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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. Italian beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025 (and 15 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.’

    Learn to speak Italian on this intensive evening class. Taught in Italian, the emphasis is on developing your speaking and listening skills. Each lesson is a bit longer than our standard lesson time, so you'll cover the same ground as you would in a standard beginners course, but you'll do so in fewer weeks. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00
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  2. Italian beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    Continue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have completed beginners: module 2 or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version). Suggested progression route: Italian 2 lower: module 1.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  3. Italian beginners: module 1 intensive
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.’

    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  4. Italian holiday kit
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 19 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice
    Make the most of your holidays in Italy with this short, intensive course. This holiday kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations and have a friendly chat with the locals!
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  5. Discover Italian
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 21 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Italy's unrivalled arts, food and architecture give us countless reasons to learn Italian. Try your hand at learning a bit of Italian to see if you'd like to do a full course!
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  6. Italian beginners: module 3 intensive
    Course start date:  Mon 21 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella

    Italian beginners: module 3 intensive is a one-week course that will cover the same material as a standard Italian beginners: module 3 course, but it will do so more quickly for those of you who wish to start second-year Italian in the new academic year. 

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  7. Italian beginners intensive: a summer journey
    Course start date:  Mon 21 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    If you're interested in learning Italian and want to get a quick intensive introduction to the language, perhaps before a visit this year, this course will introduce to you the basics. You'll also get some cultural insight from the course tutor on interesting places to visit and different aspects of Italian culture and history. 

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  8. Italian taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice
    Get a flavour of this beautiful language and begin to discover how it works. Learn some useful phrases and pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and a chance to decide if learning Italian is something you might like to take further.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Italian beginners at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    Do you want to start learning Italian but worry that you might not be able to keep up? Our Italian at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard Italian courses, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  10. Italian rapidamente: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    This course for beginners is suitable if you already speak a Romance language such as Spanish, French, Portuguese or Romanian. It might also be suitable if you would like to learn at a much faster pace. This course, together with Italian rapidamente: module 2 and Italian rapidamente: module 3 covers years one and two (Italian 1 and Italian 2 Lower) of our Italian programme. Expect more homework than in other courses.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  11. Italian film night
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 10 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    With proceeds going to the City Lit Student Bursary, the Italian Film Night is a chance to round out the term with a fun movie night in the college. The film will be presented by Francesco Bucciol, head of the Classics department and our Italian GCSE and A Level tutor. Francesco will also lead a discussion after the film.







    For this term's Italian film night, we will be showing and discussing excerpts from a classic (perhaps THE classic) Italian film, La Dolce Vita.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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  12. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  13. Italian rapidamente: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    Suitable if you have completed Italian Rapidamente: module 2. This intensive Italian course that is suitable if you already speak a Romance language like Spanish, French, Portuguese or Romanian or if you want to learn at a much faster pace. This is suitable for those who have completed Italian rapidamente: modules 1 and 2, or who have a similar level. Feel free to get in touch if you're unsure of your level.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  14. Italian rapidamente: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Suitable if you have completed Italian Rapidamente: module 1.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  15. Italian beginners at a gentle pace: module 3
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    Continue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. The lessons are slightly longer, so there are more opportunities to go a bit slower and repeat material where necessary. Suitable if you have completed module 2 or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version). Suggested progression route: Italian 2 lower: module 1.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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