi televisi. Praticherai continuamente tutte le abilità linguistiche di ascolto, comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale. È necessario un livello avanzato di Italiano (aver fatto Italian 3 upper o equivalente).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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