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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. Irish Gaelic beginners: module 3
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Continue learning Irish in central London and develop your speaking and listening skills in these communicative classes.
    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 19 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Adriana Itriago Gavidia
    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. Classical ballet: beginners
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Giovanna Lamboglia
    Designed for the complete beginner or for those wanting to go back to basics. Develop knowledge and skill in this enjoyable Ballet class which provides a fun and satisfying way to improve alignment, muscle tone, flexibility and coordination. The classes will also help to improve any other dance styles you might be practicing.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £132.00
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  4. Folk and pop guitar 1A
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Harrison
    Learn about tuning your instrument, strumming and picking, simple chords for pop songs, scales and chord symbols on this beginners' course. Any acoustic guitar will be suitable for class.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  5. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  6. Biblical Hebrew advanced
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    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 £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  7. First Novels Revisited: Amis, McEwan, Barnes, Ishiguro
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lewis Ward
    Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro are household names of contemporary British fiction. But how did their careers begin in the 1970s and 1980s? And how do their early efforts stand up today?
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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  8. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  9. Contemporary choir
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katherine Strohmaier
    Avoid the rush hour and spend your evening singing a range of contemporary choral music, with this fun hour long blast of feel good music. Sing music from the world of Pop, Rock, Jazz and Musical Theatre, have fun and leave with a spring in your step!
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £111.00
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  10. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  11. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £90.00
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  12. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  13. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  14. Ruling Russia: Tsars, Revolutions, Civil War , and the Triumph of Lenin (1860-1924)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Zoe Quinn
    This course explores the transformative period of Russian history from 1860 to 1924, encompassing the autocratic rule of the Tsars, the revolutionary upheavals of 1905 and 1917, the chaos of the civil war, and the consolidation of the Bolshevik regime. Students will examine key events, figures, and ideologies that shaped modern Russia, delving into the complexities of political, social, and economic changes during this era.



    Please note: this course includes much of the material covered in previous Russian Revolution courses at the City Lit. Moreover this course is taught at an introductory level. Tutor: Zoe Quinn.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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  15. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00
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