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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 £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  4. City Lit reading group 1
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Wilkinson
    Share thoughts and ideas about what you are reading, with books chosen by the group. Please come to the first session on Friday 29 September with suggestions (contemporary fiction in paperback) and having read 'Story of the Forest' by Linda Grant. Meetings take place on 19/9, 24/10, 28/11, 30/1, 27/2, 27/3, 1/5, 29/5, 26/6.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  5. Philosophy and literature: Identity, Truth and the Poetic Word
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Barrie Selwyn
    Literature provides a very effective springboard into the understanding of the developing notions of selfhood and human nature in the history of ideas and philosophy sharpens our understanding of literature within the broader context of this history.
    Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00
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  6. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  7. Welsh advanced
    Course start date:  Fri 2 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Wyn Griffiths
    Suitable if you have completed Welsh advanced in Term 2. Cwrs Cymraeg, yn Gymraeg, i ddysgwyr profiadol. Cewch gyfle i ddatblygu'ch sgiliau cyfathrebol; i drafod materion cyfoes; i gael cyflwyniad i'r iaith lenyddol; i roi sglein ar eich Cymraeg ac i wneud ffrindiau newydd. Hyn oll mewn awyrgylch gyfeillgar a chroesawgar. Bydd o fantais cael llyfr gramadeg a geiriadur. Bydaf yn cyfeirio o dro i dro at Cymraeg Da gan y Lolfa (086243503X). No class on 29 May.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  8. Chess for pre-intermediates: develop your game
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Rowson
    This course is for people who are familiar with the basics of chess and are beginning to develop their understanding of the game, but who need help and practice navigating its rich complexity. It is suitable for those who already have the skills listed in section 4 below, but who may not have done a chess course before. It is also an ideal follow-on course for those who have completed City Lit’s Chess for Improvers courses, but who feel they need more practice before moving on to our intermediate level courses.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  9. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  10. Chamber music: advanced
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gisela Meyer
    Discover the pleasure of playing in small, mixed instrumental ensembles, one per part, in a variety of repertoire. For classical instrumentalists at grade 5/6 or above. Due to the demanding nature of most piano parts, pianists should play at Grade 8 level or higher. Good sight reading skills and experience in chamber music are required.
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00
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  11. Piano: intermediate repertoire workshop
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gary Preston
    If you play piano at around grade 5-6 standard, join one of these workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide range of piano repertoire, with focus on technique, textural awareness, practice and performance skills.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £258.00
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  12. Full fee £419.00 Senior fee £335.00 Concession £272.00
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  13. Spanish 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Further improve your Spanish in this lively class, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You will also acquire a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 3 lower' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional 3 Plus, (Difusión Publishers).







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  14. Spanish 3 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Improve your intermediate Spanish on this lively course, with the emphasis on speaking, listening and acquiring a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2: upper' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional 3 Plus (Difusión Publishers).







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  15. Spanish 4 práctica y perfeccionamiento: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Diego Iudicissa
    Este curso es ideal si has completado 'Spanish 3 upper' o 'Spanish consolidation' o has estudiado unos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante. En este curso consolidarás aspectos gramaticales de la lengua con noticias y temas de actualidad a un nivel B2.2. Based on Aula Internacional Plus 4, new edition, (Difusión Publishers).







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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