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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. Ways of reading: aspects of narrative theory
    Course start date:  Fri 16 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jenny Stevens
    What do we mean by ‘literary fiction’? What expectations do we bring to the novels we read? Do we really ‘escape’ when we enter fictional worlds? These are just some of the questions addressed in a course which focuses on the analysis of prose fiction. Reading texts as short as one-sentence ‘flash fiction’ to complete short stories, it engages with writing from a wide range of periods and authors, paying close attention to narrative techniques and their effects.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  2. Spanish beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 17 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Keylor Murillo Moya
    Learn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.







    Based on Units 1-3 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)







    Please do not buy the book until after the first class as if you transfer to another level, you may use a different book.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  3. Philosophy and cinema
    Course start date:  Fri 30 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Daniel Weizman
    We explore the intersection of film and philosophy, engaging with the works of influential thinkers and film makers. Together, we discover how cinema opens new possibilities to examine enduring philosophical questions concerning the mind, reality, identity, and ideology.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  4. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  5. Chess for pre-intermediates: develop your game
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Rowson
    This course is for people who are familiar with the basics of chess and are beginning to develop their understanding of the game, but who need help and practice navigating its rich complexity. It is suitable for those who already have the skills listed in section 4 below, but who may not have done a chess course before. It is also an ideal follow-on course for those who have completed City Lit’s Chess for Improvers courses, but who feel they need more practice before moving on to our intermediate level courses.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  6. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  7. Chi Kung five elements: moving from the centre: all levels
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Heike Clarke
    Would you like to add some stillness to your existing chi kung practice?



    In this weekly course we will follow the support cycle of the five elements earth, metal, water, wood and fire. With a focus on earth and metal. We will slow down and connect to stillness, become more grounded, centred and relaxed, get a better energy flow and become more aware of ourselves, others and our surroundings. We will also do some standing and sitting meditation.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  8. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
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  9. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
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  10. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
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  11. Musicianship for singers 1
    Course start date:  Fri 10 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ruth Beckmann
    Improve your understanding of theory and musicianship in relation to the singing. This course is for any singer who would like more understanding of the music they sing. Break week 31st October 2025.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £111.00
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  12. Global arts of Africa
    Course start date:  Fri 24 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Thomas Balfe
    This course introduces major forms of African art in their regional and global contexts. It studies classical traditions of carving, metal casting, architecture and textile arts as well as twentieth-century and contemporary developments, including the work of photographers and conceptual artists.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. Women behind the lens: 1920-2020
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chantal Condron

    Explore the work of six influential female photographers across a century of practice from 1920. Featuring Claude Cahun, Lee Miller, Dora Maar, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, and Zanele Muholi, this course examines how each artist challenged convention, documented social realities, redefined the creative act of photography and the experience of being behind the lens.

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  14. Village London
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Hazel Baker
    London is made up of a series of villages, each with its own individual characteristics. Explore Spitalfields



    Shoreditch, Finsbury, Clerkenwell, Islington, Soho, Fitzrovia and Mayfair on these 8 guided walks.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  15. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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