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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. Advanced crime fiction workshop
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Hone your understanding of the crime genre and push your fiction in new directions, on this advanced course for crime writers. This course is for experienced writers who are developing ongoing projects.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  2. Masterclass: fiction (a one-term intensive workshop)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jonathan Barnes
    This intensive fiction workshop is open by selective application to a maximum of ten fiction writers working at the advanced and professional levels. You will receive rigorous constructive feedback on your novel or short story as you develop it with a view to publication, and participate in detailed tutor-led discussions on advanced elements of fictional craft.
    Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00
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  3. Spanish 3 lower at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Gallego
    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 £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  4. Hungarian 3: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Eva Pallaghy
    Continue your study of Hungarian in this intermediate course, It is suitable for people who would like to use Hungarian in Hungary or want to understand and communicate with Hungarian people.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  5. German 3 consolidation
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tatjana Pisarski
    . Learn German in the heart of London. Come and improve your upper-intermediate German. Suitable if you have studied the language for at least four years (1.5 hours per week) or 2 years (3 hours per week). Based on Aspekte NEU B1+, 2. Teil







    You might be interested in joining German intermediate taster https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/german-intermediate-taster/lgt4-2324 before this course.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  6. French 3 upper: conversation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet
    Come and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Welsh 4: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Macsen Brown
    Join this friendly and supportive live online Welsh course to push your Welsh learning to the next communicative stage.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  8. German 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tim Matschak

    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. Come and improve your upper-intermediate German. Suitable if you have studied the language for at least four years (1.5 hours per week) or 2 years (3 hours per week). Based on Aspekte NEU B1+, 1. Teil

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. Japanese 4/5: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Junko Fuse
    Start learning advanced Japanese. You will be able to understand, speak and listen to more complex expressions in Japanese in various everyday situations.







    Suitable if you have studied Japanese for 5/6 years or have an equivalent level (JLPT N4 level or above). Consolidate your knowledge and understanding of the structures of the Japanese language and work on more



    complex grammatical structures and functions. Suitable if you have studied Japanese for about 5 years or have an equivalent level.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  10. Scottish Gaelic post intermediate: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Morag Traynor
    Practice and improve your intermediate Gaelic in this lively online course, focusing on speaking and listening skills as well as Gaelic culture, poetry and music. Suitable if you have studied Gaelic for 2 to 3 years.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  11. Italian 3 upper: revision and consolidation
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice
    A revision course for learners at an upper intermediate level who wish to brush up on the grammar and vocabulary they’ve covered so far on their Italian learning journey. If you feel like you could do with another look at some key grammar points, perhaps from a different angle, this course should get you feeling more confident about your grasp of Italian grammar. You'll also have opportunities to practise your speaking and listening skills to improve your fluency.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  12. Swedish 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Lisa Strid
    Continue to develop your intermediate Swedish on this course, with a focus on improving your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have studied Swedish for at least 3 years.



    For continuing students: this course is the continuation of Swedish 3, module 3 (2024/2025) with Lisa Strid.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  13. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  14. French 3 upper at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Wed 24 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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  15. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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