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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. English pronunciation: stage 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  David John Gwillim

    Designed for advanced non-native speakers, and all who have completed 'English Pronunciation' stages 1 and 2. Conversation and the reading aloud of a variety of texts will help to pinpoint those pronunciation worries still to be addressed.

    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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  2. Storytelling for business and pleasure 1
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ariella Eshed
    All cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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  3. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  4. Grammar in practice: advanced (level 2+)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 6 May 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Is your grammar holding you back? Learn how to communicate more effectively by analysing, discussing and experimenting with English grammar. This course will help you realise that grammar is really about meaning: understanding better the meaning of what someone is saying and expressing yourself more meaningfully.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name). The course runs over three terms (though you may start any term, places allowing).



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £85.00
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  5. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £55.00
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  6. Develop your confidence in writing: grammar, punctuation, expression (level 1-2)
    Course start date:  Fri 2 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Would you like to be more confident in the way you write whether emails or reports at work or messages to friends? Do you want to work on how you form sentences, understand grammar and use punctuation so your writing is more creative? Do you want to learn how to create meaning in your writing?. This course will help you be more secure in your professional, academic or creative writing skills and help you improve some of your weak areas around forming and punctuating sentences with appropriate grammatical form. You will develop your confidence in the most essential areas of writing including different sentence structures, writing paragraphs, using punctuation effectively, using active and passive voices and proofreading.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00
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  7. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  8. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  9. English for deaf people: English for work - reading and writing skills (entry 3) - part 2
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 5 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course is suitable if you are looking for or already are in employment. The aim of the course is to help you to acquire English skills necessary for communication at work via e-mails, memos, reports etc. This course has no exams.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  10. English entry 3 for deaf people - part 2
    Course start date:  Mon 5 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course will help you get become confident in your everyday communication including reading and writing. We will focus on topics that interest you and use these to help you improve the key elements of reading and writing as well as communication skills to enable you to express your thoughts and feelings including in difficult situations. You will learn to how write whole sentences and paragraphs, use adjectives effectively, organise your writing, make notes and complete drafts, spell important common words, use punctuation correctly and develop reading and writing strategies most suited to you. And you will learn some digital skills including reading and finding information from websites.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  11. Art and Ideas: Identity and the self
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    This course is for students and creative practitioners interested in identity as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  12. Music theory: diploma topics 2
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Simon Rigby
    Explore the music theory topics equivalent in standard to the first year of an undergraduate degree. The topics in this module are selected from the Trinity Associate (AMusTCL) syllabus. Prepare for this exam, or just develop your knowledge. This term: Prescribed works. Mid-term break: 16 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £188.00
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  13. Fretted instruments ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Martin Wheatley

    An ensemble class for players of any fretted instrument: guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, bass guitar or any other! There will be individual parts for each player suited to their abilities; together we will play all sorts of music. This course is for experienced players, the ability to read one of the following will be necessary: chord symbols, tablature or musical notation. Challenging and fun - the music/repertoire will be tailored to your various abilities.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  14. Keyboard harmony 5B
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ricardo Gosalbo
    A practical workshop for classical pianists who are new to studying harmony, but with piano skills of grade 5 or higher. Taught on individual keyboards, this module focuses on the rudiments of harmonic analysis (keys, chords, chord progressions, etc.) and its relevance to approaching piano music. You will broaden your understanding of piano repertoire by studying the harmonic constructs that underpin them. It is recommended to complete this 3-module course in preparation for the Harmony & Piano Performance Workshop. Break week: 16 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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  15. The essential history of jazz in 20 cuts
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Albi Gravener
    Through a selection of 20 iconic albums, we will study the key figures, the innovators and the star soloists of 20th century jazz, as well as some important artists you might be less familiar with. Break week: 16 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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