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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. Lieder: music and poetry
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Katy Hamilton

    From the late-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, the German Lied developed and blossomed as a musical genre for amateurs, professionals, homes and concert halls. We trace its history through some of its most important composers.

    This course has a scheduled break week on 29 Oct 2025.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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  2. Exploring British cinema
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Defining itself around themes such as realism, class and national identity, and differentiating itself from Hollywood and other national cinemas, British cinema has found critical and popular acclaim both domestically and internationally. This course explores key themes and developments in British cinema, past and present, through a range of films, filmmakers and critical concepts and responses.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  3. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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  4. Japanese beginners: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    Learn to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills. Suitable for complete beginners. Choose either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.



    We offer in-person (LJT1) and online Japanese tasters sessions (LJT2).
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  5. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  6. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
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  7. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  8. Arabic beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Alaa Sonjoq
    Learn Arabic in the heart of London on this live online course.







    This course is designed for beginners who have little or no prior knowledge of Arabic. It focuses on developing basic speaking and listening skills in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the standardised form of Arabic used in formal settings, media, and literature. The course will introduce students to essential vocabulary and grammar structures, with a focus on practical communication in everyday situations.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  10. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  11. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  12. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00
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  13. Irish beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarah O'Donnell
    Suitable for complete beginners wanting to learn this fascinating Celtic language.







    Note that we are running a taster in September if you would like to experience learning Irish, search for "Irish taster".
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  14. Danish beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anne Svenstrup Grant
    Consolidate and build on your Danish language skills and expand your knowledge of Danish traditions and culture. Suitable if you have done modules 1 and 2, or equivalent.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  15. Danish beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anne Svenstrup Grant
    Make 2025 the year you start learning Danish! This friendly course for complete beginners and will introduce you to this fascinating Scandinavian language.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £239.00
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