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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. Spanish 4/5: palenques, quilombos y cimarrones: resistencia anticolonial en América latina
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 28 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pilar Villanueva Martinez
    En este curso, que invita a la reflexión, nos adentramos en la historia colonial y anticolonial en América Latina, desde la perspectiva de la resistencia de las comunidades afrodescendientes. Examinaremos conceptos claves como la esclavitud, el colonialismo y sus perdurables consecuencias en las sociedades actuales en Latinoamérica.







    Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).







    This course will be delivered in Spanish. It is open to students with an advanced level of Spanish and native speakers.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  2. The art of negotiating
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gavin Illsley
    Negotiation is a communication skill essential in solving problems and reaching your goals. Learn to prepare well and to feel confident using logical and emotional tools to achieve great outcomes. The course will be taught in the college.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00
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  3. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  4. Art revolutions from 1905-1925
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 4 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Christopher Collier
    Cubism, Futurism and Constructivism are pivotal movements in the history of modern art – encapsulating all the promise and peril of the 20th century’s devastating birth, and even helping rewrite perceptions of space and time.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  5. Communicating effectively at work
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jonny Black
    How skilfully do you manage the impression you make on people both in person and in online meetings and interviews? Develop your personal effectiveness by looking at voice and body language, assertiveness, sensitive listening, interviewing techniques and communication skills for business meetings. This course will be taught online.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  6. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  7. Spanish 4/5: música y protesta en América latina
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 11 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pilar Villanueva Martinez
    Descubre el vínculo entre la música y las protestas de América latina en este impactante curso que estudia y analiza diferentes estilos musicales, con una variedad de artistas de México, Guatemala, Chile, Puerto Rico, Colombia y más.







    Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).







    This course will be delivered online in Spanish. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in the course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  8. The Global Economy unpacked: Latin America in the Global Economy from 1800 onwards
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 11 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ingrid Aguiar Schlindwein
    South America's economic journey: colonization, industrialization, neoliberal reforms, regional integration, challenges, sustainability, and emerging opportunities for inclusive growth.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  9. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  10. Refugee Week at City Lit: Refugees – Entrepreneurship and Business
    Course start date:  Wed 18 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ketan Varia
    Join us to explores the impact of refugees on businesses in the UK, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities they bring to the economy as part of Refugee Week at City Lit.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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  11. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  12. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  13. Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  14. Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  15. Art in England transformed: the court of Charles I
    Course start date:  Wed 2 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    The art collection of King Charles I (1600-1649) was magnificent and hugely influential. Explore the artists, craftsmen, agents and connoisseurs who shaped one of the most important European art collections and learn about how objects and artists from across Europe made their way to London.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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