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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. Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  2. Chinese 1: revision
    Course start date:  Wed 9 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Learn to speak Chinese (Mandarin) in this lively and intensive course in central London which will enable you to handle some simple social/personal conversations in Chinese. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  3. Arabic beginners: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Micheline Antonian
    Learn Arabic in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course for near beginners, taught in Arabic with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.You should have completed Arabic beginners: module 2 or equivalent.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  4. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00
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  5. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  6. The art of Chinese gardens: nature and philosophy
    Course start date:  Wed 16 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    In early modern China, gardens were more than places of retreat, they functioned as major social, cultural and economic sites. In our time of ecological crisis, gardens play a crucial role in mitigating pollution. This course will examine how the intersections of art, architecture, philosophy and sensory experience of Chinese gardens show continuity and change from the early modern period to the present day. 

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  7. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00
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  8. Global Literatures: Han Kang & Elif Shafak
    Course start date:  Wed 16 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join us for an exploration of the ways we experience global literatures of our time. Inter-generational memory is the focus of two prize-winning novels, The Vegetarian (2007) by Han Kang and The Island of Missing Trees (2021) by Elif Shafak. Unearthing the painful truths of history in the context of culturally/politically divided Korea and Cyprus, the authors deal delicately, and brutally, with love, the environment, patriarchy, resistance and the metamorphosis of the female body.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  9. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  10. Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £246.00
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  11. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  12. Singing for absolute beginners
    Course start date:  Wed 23 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katherine Strohmaier
    Start your journey as a singer this summer with this short, enjoyable course. Take your first important steps towards a healthy vocal technique and confidence in your singing.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £48.00
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  13. Create content using Canva AI
    Course start date:  Wed 23 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Byron Johnson-Brown
    In this 3-hour interactive workshop, you’ll explore the innovative features of Canva AI to create unique and engaging content for your projects. Whether you’re a business owner, marketer, or creative enthusiast, this course will help you leverage AI tools to elevate your design skills and produce eye-catching content quickly and efficiently.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  14. HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1)
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    Course start date:  Sun 27 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Voula Papadopoulos
    HTML is the foundation language of web sites and web based apps. It's easy to learn and can help you to begin a career in tech, update web sites and content management systems, have a better understanding of UX/UI, gain skills for SEO and digital marketing, collaborate more effectively with developers and much more!
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  15. French beginners: module 1 intensive
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Jul 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Yolande Mallet De Chauny
    Learn to speak French on this intensive, self-contained class for complete beginners.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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