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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. Public speaking
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gavin Illsley
    This intensive Saturday course will help you to learn techniques and develop skills which will boost your confidence for all types of situations when you have to say a few words in public. This course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  3. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  4. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  5. Economics made easy: understanding cryptocurrency and blockchain
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vina Theodorakopoulou
    Demystify cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in this beginner-friendly course, exploring their economic implications through engaging discussions and practical examples.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  6. Spanish 4/5: Al-Andalus: crucible of cultures in medieval Spain
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Inma Ridao Carlini
    Este curso analizará algunos aspectos históricos y culturales de este fascinante periodo que abarca desde el año 711 hasta 1609. Exploraremos las relaciones interculturales que se formaron entre las comunidades musulmana, cristiana y judía a medida que el carácter geográfico y político de al-Andalus se desarrollaba y cambiaba. También estudiaremos el legado de este periodo en la identidad nacional del pueblo español actual y las diferentes interpretaciones que se han ofrecido de la diversa y dinámica cultura de la España musulmana. Este curso es



    para estudiantes con nivel intermedio avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 4-5 años).
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  7. Edith Wharton, Henry James and the Decoration of Houses
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Phyllis Richardson
    Edith Wharton and Henry James had a keen eye for a well-designed and tastefully decorated house and both brought us depictions of splendid interiors in their novels set in ‘the Gilded Age’. We’ll discuss the changing tastes at the turn of the century, and how both authors used interior decoration to reflect the moral turn of their characters and the age.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  8. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  9. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  10. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00
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  11. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  12. Screen printing in a day
    Course start date:  Tue 17 Jun 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rolina Elsje Blok
    In this fun, 1-day workshop you will be taught how to print and register a two colour screenprint using monoprint, colour blends and pre-made photographic screens. You will be taught some basic screen making process and insight into making digital artwork. This will set you up for longer and more advanced screenprinting classes.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. Communicate with confidence through voice and body language
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Montague
    Discover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back from achieving your full potential. Skills include establishing rapport, assertive posture and gesture, vocal energy, projecting an effective personal style, sensitive listening and communicating with care and conviction. This Saturday course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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  14. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  15. Spanish 3/4: grammar workshop - prepositions
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roser Martínez-Sánchez
    Consolida los diferentes usos de las preposiciones, incluyendo la diferencia entre "por" y "para" a través de actividades escritas y orales. Este curso es ideal para estudiantes de Spanish 3 lower/upper o si te estás preparando para el A-level or DELE B1 exam.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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