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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. Polish 2: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Agnieszka Herba
    Continue developing your Polish language class on this fun and interactive course. Improve your elementary Polish and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative course, which emphasises the practical use of the language.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  2. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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  3. City Lit evening reading group
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Claire Allen
    Share thoughts and ideas about what you are reading, with books chosen by the group. Please come to the first session with suggestions (contemporary literary fiction in paperback) and having read 'The Wren, The Wren' by Anne Enright. We meet on the following dates: 22/9, 20/10, 24/11, 12/1, 16/2, 16/3, 11/5, 8/6, 6/7.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00
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  4. Spanish 2 lower: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Continue improving your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 lower: module 2' or equivalent. Based on units 11-15 of 'Ele Actual A2 (libro del alumno)' and exercise book (SM Publishers).







    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 £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. “Opening up” China on Screen: Chinese Cinema from Mao to Xi Jinping
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    This 6-week online course will take learners on China’s “reform and opening up” journey,
    from the death of Chairman Mao Zedong in 1978, to the election of Xi Jinping in 2013.
    “Opening up” involved a series of economic and societal reforms to rebuild the country after
    the Cultural Revolution, and each session will explore China’s cinematic output from the late
    1970s until the 2000s, and map this against the nation’s local and global progression into the
    modern super-power that it is today.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  6. Italian 2 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Italian 2 upper is our third-year Italian course, so this year you'll be progressing through lower intermediate Italian towards intermediate. You'll find yourself learning new ways to express yourself more accurately and confidently. The emphasis is on the development of your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian 2 lower', or have studied Italian for about 2 years. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  8. German 3 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Barbara Pöllet

    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This is an intermediate German course, with the emphasis on developing your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed German 2 upper module 3, or have studied German for an equivalent of about 3 years.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. Welsh 2 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Join this lively course to consolidate and develop your intermediate Welsh.



    Suitable if you have studied Welsh recently for 2 years or equivalent.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. Korean 2 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jaeran Won
    Learn Korean on this lively online course.







    Continue your study of Korean and improve your speaking and listening skills while further developing your understanding of Korean grammar. Ideal for those students who have done Korean 2 or equivalent courses (2 years of learning).
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  11. Modern Greek 2 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Continue your Modern Greek learning journey on this lively course. Online and in-person classes available.



    Suitable if you have completed Modern Greek 2 lower or equivalent i.e have studied Modern Greek for 2 years recently.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  12. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  13. French 2 upper: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michel Willame
    Continue to improve your lower intermediate French in the heart of London on this lively interactive course. The course will help you consolidate and further develop your speaking and listening skills. You will also discover more about the French speaking world .The course is suitable if you have recently completed a 'French 2 upper: module 2' course or equivalent.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  14. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  15. 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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