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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 £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  2. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  3. French 2 upper: conversation
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Come and practise your intermediate spoken French in the heart of London and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles. Please note that this course takes place every other week.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00
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  4. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. French 4: Return to French (Advanced)
    Course start date:  Mon 7 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    If your advanced French is a bit rusty and you wish you could reactivate your passive knowledge, this is the right course for you. This course will help you access your dormant French and bring it back to life. After attending this course you should be able join a level 4 or 5 course.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  6. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  7. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  8. French 2 upper at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Do you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French 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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  9. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  10. French 3 upper: conversation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet
    Come and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  11. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  12. French 5: littérature française contemporaine
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anais Perdaems
    Lecture et discussions sur des oeuvres françaises à travers les siècles, ainsi qu'un aperçu historique et biographique d'écrivains français et francophones.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  13. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  14. French 5: reading group
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nicole Dalle
    Aimez-vous lire en français? Venez échanger vos impressions sur des romans sélectionnés par le groupe. Premier livre à lire sera annoncé début juillet.







    Rendez-vous mensuels les Notez qu'il y a un autre 'reading group' similaire, décalé d'une semaine tout au long de l'année, au cas où les dates vous convienndrez mieux. Entrez LF529 en haut à droite pour aller sur la page web. Notez cependant qu'il n'est pas possible d'assister aux 2 cours alternativement.







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    Term 1: 26/09; 24/10; 21/11







    Term 2: 16/01; 13/02; 06/03







    Term 3: 24/04; 22/05; 19/06.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  15. French 4: conversation
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Valerie Jézéquel
    Débats et conversations sur des sujets d'actualité avec l'aide de journaux et de la télévision.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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