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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. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 10 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado

    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.

    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).

    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  2. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  3. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  4. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00
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  5. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  6. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    Learn Japanese with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills. You can also learn to read and write Japanese characters. Based on the tutor's own materials.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  7. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  8. German beginners intensive: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Rioland
    Get ready for a new language experience on this intensive course for complete beginners. Choose either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  9. Chinese beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Zhonghan Lin
    Continue Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course. You should have completed Chinese beginners: module 2 or equivalent (about 30hrs hours of learning).
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  10. Spanish beginners: revision
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone

    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 1: module 3' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (one year's study).

    Please see the How will I be taught? section below for details on your chosen course's format and mode of delivery.

    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  11. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  12. Becoming confident with digital skills and AI chat: on your computer and online (beginner)
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you new to computers and the Internet? Do you need to increase your confidence with digital skills? This course will ensure you have a solid foundation in using computers and being online. You will learn the essential features of creating, saving, storing different types of files and documents, including photos and letters in Word. You will develop your internet skills to find information quickly and efficiently, and learn how to transfer this information to different documents and people. You will also learn the basics of how of how to use Zoom to host meetings and communicate effectively online. Finally, you do all of this while learning how to remain safe online and to keep your files secure.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £85.00
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  13. English communication skills for life and work (ESOL entry 2)
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Can you have short conversations in English, and read and write simple emails, but want to do more? This course will help you talk, read and write about more interesting subjects and make fewer mistakes so people can understand you, you can understand them and you can read and write important messages, emails, forms and news stories. You will improve your vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. By the end of this three-term programme you will able to interact confidently with English speakers in your daily life. You can join the course at any time.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00
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  14. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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