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Looking for a course? City Lit has you covered. We have lots of courses, guided walks, expert talks, and events — more than any other college in London.

Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

We offer online courses as well as hybrid and blended learning, and in-person courses in London.

 

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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. Italian 3 Conversation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    This skills-based course is for intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  2. Return to Spanish (upper intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado

    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your upper intermediate Spanish. You will review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 3 lower or 3 upper course in September.

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  3. Spanish 5: creative writing in Spanish
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Matias Godoy Ronderos
    En este curso interactivo, tendrás la oportunidad de usar el español para escribir microcuentos, y de tener como guía a un profesor que también es autor y traductor publicado. A lo largo de las 5 sesiones, aprenderás como desarrollar una historia corta usando alugnas técnicas empleadas por los escritores para producir una historia interesante y atractiva.







    Este curso es para hispanohablantes y estudiantes que han estudiado español a nivel avanzado (si has estudiado español al menos durante 6 años).







    This course will be delivered in Spanish.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  4. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  5. Writing Motherhood
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rebecca Jones
    Explore the extraordinarily diverse world of writing about motherhood, looking at literary texts that have firmly rebuked any notions of motherhood as ‘merely’ domestic, and have instead made it the subject of serious literary writing, have explored major themes such as the body, trauma, gender, queerness, race and creativity, and have written diverse truths about the realities of motherhood. Writers include Toni Morrison, Adrienne Rich and Rachel Cusk, Maggie Nelson and Ayò¿bámi Adébáyò¿.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  6. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. 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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  8. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  9. Tuesday talks: Painted love – homosexuality in Ancient Greek vase painting
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 10 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Simone Chisena
    Discover the ways in which homoeroticism found its way onto Ancient Greek vases and how its depiction flourished in the ancient world.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  10. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  11. Understanding the dynamics of the Middle East: Türkiye, Iran and Saudi Arabia
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 17 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Join Dr. Çaglar Ezikoglu to examine the political, social, and economic dynamics of Türkiye, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, exploring their roles in shaping the modern Middle East.lity.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  12. Refugee Week at City Lit: Climate change, food insecurity and refugees
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 17 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Olivia Durand
    Explore how colonialism, industrial agriculture, and capitalist extraction have shaped global food systems—driving hunger, displacement, and refugee movements. Through case studies, we will examine resistance efforts reclaiming food sovereignty and sustainable alternatives.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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