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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Christmas carols sing-alongCourse start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan BlakeTransport yourself into a joyous frame of mind and festive spirit as you sing through some of the most beautiful settings of medieval carols. Explore harmonic textures, musical interpretations, get technical tips for tricky corners and enjoy singing these wonderful pieces with others!Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Great musical eras: Paris in the 1920s
Course start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karen Betley, Pauline GreeneCome and discover the music of an explosive period of artistic expression which followed the horrors of the First World War.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £34.00 - Tap dance: taster Course start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Benjamin BaileyOur fun taster session is a great way to try a class and to meet our friendly team of professionals who will guide you through some of the basics and answer your questions, so you can be sure that a course is right for you. As well as being a dynamic introduction to a creative discipline, these sessions give you a clear idea of what you can expect. Open to anyone interested in dance, with or without previous experience. - French beginners: taster Course start date: Thu 9 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyGet a flavour of French and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Great works: Bach's Goldberg variationsCourse start date: Thu 9 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simon Rigby'Composed for music lovers, to delight their Spirits'. So wrote Bach in 1741 of his Goldberg Variations, a work which combines profound learning with expressive beauty. Come and explore this dazzling display of compositional virtuosity!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Entry 1 Reading and WritingCourse start date: Thu 10 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to improve your reading and writing skills in English for everyday use? On this course, you will practise your reading and writing skills, but also improve your speaking and listening. Covering different topics such as daily routine, transport, health and shopping, you will practise identifying and reading different texts, writing answers, and asking and answering basic questions in the present simple tense.
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 £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Lipreading taster sessionCourse start date: Thu 9 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nicola HicksThis taster is suitable for total beginners and will give you an insight into how lipreading works and the opportunity to try out some fun exercises.
This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Workplace communication skills: how to be confident and do well in interviews (level 1-level 2)Course start date: Thu 30 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you struggling to turn your interviews into successful job offers? Would you like to be more confident when answering questions and anticipate more effectively what the employer is looking for? This course will help you, You will role play and also develop some key strategies for coping with your nerves, staying focused and producing answers which give you the best chance of succeeding.
You need to do a pre-course activity to make sure this is the right course for you. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for information and to book a pre-course assessment. Or you can click the Start Assessment button on this page.
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 £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £10.00 - French pronunciation through songs Course start date: Thu 13 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Estelle HélouinWhether you are a shower singer, an experienced singer or just like listening to songs in French, this course is for anyone who would like to improve their French pronunciation while enjoying beautiful songs from different French speaking countries.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Learning to use your smartphone (Android)Course start date: Thu 13 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Does your smartphone confuse you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? Understanding and navigating your way round a smartphone is now as important as being able to use a regular computer. This short course will help you understand your Android smartphone, troubleshoot problems and use some of the most popular apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.
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 £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00 - Literature taster: contemporary fiction Course start date: Thu 27 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Patricia SweeneyEver wondered what studying a Literature course at City Lit is like? Tempted to try, but not ready to commit to a whole course? Try this taster session on contemporary fiction to boost your confidence and whet your appetite for further study!
Includes information on the Literature programme offering for term three, which runs from April to July 2025.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Great composers: Puccini Course start date: Thu 3 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneEveryone knows at least one Puccini tune, even if they’ve never seen a Puccini opera. Football fans, for example, can sing ‘Nessun dorma’, and there are plenty more where we know the tune even if we can’t sing all the words or know which opera it comes from. What is it about this composer that made him so famous in his own time and in ours? In this centenary year of his death we look at his operas, his bohemian lifestyle, and his reputation. Is he a ‘great’ composer? How can we decide?Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Great works: Bizet's Carmen Course start date: Thu 10 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneBizet’s Carmen is one of the most performed operas world-wide. We know it as a thrilling drama involving love, betrayal and death, focused on a charismatic character who brings about her own destruction at the hands of the man who loves her. Bizet never saw the popular version of his opera and died thinking it was a flop. We explore the story behind its composition and how it became a super-hit.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Entry 1 ReadingCourse start date: Thu 1 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to improve your reading and writing skills in English for everyday use? On this course, you will practise your reading and writing skills, but also improve your speaking and listening. Covering different topics such as daily routine, transport, health and shopping, you will practise identifying and reading different texts, writing answers, and asking and answering basic questions in the present simple tense.
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 £0.00 - Art Deco London walkCourse start date: Thu 19 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane BursteinTravel back to the 1930s to explore the Art Deco style that influenced a variety of designs, from radios and cutlery to places related to travel, entertainment and commerce. In addition to looking at the architecture of the period, your guide will tell stories of life in London from the time these buildings were being erected.
Meeting outside St James’s Park tube station (Broadway exit) and finishing at the coach station. Meeting outside St James’s Park tube station (Broadway exit) and finishing at the coach station.
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