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  3. Italian beginners: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Giuffria
    Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners: module 2' or equivalent. This revision course for beginners aims to recap the key grammar and vocabulary of first-year Italian so that you feel confident about joining a second-year course in the new academic year (Italian 2 lower: module 1). It will also mean there is less of a gap between your courses, so you'll have a better chance of maintaining your level.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  6. Hindi beginners: module 3
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    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal

    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.

    Continue learning Hindi and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative course which emphasises the practical use of the language. Suitable if you have completed beginners: module 2 or equivalent. The course will introduce students to essential vocabulary and grammar structures, with a focus on practical communication in everyday situations.

    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  8. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  9. Learn English - learn about London (entry 2-entry 3)
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you want to improve your English and learn about London at the same time? This course will help you feel more confident about living in London and using your English. You will visit interesting places and learn about the history of the city and the people who live there. You will also learn about important events in the city in the past and now. You will improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing. You will learn a lot of new words to describe people and places and how to express yourself fluently and correctly.



    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).
    Full fee £59.00 Concession £30.00
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  12. French film matinée
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet

    With proceeds going to the City Lit Student Bursary, the French Film matinée is a chance to round out the term with a fun movie matinée in the college. The film will be presented by tutor Stéphanie Radet.

    The film we will be watching is Les 400 coups by François Truffaut (1959), a film about Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character and a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers.

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  13. Natural Face Lift: taster workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Mark Woollard
    Interested in anti-ageing facial massage tecniques but don’t know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction? This highly effective and popular massage can delay the visible signs of ageing, without the need for invasive surgery. Perfect to use on yourself or friends and family.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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