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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 pronunciation
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    This short course is geared towards helping you sound more like a native speaker of Italian. While Italian pronunciation may seem relatively simple, there are actually quite a few features that require focus and practice. This course will allow you to concentrate on the sounds of Italian - how to produce them when speaking and how to recognise them when listening.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  2. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    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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  3. Return to Spanish (advanced)
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roser Martínez-Sánchez
    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your advanced Spanish. You wil review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 4 or 5 course in January.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  4. French 4/5 : Cinq semaines, un livre:
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Would you like to read a contemporary book in French? Join this class and delve into the world of a French author while simultaneously expanding your knowledge of vocabulary and appreciating a writing style.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  5. French 5: Maupassant : une vie, une œuvre
    Course start date:  Tue 4 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Venez découvrir Maupassant, journaliste et auteur. Reconnu de son vivant, il conserve un renom de premier plan, renouvelé encore par les nombreuses adaptations filmées de ses œuvres, composées de romans et nouvelles situés entre réalisme et fantastique. Un auteur du XIX siècle aux intonations modernes !
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  6. German for history lovers (intermediate and advanced)
    Course start date:  Wed 5 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Rioland
    This is an intermediate to advanced German language course for lovers of German history.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  7. French 5: mosaïques
    Course start date:  Thu 6 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anais Perdaems
    Etude de la langue à travers la littérature, les chansons, les films, les informations télévisées, les coupures de presse, et diverses activités créatives orales et écrites.







    You can attend a paid taster class before enrolling on this course if you are not sure yet if this is the right course for you (LF500 French 5 taster: mosaïques).
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  8. Italian 3: cinque settimane, un libro
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    Improve your knowledge of Italian through on this short literature course which will give you an opportunity to learn new vocabulary and practise your grammar by being exposed to authentic Italian texts. Each term learners will look at a new text and use it as a base to improve not only their reading skills but also their speaking, grammar and vocabulary.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  9. Welsh 4/5: learning through translation
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jack Pulman-Slater
    Improve your understanding of the differences between English and Welsh on this practical, online translation course for Level 4/5 learners of Welsh.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  10. French 5: Barbara: une chanteuse, une chanson, une vie
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Venez découvrir et écouter une grande dame de la chanson française. Quand Barbara chante, sa voix, ses émotions et sa poésie ne peuvent vous laisser indifférent. La nouvelle génération lui rend sans cesse hommage en reprenant son répertoire!
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  11. Spanish 3/4: Spanish accents explained - Andalucía
    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elisabet Rodriguez
    How do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  12. German intensive intermediate
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Heiner Schenke
    An interactive and fun practice and consolidation weekend at B1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  13. French 3: focus on listening and speaking
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Valerie Jézéquel
    This skills-based course is for intermediate learners of French and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken French in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of French pronunciation to give you a better idea of how French is spoken.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  14. French 4/5: Expressions familières et argotiques
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stefano D’Egidio
    Vous regardez des films français, écoutez de la musique française, rencontrez de jeunes français et vous n’y pigez rien… pardon, n’y comprenez rien ! Démystifiez les expressions argotiques et familières et développez votre compréhension de la langue française et de sa culture.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  15. Spanish 4/5: better understand accents - Argentina
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 19 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    How do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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