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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. Ancient Greek 1: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 29 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Suitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 1: module 1 or have an equivalent knowledge. Continue to learn the basic grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can read straightforward Ancient Greek prose. Suitable also if you have some basic or rusty knowledge of the language.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  2. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
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  3. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  4. Sanskrit 1: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal
    Learn the basics of Sanskrit. By the end of this module you will be able to read and write in the Devanagari script; understand and apply commonly used noun declensions; identify frequently used verb conjugations; and construct simple sentences in the present tense.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  5. Brazilian Portuguese rapidamente: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Denise Delf
    This course aims to introduce you to Portuguese mainly as spoken in Brazil, and is taught by a native Brazilian, though you'll cover other varieties of Portuguese as well. You'll learn how to introduce yourself, talk about yourself and your family, and begin building your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills so that you can build a solid base for future study.







    This Rapidamente course is suitable if you already speak a Romance language such as French, Italian, Romanian or Spanish. It might also be suitable if you would like to learn at a much faster pace.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  6. Spanish beginners: module 1+2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 2 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado

    Learn Spanish on this intensive course for beginners, with the emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Suitable for complete beginners. Based on units 1-6 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto (Campus Difusión Publishing). Please see the Are there any other costs? section below for details about the book and the ISBN. 

    Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £329.00 Concession £214.00
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  7. Spanish rápidamente: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 2 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    This intensive Spanish course is suitable if you already speak a romance language like Italian, French, Portuguese or Romanian, or if you want to learn at a much faster pace. Suitable for beginners. Based on 'Aula Internacional Plus 1' (Nueva Edición, Difusión Publishers).







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to a regular beginners course you will use a different book.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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  8. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Gothic language: an introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Stephen Pollington
    Discover the ancient language spoken by the Goths, an ancient Germanic population from Scandinavia who settled in North-Eastern and Eastern Europe.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  10. Modern Greek beginners: alphabet decoding
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 14 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anita Szabo

    Unlock the secrets of the Greek alphabet in this friendly and accessible course designed for complete beginners and near beginners. Whether you're planning a trip to Greece, exploring your heritage, or simply curious about the language, this course will help you confidently decode and pronounce the Greek script.

    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  11. Hindi beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal
    Learn the basics of this captivating language with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills. Suitable for complete beginners. Learn to speak Hindi and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative class which emphasises the practical use of the language. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  12. Hindi beginners: holiday kit
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 1 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal
    Suitable if you have completed beginners: module 1 or equivalent. Continue learning to speak Hindi and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative class which emphasises the practical use of the language. You should have completed module 1 or equivalent. Based on Teach Yourself Beginner's Hindi.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  13. Hindi through Bollywood singing
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal
    Learn to speak Hindi and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative class which emphasizes the practical use of the language via singing. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  14. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
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  15. Biblical Hebrew advanced
    Course start date:  Mon 19 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rachel Montagu

    In this advanced course, you will deepen your knowledge of Hebrew grammar and further develop your ability to translate from the Bible.

    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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