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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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  4. Italian 4/5: Storia della pittura italiana: il Rinascimento
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    Explore the art, artists and history of the Italian High Renaissance. This short course, delivered in Italian, will introduce you to some of the major figures in the history of Italian art. This module of 5 lessons will cover



    Renaissance painting in Italy and each lesson will be devoted to a particular artist who is representative of their time. The course will be delivered online.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
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  5. Spanish 4/5: advanced conversation
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Keylor Murillo Moya
    Ven a practicar y mejorar tu español en nuestro curso de conversación. Trabajaremos con un corto del cine español, relatos, noticias televisivas, etc. Desarrollarás diferentes registros lingüísticos en función de las circunstancias y el contexto en el que te encuentres. Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años) y tiene lugar en semanas alternativas.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  6. Return to French (lower intermediate)
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    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  7. Understanding the dynamics of the Middle East: authoritarianism and democracy
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    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Join Dr. Çaglar Ezikoglu to exlore the dynamics of authoritarianism and democracy in the Middle East, analysing key political structures, movements, and their impacts on regional stability.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  8. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  9. Global Connections: Oral Histories of Ugandan Asians in Britain after 1972
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    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Syeda Ali
    This one day course brings together evidence from interviews with the ever decreasing number of original arrivals to the UK from Uganda, following Idi Amin’s expulsion in 1972.



    Using oral history we ask questions of what we can learn from the personal testimony of individuals and what unique insights this gives us.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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  10. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  11. Communicating effectively at work
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    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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  12. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  14. Russia and Ukraine: The memory politics of conflict
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    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Olivia Durand

    The ongoing Russian occupation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian fight for its people, land and sovereignty is not only fought on the battlefield. Join us to explore how history and memory politics is also at central 

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  15. Section 28 and Collective Memory: LGBTQ+ Activism, Education, and Resistance
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    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Syeda Ali
    Explore the history of Section 28 (1988-2003) in three online workshops. We examine its political origins and effects and how it shaped LGBTQ+ rights and collective memory in Britain.al history we ask questions of what we can learn from the personal testimony of individuals and what unique insights this gives us.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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