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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. Art revolutions from 1905-1925
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 4 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Christopher Collier
    Cubism, Futurism and Constructivism are pivotal movements in the history of modern art – encapsulating all the promise and peril of the 20th century’s devastating birth, and even helping rewrite perceptions of space and time.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  2. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  3. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    Get a short introduction to the Japanese language and discover aspects of Japanese language culture in these online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  4. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  5. Korean beginners: holiday kit
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jaeran Won
    Make the most of your holidays in Korea with this live online. short course. This Holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals!
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  6. Communicating effectively at work
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jonny Black
    How skilfully do you manage the impression you make on people both in person and in online meetings and interviews? Develop your personal effectiveness by looking at voice and body language, assertiveness, sensitive listening, interviewing techniques and communication skills for business meetings. This course will be taught online.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  8. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  9. Tuesday talks: Painted love – homosexuality in Ancient Greek vase painting
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 10 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Simone Chisena
    Discover the ways in which homoeroticism found its way onto Ancient Greek vases and how its depiction flourished in the ancient world.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  10. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  11. Ways into creative writing: a gentle pace
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 11 Jun 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Henry Martin
    Are you brand new to creative writing? Do you want to build your confidence in a supportive environment alongside other beginners? This gentle short-course guides students taking their first steps on the path to becoming a creative writer.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  12. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  13. The Global Economy unpacked: Latin America in the Global Economy from 1800 onwards
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 11 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ingrid Aguiar Schlindwein
    South America's economic journey: colonization, industrialization, neoliberal reforms, regional integration, challenges, sustainability, and emerging opportunities for inclusive growth.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  14. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  15. Russia and Ukraine: The memory politics of conflict
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Olivia Durand

    The ongoing Russian occupation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian fight for its people, land and sovereignty is not only fought on the battlefield. Join us to explore how history and memory politics is also at central 

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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